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	British Military Aviation in 1940 - Part 6
		This is the first of the Royal Air Force's 'Eagle Squadrons', the aircrew of which are predominantly drawn from United States citizens enrolled in the Royal Air Force (RAF).
		Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal succeeds Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Cyril Newall as Chief of the Air Staff.
		Twenty-one Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers of the Fleet Air Arm are launched in two waves from the deck of the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious to attack the Italian naval base at Taranto in southern Italy.
	www.rafmuseum.org.uk /milestones-of-flight/british_military/1940_6.html (1233 words)

	Guardian \| John Cunningham
		Cunningham was born in south Croydon, the son of an executive at the Dunlop tyre company, and educated at Whitgift School.
		Cunningham observed later that it was the top secret radar on the Mosquito, rather than vegetables, that accounted for his success.
		Cunningham was awarded an OBE in 1951, and made a CBE in 1963, two more honours amid a cluster of wartime medals - from Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union - and record flights.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4470470-103684,00.html (1346 words)

	RAF Hunsdon
		Hunsdon was used as a sattelite landing field for nearby North Weald and became a significant airfield for the fledgling Nightfighter force of the Royal Air Force.
		The squadron's selected for this desperate mission were all De Havilland Mosquito's from 140 Wing 2nd Tactical Air Force RAF, six aircraft from 487, six from 464 and a further six from 21 squadron,were to take part and the raid was to be led by Group Captain Pickard and his navigator flight Lieutenant Broadley.
		John Alan "Bill"Broadley was born at Richmond in the county of Yorkshire in 1921.he joined the RAF on leaving school, and trained as an Observer, and flew many operations over Germany during the first two years of war.
	merlinsroared.tripod.com /id9.html (1329 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| How 'Cat's Eyes' helped change the world
		Cunningham was able to think in three dimensions, an extremely useful ability when flying at night.
		John Cunningham was a slight, matter-of-fact man, totally unlike the popular idea of a fighter pilot.
		John Cunningham was such a man. His courage and bravery has been the inspiration to many a young person.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/2146171.stm (1000 words)

	John Cunningham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Cunningham is the name of several prominent people, including:
		John Cunningham (1575 – 1651), Scottish explorer in the employ of Denmark.
		John T. Cunningham, the Newark Star-Ledger reporter and New Jersey historian
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Cunningham (141 words)

	John 'Cats-Eyes' Cunningham :: Flightstore pilot and aviation supplies
		In an action-packed life John Cunningham has attained a legendary status which few have equalled, His wartime fame as an outstanding night-fighter ace was followed by a long career in test flying during the exciting post-war period when the jet engine was developed to power both military and civil aircraft.
		As 'Cat's-Eyes Cunningham' he became a household name during the bombing blitz of Britain, symbolising the growing effectiveness of the RAF's embryonic defending nightfighter force.
		The Author John Golley was a wartime fighter pilot and flew rocket-firing Typhoons across Europe, Subsequently he became a feature writer and worked for Associated Television during its formative years.
	www.flightstore.co.uk /john_cats_eyes_cunningham.pilot.books/use.id.10.item_id.301 (465 words)

	Red Arrows News Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		John was born in Dundee and educated at St Vincent's Primary and Lawside Academy.
		John has spent a lot of time overseas - his first tour was in Bahrain in 1968 and his last at RAF Laarbruch ending in 1999.
		Luckily for the Team, John will be returning to us, still as Adjutant, as a member of the Full Time Reserve Service. Last night would have been a far sadder occassion for every member of The Red Arrows had it been a proper goodbye.
	www.raf.mod.uk /reds/archive02dec.html (355 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: John "Cat's-Eyes" Cunningham: The Aviation Legend (Airlife's Classics S.): Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		John Cunningham's wartime fame as an outstanding night-fighter ace was followed by a long career in test flying during the exciting post-war period when the jet engine was developed to power both military and civil aircraft.
		John Golley wrote this long overdue biography of John Cunningham shortly before he died.
		John Golley covers Cunningham's apprenticeship at de Havilland's, then goes on to describe Cunningham's enrolment into the Royal Auxiliary Air Force with 604 squadron.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/1840373431 (838 words)

	P DATA082 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		CUNNINGHAM served overseas with the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War 2 as Sergeant from 1941-1945.
		John was born in Toronto on December 12, 1926 to Frank (Fioravante) and Vita GRECO (née CECI).
		John married the love of his life, Marie, on October 9, 1948, then set about raising three children while also building the family business, Greco Construction (F. Greco & Sons Limited) with his father and brothers; the business is now in the hands of his sons.
	www.ogs.on.ca /ogspi/200op/2004p082.htm (11020 words)

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		The object of the Germans was to eliminate the Royal Air Force both in the air and on the ground, and to obtain air superiority in preparation for a seaborne and airborne invasion.
		The Sovereign's Colour for the Royal Auxiliary Air Force.
		We pray for the Royal Air Force, that its power and skill may always be used to safeguard justice and peace.
	www.georgiasouthern.edu /~etmcmull/ROSIER.htm (4866 words)

	The Raab Collection: Important war letters
		Royal Canadian Air Force ace with 12 victories, called by fellow ace Walter Conrad to be the bravest man in the RAF.
		The 2nd ranking Ace of the Royal Air Force and the top to survive the war, he had a total of 38 victories, some in the Battle of Britain.
		Royal Air Force Ace with 29 victories, many of them during the Battle of Britain.
	www.raabcollection.com /research_importantletters.aspx (3428 words)

	Untitled Document
		The Royal Air Force was using it to carry troops from Suez to the U.K., with a stop at Malta.
		Transferred to Royal Air Force in 1930, allowing him to lead the synchronized acrobatic team at the first Hendon Air Display in 1931.
		Son of Col. C.L.C. Hamilton (Royal Artillery), of Rozelle, Ayrshire.
	www.angelfire.com /mp/memorials/AMaltalist.htm (4720 words)

	airman191570 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		On 13th April 1912, the Royal Flying Corps was warranted by King George V. It included a Naval Wing and Army Wing, but the two did not work in harmony, and a month prior to the outbreak of World War I, the Naval Wing became a separate organisation, called the Royal Naval Air Service.
		During the war the civilian population in London suffered the first air raids by Zeppelin airships and aircraft, and by 1917 the politicians were of the view that a single Air Ministry was needed to cope with air defence and offence.
		It had been chartered by the Royal Air Force and was being used to carry troops from Suez in Egypt, to the U.K., with a stopover in Malta.
	website.lineone.net /~remosliema/airmen191570.htm (11263 words)

	The Royal Air Force - History Section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Sixty years after bluebirds flew over the White Cliffs of Dover, legendary "Forces Sweetheart" Dame Vera Lynn sat on the wing of a Spitfire, welcoming Royal Air Force heroes of the Battle of Britain to a celebration at London's Imperial War Museum.
		Dame Vera and Group Captain John "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham are joined by Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Foxley-Norris, chairman of the Battle of Britain Fighter Association.
		Two legends meet as Dame Vera is joined by Group Captain John "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham, one of the war's most famous pilots, whose renowned night vision made him a specialist in destroying enemy aircraft in the dark.
	www.raf.mod.uk /history/veralynn.html (371 words)

	British Military Aviation in 1947
		An agreement establishing exchange postings between the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Army Air Force (later, the US Air Force) is announced.
		Following unrest in Aden, a dissident fort at Jebel Jihaf is attacked by Royal Air Force (RAF) armoured cars and troops of the Aden Protectorate Levies.
		The Auxiliary Air Force was granted the prefix 'Royal'.
	www.rafmuseum.org.uk /milestones-of-flight/british_military/1947.html (372 words)

	BBC - WW2 People's War - RAF Sopley Starlight GCI Station - A1952561
		On Christmas Day 1940 a Royal Air Force mobile unit found a site suitable for a ground control intercept radar station, radio call sign Starlight, in the valley of the Hampshire Avon river, near Sopley village.
		During the 1960s and 1970s civil and military air traffic control officers worked and trained together at the site which also retained an air defence and special tasks role including that of supporting Research and Development flying programmes from Farnborough and Boscombe Down and the early Concorde flight trials.
		With the full opening of the London Air Traffic Control Centre, Southern radar was one of several Air Traffic Control units that were surplus to requirements and Royal Air Force Sopley closed in 1974.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A1952561 (991 words)

	The Battle Of Britain :: Flightstore pilot and aviation supplies
		In the air, it strikes a balance between an overview of the long-term combat strategy and first-hand accounts of individual encounters seen from a pilot's-eye-view.
		John Frayn Turner was born in Portsmouth, England, and served with the British Royal Navy.
		John has been closely connected with the Royal Air Force for many years.
	www.flightstore.co.uk /the_battle_of_britain.pilot.books/use.id.10.item_id.331.dept.115 (506 words)

	RAFP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Son of John G. and Elinor A. Partridge, of Burwood, New South Wales, Australia.
		Son of John and Lilian Pendlebury, and stepson of Isabella Pendlebury, of Bootle, Liverpool.
		Son of John H. and Gladys A.M. Polfrey, of Guildford, Surrey.
	website.lineone.net /~remosliema/rafp.htm (3064 words)

	Mosquito
		The Mossie at it was known made its first flight on 25th November 1940, and the mosquito made its first operational flight for the Royal Air Force as a reconnaissance unit based at Benson.
		In 1945 German Occupation forces flooded areas of Holland to slow down the advance of the Allied forces.
		The Pathfinder force of RAF Bomber Command was formed during 1942, comprising specially selected crews.
	www.aviationartprints.com /mosquitos.htm (3796 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Food (Carrots)
		That was a lie intended to cover the real matter of what was underpinning the Royal Air Force's successes: Airborne Interception Radar, also known as AI.
		News stories began appearing in the British press about extraordinary personnel manning the defenses, including Flight Lieutenant John Cunningham, an RAF pilot dubbed "Cats Eyes" on the basis of his exceptional night vision that allowed him to spot his prey in the dark.
		Cunningham's abilities were chalked up to his love of carrots.
	www.snopes.com /food/ingredient/carrots.asp (469 words)

	Interesting Facts - Misconceptions
		One of Henry's hopes was that his men would discover the rich Christian kingdom of "Prester John", which was cut off from the rest of Christendom by the Islamic conquest.
		The Portuguese rounded the Cape of Good Hope and sailed the east coast of Africa, only to find that Prester John's kingdom did not exist.
		While they found a Christian kingdom in Ethiopia, it was dismissed as being that of Prester John due to its poverty.
	www.sentex.net /~ajy/facts/misconceptions.html (534 words)

	Australian Cemeteries - War Graves - Papua New Guinea - Bomana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Son of John Richard and Mary Ann Clarke; husband of Linda Edith Clarke, of Mascot, New South Wales.
		Son of John and Isabelle Costen; husband of Rita Lillian Costen, of Bellevue Hill, New South Wales.
		Son of John and Margaret Cunningham; husband of Elma Dorothy Cunningham, of Wahroonga, New South Wales.
	www.ozgenonline.com /aust_cemeteries/war/bomana_c.htm (2870 words)

	ipedia.com: 2003 Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		March 22 - The United States and the United Kingdom begin their shock and awe campaign with a massive air strike on military targets in Baghdad using cruise missiles fired from US Navy warships, Royal Navy submarines and B-52 bombers; and laser guided missiles fired by Stealth Bombers.
		December 23 - A terrier belonging to Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal attacks and kills a corgi belonging to Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal Family gather at Sandringham for Christmas.
		John Maxwell Coetzee, South Africa, "who in innumerable guises portrays the surprising involvement of the outsider"
	www.ipedia.com /2003.html (3645 words)

	HIS MAJESTY’S PROCESSION
		At the conclusion of the March Past, Squadrons of the Royal Air Force, together with Squadrons of the Naval Air Arm, will fly past the Base.
		Indian forces passing under Admiralty Arch and down The Mall towards Buckingham Palace at the far end.
		Royal Navy units passing through Admiralty Arch - seaman and stokers under the arch itself, Royal Marine band following, and behind them (nearest camera) miscellaneous branches and the Reserves.
	www.naval-history.net /WW2VictoryParade1.htm (821 words)

	Strange Science: Timeline
		1668-Robert Hooke presents a lecture to the Royal Society claiming that earthquakes, not the biblical flood, have caused fossils to be found on mountaintops and buried in stone.
		1715-Edmund Halley lectures the Royal Society that the age of the earth could be calculated by measuring the ocean's salinity since ocean salts result from sediments carried by rivers and streams.
		This is in direct opposition to Richard Owen's classification of pterosaurs as cold-blooded and poor flyers.
	www.strangescience.net /timeline.htm (11215 words)

	Interesting Facts - Food
		When King John ascended the English throne in 1199, he gave one of the most fantastic Christmas parties recorded.
		This belief started in World War II, when the British began using airborne radar, allowing them to find German bombers at night.
		In order to mislead the Germans, a rumour was spread indicating that John Cunningham, the Royal Air Force's most successful night fighter pilot, had developed phenomenal night sight by eating carrots in large quantities.
	www.sentex.net /~ajy/facts/food.html (540 words)

	Readers Writings - Illogan Cemetery in Cornwall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This first section is from the war graves and includes mainly people from Canada, Australia and New Zealand so if you know anywhere where these people would be welcome in research elsewhere please feel free to pass them on.
		R63906 Sgt. J.S. SMITH observer Royal Canadian Air Force 24/4/1941 age 29 son of Laura E and John A Toronto Canada
		Officer P DUNN Royal Australian Air Force 28/6/1943 aged 21 his first name is Patrick
	www.brandis.com.au /readers/suezan001.html (464 words)

	December
		Britain's Air Ministry spread the word that a diet of carrots helped pilots see Nazi bombers attacking at night.
		News stories began appearing in the British press about extraordinary personnel manning the defences, including Flight Lieutenant John Cunningham, an RAF pilot dubbed "Cats Eyes" because his exceptional night vision allowed him to spot his prey in the dark.
		The Royal Air Force bragged that the great accuracy of British fighter pilots at night was a result of them being fed enormous quantities of carrots.
	agweb.okstate.edu /fourh/aitc/calendar/dec.html (1511 words)

	Starlight, Southern Radar and RAF Sopley.
		This early Mobile Radar was designed at the Telecommunications Research Establishment at Worth Matravers but was built at Christchurch (presumably by the Air Defence Research and Development Establishment).
		Installed at Sopley to replace the Type 15, the Type 7 was fully powered and had its equipment room in an underground room known as the well.
		I remember too visiting some of the houses which had been requisitioned and where air force personnel were billeted, Avon Tyrrell, Sopley Park and Sopley vicarage to mention a few.
	users.bournemouth-net.co.uk /~levesley/pages/sopley.htm (1077 words)

	Royal Air Force Archives - Forces Friends Reunited at Lost Comms October 2003
		Always unable to trace - his address was Royal Air Force 3 Queens Parade Brandon Hill Bristol No.616416 (the last diigit appears to be 6 - not sure).
		A/C's: Hale, Raffin, Hindle, Green, Cunningham, Leggett, Harding, Armitage, Anderson, Honeyman, Minney, Sinkins, Cooke, Tweedale, Raynor, Johanson, Gladley, Clutterbuck, Mackley, Hemmingway, Woolrich, Peverelle, Roberts, Cobbold, Brown and finally, F/Sgt. Leonard.
		Any Hockey players especially Scarf,Kip Sansi,Valley Hockey team,Paul Hardingham,Robin Old,Gordon Bosworth also my best man Neil Grant,my father Gordon(Des) was also in the RAF now living in S Africa,I can get in touch if needs be.
	freespace.virgin.net /forces.friends/rarc/roct.html (651 words)

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