

Air Force
War in the air developed from its infancy in the First World War, to become an integral part of modern combat during the second. Pilots, air crew and ground crew of all nations faced tough conditions and immense danger during both world wars as they did battle among the clouds. Tell us their stories. (Image: © RAF Air Historical CH5245)


Air Mechanic 2nd Class, Walter Pybus - Died on Salisbury Plain buried in Lightcliffe

Pilot Officer Alec George Wainwright
By Grant Cornwell MBE
France

Corporal George Horace Payne, RAFVR
By Sally Jowitt
United Kingdom

Squadron Leader Cecil Rhys Davies

Pilot Officer Ernest Ian Parsons
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