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  Flight Lieutenant Gerald Fosberg
At the time of the Kinross Incident, Gerald Fosberg was a flight lieutenant with the 412th Squadron at Rockcliffe Air Force Base near Ottawa, Ontario.
The USAF also claimed that this was the "bogie" with which the F-89's radar return had merged with on radar before contact was lost with the F-89.
At the time I was a flight Lieutenant, married with our first of three children on the way.
www.ufobc.ca /kinross/persons/personsFosberg.htm   (430 words)

  
 Flight Lieutenant Don Gannon obituary - Times Online
Gannon navigated the RAF Canberra piloted by Flight Lieutenant Roland Burton, which touched down at Christchurch 41 minutes ahead of its closest rival — a Canberra of the Royal Australian Air Force — after 23hr 51min in the air.
The flight was planned as an affair of five stages with stops at Shaibah in Iraq, Ceylon, the Cocos Islands and Perth, the last and longest leg being the 3,150 miles from there to Christchurch.
Flight Lieutenant Don Gannon, DFC, AFC, RAF navigation specialist, was born on August 5, 1923.
www.timesonline.co.uk /article/0%2C%2C60-2417829.html   (1148 words)

  
  Flight Lieutenant William Reid
Flight Lieutenant William Reid, V.C. Lodge Robert Burns No. 440.
His citation reads; "On his way to Ddusseldorf Flight Lieutenant Reid`s windscreen was shattered by fire from a Messerschmitt and the gun turrets and cockpit badly damaged.
Pressing on to his target, Flight Lieutenant Reid dropped his bombs, then set course for home and in spite of growing from loss of blood, managed to land his crippled aircraft safely".
www.stbryde.co.uk /articles/flight_lieutenant_william_reid.htm   (563 words)

  
  This is the story of Flight Lieutenant Garry G   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Flight Lieutenant Gary G. Cooper, 0219964, distinguished himself by gallantry in action against hostile forces as a forward air controller near Cai Be, Republic of Vietnam on 18 August 1968.
Flight Lieutenant Cooper arrived in Vietnam on 8 April 1968 and was assigned with the 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division.
Flight Lieutenant Cooper was attached to the 7th Air Force, USAF, Saigon on 08 April 1968.
home.earthlink.net /~aircommando1/GCCongMOH1.htm   (2804 words)

  
  Flight Lieutenant
Flight Lieutenant (pronounced as flight lef-tenant, see Lieutenant) is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many Commonwealth countries.
It has a NATO ranking code of OF-2, and is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy or a Captain in the British Army or the Royal Marines.
While it does not always apply, a flight lieutenant often commands a flight of aircraft, three or four of which form a squadron.
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/f/fl/flight_lieutenant_1.html   (148 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Lieutenant Colonel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Lieutenant Colonel (Lieutenant-Colonel in English from the French grade's spelling) is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine corps and air forces of the world, typically ranking above a Major and below a Colonel.
The word lieutenant derives from French; the lieu meaning "place" as in a position; and tenant meaning "holding" as in "holding a position"; thus a "lieutenant" is somebody who holds a position in the absence of his superior.
Sometimes the rank of Third Lieutenant is used, typically as a cadet or temporary rank indicating that the holder is a commissioned officer in the chain of command—barely.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lieutenant-Colonel   (821 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Lieutenant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The word lieutenant derives from French; the lieu meaning "place" as in a position; and tenant meaning "holding" as in "holding a position"; thus a "lieutenant" is somebody who holds a position in the absence of his or her superior (compare the cognate Latin locum tenens).
In French history, "lieutenant du roi" was a title borne by the officer sent with military powers to represent the king in certain provinces.
Sometimes the rank of 3rd Lieutenant is used, typically as a cadet or temporary rank indicating that the holder is a commissioned officer in the chain of command -- barely.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lieutenant   (6912 words)

  
 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt in the RAF; FLTLT in the RAAF and RNZAF, F/L in the RCAF prior to the 1968 unification of the Canadian Forces) is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many Commonwealth countries.
Although in the early years of the RAF, a Flight Lieutenant commanded a flight of aircraft, in the modern air force, it is rare that a Flight Lieutenant is in command of a flying unit.
This is worn on both the lower sleeves of the tunic or on the shoulders of the flight suit or the casual uniform.
www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Flight_Lieutenant   (547 words)

  
 Children's sketches say goodbye to fallen flyer - National - www.theage.com.au   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Flight Lieutenant Paul Pardoel is farewelled by his wife Kellie, in sunglasses, and children.
About 300 family and friends watched as Flight Lieutenant Pardoel's coffin was carried in and out of the cathedral by three of his friends from the Australian Defence Force Academy's class of 1988, and three RAF officers.
Flight Lieutenant Pardoel, who flew in Afghanistan and Iraq after transferring to the RAF in 2002, was one of 10 service personnel who died when their British Hercules crashed minutes after taking off from Baghdad airport.
www.theage.com.au /news/National/Childrens-sketches-say-goodbye-to-fallen-flyer/2005/04/08/1112815726786.html?from=moreStories   (490 words)

  
 CITATION OF PAF SHAHEEDS - 3
Flight Lieutenant Fazal Elahi was a young and energetic pilot.
Flight Lieutenant Zulfiqar Ahmad was employed as a navigator on a B-57 aircraft.
Flight Lieutenant Afzal Jamal Siddiqui displayed outstanding keenness, enthusiasm and aggressiveness during the 1971 war right till the time he was shot down and killed by our own ground fire, while chasing an enemy SU-7 aircraft on 8th December, 1971.
www.defencejournal.com /sept98/citation_paf3.htm   (902 words)

  
 Flight Lieutenant - Moviefone
Synopsis: There are moments in Columbia's Flight Lieutenant that approach "high camp"; indeed, one is hard pressed to remember if any cliché is left unturned.
Flight Lieutenant (1942) Flight Lieutenant on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more...
Flight Lieutenant: Information from Answers.com Flight Lieutenant (film) The Flight Lieutenant Directed by Sidney Salkow Produced by BP Schulberg Written by Michael Blankfort.
movies.aol.com /movie/flight-lieutenant/1058922/main   (171 words)

  
 Flight Lieutenant Robert Henderson RAF, 103 Squadron Medical Officer
Flight Lieutenant Henderson was a tall distinguished looking man in his mid twenties and, like all good doctors took his responsibilities very seriously and had a great interest in the welfare and physical and mental health of the men and women under his care.
Flight Lieutenant Henderson took a special interest in this subject and made a study of the problem at first hand.
Flight Lieutenant Henderson's general duties as Squadron medical officer included the general health and physical fitness of those under his care.
elshamwolds.50g.com /henderson.html   (1132 words)

  
 info: Flight_Lieutenant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Flight Lieutenant Presland was posted to 576 Squadron at Elsham Wolds in March 1944 from 1667 Heavy...
Flight Lieutenant D W Finlay DFC and crewA detailed history of the operations of F/L Finlay and crew, 103 squadron RAF Bomber command...
Flight Lieutenant Gerald FosbergFlight Lieutenant Gerald Fosberg: At the time of the Kinross Incident, Gerald Fosberg was a flight lieutenant with the 412th Squadron at Rockcliffe Air Force Base near Ottawa, Ontario.
www.napoli-pizza.net /Flight_Lieutenant.html   (717 words)

  
 The Prince of Wales - Military Career
Flight Lieutenant The Prince of Wales was awarded his RAF wings at Cranwell on 20th August 1971.
Following a lieutenant's course at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, The Prince was given command of his own ship, the minehunter HMS Bronington, for the final ten months of his active service in the Royal Navy ending on 15th December 1976.
Because of his flying experience, His Royal Highness entered the Royal Air Force with the rank of Flight Lieutenant and was known as Flight Lieutenant The Prince of Wales.
www.princeofwales.gov.uk /personalprofiles/theprinceofwales/biography/militarycareer   (1706 words)

  
 Air Force News :: Top Stories   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Flight Lieutenant Adrian Greener and Flight Lieutenant Martin Keer, from Central Flying School, RAAF Base East Sale, represented the Air Force at the Narromine Air Pageant.
Flight Lieutenant Jason Richardson, from No. 76 Squadron, opened the day’s flying events with a display in a Hawk 127, while Flight Lieutenant Greener flew the closing event for the day – a Roulette solo low-level aerobatics display in a PC-9.
Flight Lieutenant Greener and Flight Lieutenant Keer spoke to Dr Aldrin, an ex-United States Air Force fighter pilot, at the Barnstorming the Bellman Gala Dinner after the air show.
www.defence.gov.au /news/raafnews/editions/4720/topstories/story08.htm   (419 words)

  
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Flight Lieutenant Creagh is to check that the stand-by equipment is fully serviceable and that all the necessary aircraft Movement Control and Meteorological Data is available.
Flight Lieutenant Creagh is to check the serviceability of all the equipment and report to the Senior Air Traffic Control Officer be tele-talk telephone immediately after "H" Hour.
Flight Lieutenant Witmond is to check that the stand-by equipment is fully serviceable and that all the necessary Aircraft Movement Control and Meteorological Data is available.
www.christmas-island.org /tn426a.html   (334 words)

  
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Flight Lieutenant Dilawar Hussain was one of the greatest sources of inspiration for his Squadron mates throughout the operation.
Flight Lieutenant Iftikhar Ahmad Khan Ghauri in the Indo-Pakistan War flew a total of 13 operational missions to Pathankot, Adampur, Halwara, Jodhpur and Jamnagar.
Flight Lieutenant Javed Ahmed Khawaja was a pilot in the T-6G Squadron during the period of war in september, 1965.
www.pakdef.info /pakmilitary/airforce/war/heros4.html   (1124 words)

  
 EDWARDS, Flight Lieutenant Harold - Order of St
EDWARDS, Flight Lieutenant Harold - Order of St.Anne (Russia) - date and authority uncertain; listed by Ray Brough, White Russian Awards to British and Commonwealth Servicemen During the Allied Intervention in Russia 1918-1920 (London, Tom Donovan Publishing, 1991) and mentioned in his RCAF documents.
Flight Commander Fisher was unfortunately wounded, and it has not been possible to obtain a report of his proceedings, but from the reports of the other pilots, it is evident that he fought with great gallantry.
Flight Commander Fisher has frequently shown himself to be a most efficient and plucky flight leader.
www.airforce.ca /wwi/GONG-3.E-F.html   (6949 words)

  
 1st Pursuit Group Records - 1918 - May thru July
Lieutenant Loomis, the other member of the patrol, was forced to withdraw from the engagement after his guns jammed but he stayed overhead bluffing enemy aircraft from entering the melee.
Lieutenants Hambleton and Buckley destroyed a Pfalz near Jaulny (unconfirmed) and in the engagement Lieutenant Wilfred V. Casgrain while diving after an Albatros stripped the fabric from his wings and was forced to retire from the combat.
Lieutenant Brotherton flew through a long anti-aircraft barrage until he struck a small river which he followed south until be sighted a small city where he attempted to make a landing.
www.acepilots.com /wwi/us_1st_2.html   (10759 words)

  
 Family wait for airman's body and a sad flight home - After Saddam - www.smh.com.au
The body of Flight Lieutenant Pardoel, 35, will be returned to his widow, Kellie Merritt, who has been waiting at the couple's home in Lyneham, Wiltshire, where his Royal Air Force squadron was based.
Flight Lieutenant Pardoel's remains would be taken by hearse to the Oxford Coroners Court, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defence said.
A family spokesman said the funeral would be held in Canberra, where Flight Lieutenant Pardoel trained at the Australian Defence Force Academy.
www.smh.com.au /news/After-Saddam/Family-wait-for-airmans-body-and-a-sad-flight-home/2005/02/08/1107625213117.html   (396 words)

  
 Flight Lieutenant William Ellis Newton, VC
Flight Lieutenant William Ellis Newton, VC Who’s who in Australian Military History
Having been commissioned and qualified as a pilot, Newton became a flight instructor before being posted to 22 Squadron, based in Port Moresby, in May 1942.
He was captured by the Japanese along with Flight Sergeant J. Lyon.
www.awm.gov.au /people/658.asp   (428 words)

  
 1st Pursuit Group Records - 1918 - October
Lieutenant Nicholson was forced down near the Verdun field and Lieutenant Lennon forced down at Varbecourt, Lieutenant Dawson lead a forced landing on the Verdun field and Lieutenant McCubbin was forced down at Issoncourt.
Lieutenant Cooper was forced to land in German territory with motor and flying controls shot away but managed to worm his way back through the wire to the American lines after no effort was made to stop him.
Lieutenant Sidney White seriously injured in crash and subsequent fire of Spad he was ferrying to squadron from depot.
www.acepilots.com /wwi/us_1st_4.html   (6693 words)

  
 uboat.net - Fighting the U-boats - Aircraft - The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
As a result of AA fire from the U-boat, the Canso had to ditch and the crew spent nine-hours in the water; one crewman drowned.
As a result of AA fire from the U-boat, the Canso had to ditch and the crew spent 21-hours in the water with one dinghy.
Flight Lieutenant Hornell died shortly after rescue and was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for inspiring leadership, valor and devotion to duty.
www.uboat.net /allies/aircraft/rcaf.htm   (1113 words)

  
 RNZAF - Air Force Media Release
The two-seater aircraft used by the Air Force’s aerobatics team the Red Checkers; will be piloted by former 9 Squadron cadet, Flight Lieutenant Scott Williams.
It’s a great way to reward the cadets who have done well with their study and who are showing a real interest in the RNZAF, says Flight Lieutenant Williams.
Flight Lieutenant Williams is a qualified flying instructor currently based at the Flight Training Wing at RNZAF Base Ohakea.
www.airforce.mil.nz /operations/media-releases/media-release.htm@guid={f06de70b-654a-403a-86d4-b6c37ae30b12}.htm   (188 words)

  
 The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
Having recently completed a Flight Commander tour on 41(F) Squadron at Coltishall he is now Jaguar STANEVAL at RAF Coningsby and this is his second season with the BBMF.
This is his third season with the Flight as a Dakota captain and Lancaster co-pilot.
A Flight Commander Instructional Tour at RAF Finningley and a short staff tour followed this before converting to the Tornado F3 in 1998.
www.bbmf.co.uk /aircrew.html   (3034 words)

  
 Flight Lieutenant William Newton, VC - Aircraft of World War II - Warbird Forums
Flight Lieutenant William Newton, VC Stories Discuss Flight Lieutenant William Newton, VC in the World War II - Aviation forums; This is an article about a true Aussie hero.
Flight Lieutenant William Ellis Newton, VC Date of birth: 08 June...
Flight Lieutenant William Newton, VC This is an article about a true Aussie hero.
www.ww2aircraft.net /forum/stories/flight-lieutenant-william-newton-vc-2069.html   (677 words)

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