Links

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Links

	Royal Air Force Boy Entrants Association The Official Website of The RAF Boy Entrants Association. Membership is open to anyone who served part, or all, of their training as an RAF Boy Entrant.
	Royal Air Force Cosford Apprentice's Page This site is for the apprentices of RAF Cosford and is run by Terry Hunt of 227 entry. It started as a collection of his own pictures but now covers most apprentice entries. Well worth a visit.
	The Royal Air Force On this site you will find a wealth of information about today's Royal Air Force including details of RAF aircraft and weapons, where in the world we are deployed on operational duties, latest news and images
	The RAF Association helps serving and retired members of the Royal Air Forces and their dependants who need support. This includes those involved in the Falklands, Bosnia and the Gulf to World War II veterans.
	The RAF News The newspaper for the RAF...about the RAF
	1 PRU History - In 1938, Wg Cdr Fred Winterbotham was given approval to form a special photo-reconnaissance unit, which carried out clandestine flights over Germany............ This site has since been removed!
	39 Squadron - History, events and photographs prior to disbandment on 30th July 2006 .Anybody with any interest whatsoever in 39 should check this site out. This site has since been removed! 39 Reaper Squadron - the first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron in the RAF, has received its Squadron Standard in a ceremony that took place on 23rd January at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada in the USA.
	Air Recce - Military photo-reconnaissance (AirRecce) has come a very long way since its humble beginnings in the First World War. The main aim of this site is not to give the history of AirRecce, but show you some examples of the imagery taken.
	Photo recce clearance shots - These images, at either end of the film proper, often show aircraft, airfield buildings and airmen at work, captured on film when the shutters of obliquely-mounted cameras in photographic reconnaissance (PR) aircraft were triggered several times to check that film was loaded and winding properly prior to a sortie, and to finish the film once the aircraft had returned.
	The Memories of John Boon - John 'signed on' on in 1956 and has put together an excellent collection of his memories, well worth a read. Plus..........
*8 MFPS*	8 MFPS (8 Mobile Field Photographic Section) - purpose was to support a photo reconnaissance squadron by processing and printing photos taken when on photo reconnaissance flights,
*Brian Tompkins*	Brian Tompkins - "I only ever wanted to be a photographer so when I left school I signed on in the RAF for nine years in order that I could become one".

Imperial War Museum - With links for IWM London RAF Duxford, Cabinet War rooms, HMS Belfast etc

RAF Museum's - Links to Hendon and Cosford

Kent Battle of Britain - The oldest established and largest collection of B of B artefacts in the country.

Midland Air Museum - Has 30 plus exhibits both civil and military including Canberra PR 3 WF922.

Newark Air Museum - 70 aircraft and cockpit sections from across the history of aviation.

Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial - Manston, Ramsgate, Kent

Vulcan to the Sky - preservation of the RAF's last flying Avro Vulcan.

The Canberra Association - for enthusiasts and those with an interest in this great aircraft.

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - contains details of the aircraft, facilities and personnel of the BBMF.

	Duxford Update - This excellent unofficial website gives a regularly updated snapshot of the museum's collection of aircraft and military vehicles, also a regular status check on the many privately owned warbirds and armoured vehicles resident at Duxford and on public display. Well worth a visit.
	Service Pals - "Bringing Service People Together"
	Comrades and Colleagues.com - "Looking for friends, comrades and colleagues from the Forces? Search our extensive database including Army, Navy and Air Force in the UK, Australia and New Zealand..."
	MoD Reunited - Managed by ex-servicemen, this entirely free resource puts serving and ex-Services personnel back in contact with past friends and colleagues. Includes confidential email system and automatic updates to your desktop.
	Forces Reunited - is the largest UK database of Armed Forces and Ex-Forces Personnel on the web. You are more likely to find your old UK forces friends here (and they are more likely to find you) than anywhere else on the web, fact!