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RAF WWII Operational and Flying Accident Casualty Files in The National Archives - Exploring their Contents (Hardcover)
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RAF WWII Operational and Flying Accident Casualty Files in The National Archives - Exploring their Contents (Hardcover)
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At its height during the Second World War, the RAF totalled 185,000
personnel. Men and women, from home and overseas, served alongside
members of Dominion Air Forces, and those members of the air forces
of occupied Europe who had escaped to fight on. All are covered in
the RAF casualty files. The heaviest losses were suffered by the
aircrews; in Bomber Command alone some 75,000 were killed, wounded
or captured. All information concerning casualties was carefully
complied at the Air Ministry and now, from these the official
records, those covering operational losses (in the air and on the
ground), and flying accidents are being made available to the
public through The National Archives. This huge collection of
casualty files contains a wealth of contemporary documentation from
a variety of sources including captured German records. The
fascinating insight into the fate of casualties provided by the
Casualty Files includes official documents, examples of which are
given, accounts of searches undertaken to establish the fate of the
missing, places of burial, copies of information received from the
International Red Cross and from sources within enemy occupied
lands, as well as letters from family and friends some of which
reveal dark secrets of bigamy, adultery, illegitimacy, debt and
dishonour. In this ground-breaking book Mary Hudson has used her
expert knowledge to provide an invaluable guide to the
understanding of these records for use by researchers and family
members alike. She takes the reader on a journey through the files,
explaining when and how the RAF Casualty Branch (who opened and
maintained the files) was formed, where the information held in the
records originated, as well as providing an understanding of the
documents themselves and explanation of matters the records refer
to.
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