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The Royal Auxiliary Air Force
Owing its origins to Lord Trenchard’s desire to establish an elite corps of civilians who would serve their country in flying squadrons during their spare time, the Auxiliary Air Force (AAF) was first formed in October 1924. Today, the Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF) is the primary reinforcement capability for the regular RAF. It consists of paid volunteers who, at weekends, evenings and holidays, train to support the RAF, particularly in times of national emergency and conflict. This has seen the AAF play important roles in the Battle of Britain, its squadrons claiming 30 per cent of enemy ‘kills’. Other notable achievements by AAF pilots include the first German aircraft destroyed...
Stanford Tuck
"This new volume corrects the previous faults and presents the story of a pilot who was the right man at the right time." — Air Classics The first full reappraisal of one of Britain’s great fighter aces, this book examines the truth behind Tuck’s 1956 biography, Fly for Your Life. It looks at the evidence behind the myths, checks out some of the exaggerated stories and reveals the real Stanford Tuck. In January 1942 Bob Tuck was the top-scoring British fighter ace with an official score of 29 enemy aircraft destroyed. With film-star looks he was the glamorous role model for the RAF publicity machine and an eager press and public wanting wartime heroes. He had joined the RAF in 1935 and...
The Descendants of Stephen, Jeptha, and Moses Byrd
Stephen Bird (ca. 1795-1871), Jeptha Bird (1797-ca. 1870) and Moses Bird (1800-ca. 1870) lived in Marion County, South Carolina, whose father may have been Arthur Bird of the Georgetown district. Stephen Bird married Elizabeth Frances Herrin (1796-1861) and moved to Monroe County, Alabama. Jeptha Bird married Amelia Ann Stuckey Woodham (ca. 1816-ca. 1870) in Monroe County, Alabama. Moses Bird married Frances (ca. 1809-ca. 1859) and lived in Monroe County, Alabama. Descendants lived in Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, and elsewhere.
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