Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard - "Father" of the Royal Air Force http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Trenchard
Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding - "Battle of Britain" maestro http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Dowding,_1st_Baron_Dowding
Air Chief Marshal Sir Basil Edward Embry, GCB, KBE, DSO & Three Bars http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Embry http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Embry.htm
John Randall Daniel 'Bob' Braham DSO & Two Bars, DFC & Two Bars, AFC - most decorated airman of the RAF http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Braham
Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams, KBE, CB, DSO (Father of the RAAF) http://www.defence.gov.au/raaf/history/williams.htm View attachment 4
General Frank M. Andrews A Founding father of the independent USAF. In February 1943, Lieutenant General Andrews became the commander of all United States forces in the European Theater of Operations. In his memoirs, Gen Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, commander of the Army Air Forces in World War II, expressed the belief that Andrews would have been given the command of the Allied invasion of Europe-the position that eventually went to Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/fmandrew.htm View attachment 5
Gus Walker http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Walker_G.htm Attached is a Christmas Card signed by Gus Walker.
This is where Sir Trafford, his wife and crew are buried. View attachment 544 View attachment 545 View attachment 546 Another small cemetery where a RAAF officer is buried is the.............. Allemont (Le Rivier) Communal Cemetery in Isere, France. Sir Trafford Leigh Leigh-Mallory, his wife and crew of that ill-fated flight are buried here. Flight Lieutenant Casey (RAAF) was attached to the Air Ministry Unit. A more idyllic setting for a cemetery I could not imagine. CWGC :: Cemetery Details Franciscan Easter 2005 Story down the page on left by the nephew of Mallory. NoNameRankServiceRegimentDate Of DeathAgeGrave/Memorial Ref. 1 LANCASTER, CHARLES GORDON DRAKE, C G D Squadron Leader ( Pilot 75989Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve14/11/1944 32 Centre Plot. Row 1. Grave 4. 2 LEIGH-MALLORY, Sir TRAFFORD LEIGH, T L Air Chief Marshal Royal Air Force14/11/1944 52 Centre Plot. Row 1. Grave 2. 1 BURGESS, JOHN ELLIS MORTON, J E M Corporal 523400Royal Air Force14/11/1944 Unknown Plot. Row 1. Grave 5. 2 BURNETT, JOHN CHALMERS, J C Leading Aircraftman 967906Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve14/11/1944 Unknown Centre Plot. Row 1. Grave 3. 3 CASEY, JOHN AUSTRAL, J A Flight Lieutenant 403555Royal Australian Air Force14/11/1944 29 Plot. Row 2. Grave 3. 4 CHANDLER, HAROLD JOHN, H J Sergeant 1618502Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve14/11/1944 42 Centre Plot. Row 1. Grave 6. 5 CHINN, PETER, P Flight Lieutenant 107984Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve14/11/1944 20 Plot. Row 2. Grave 1 ENSER, ALFRED JOHN, A J Flying Officer ( Flt. Engr. 169052Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve14/11/1944 29 Centre Plot. Row 2. Grave 2. 1 MOORING, KEITH ALAN, K A Flight Lieutenant ( Nav. 126892Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve14/11/1944 24 Centre Plot. Row 1. Grave 7.
