187th GEN HOSP ETO Apr 44 England France Belgium M-452 MED DEP ETO 44 Southern France (most completely mechanized and organized Medical Depot in the ETO, located in Marseille), 1st MED DEP CO USAFBI Jul 43 England ETO 6 Jun 44 France Nov 44 Belgium Mar 45 Germany Use this guide for advice on how to find records of airmen and officers of the Royal Air Force (RAF). Here follows a tentative list of Military Hospitals active in the European Theater of Operations: The Medical Department was impressed by the effectiveness of the British Convalescent & Rehabilitation system, and as a result of their survey, it ordered the building of special reconditioning camps. 147 Squadron and No. In 1948-49, the GCLO played a major part in supporting the Allied effort during the Berlin Airlift. 58 Squadron. Notwithstanding, the station remained busy with several administrative and support units taking up residence. This aircraft replaced a genuine Spitfire PR.Mk XIX that was being restored to flying status. The SWO is responsible for discipline and is therefore comparable to the regimental sergeant major in a British Army unit. By the end of 1919, 26,000 of the 27,000 serving RAF officers had been discharged, and it is largely their service details which are held in this series. 35th STA HOSP MTO 44 Corsica ETO 20 Sep 44 France [17], The Queen's Flight received its first BAe 146 in May 1986, with a second in July 1986 and a final aircraft in late 1990. Our Trustees | About Us | RAF Benevolent Fund 66th FLD HOSP ETO Belgium Germany Sunday services are provided in Benson and Ewelme churches. USAG Ansbach and the attached Katterbach Kaserne base played a significant role during the Cold War, but operations have since been scaled back. 13th MED DEP CO ETO 1 Jul 44 France (later operated M-402T) Hospital construction in Britain was lagging behind in 1943, andUS implementation of the required bed capacity (about 90,600 fixed beds) proved impossible to meet. They remained until 1976 when No. 10th STA HOSP USANIF 26 Jan 42 USAFBI (activated 10 Feb 41) 129th GEN HOSP ETO Jul 44 England 19th EVAC HOSP USAFBI 6 Jan 43 (disbanded 25 Aug 42, split in 2 newly designated units; 7th EVAC HOSP sent to Tongatabu 7 Apr 42, and the 12th EVAC HOSP transferred to England) 814th HOSP CEN Paris, France (established Feb 45) 106 (Photo Reconnaissance) Group in April 1944, with two de Havilland Mosquito and two Spitfire squadrons (No. The hunt for war criminals was accompanied by a campaign to rid German and Austrian politics, industry, media, arts, and the judiciary of Nazis. They also feared the possibility of civil unrest developing, with an accompanying upsurge inCommunist influence, if Germans' living standards did not improve. Sketch showing conventional arrangement of an Evacuation Hospital (such basicunit would comprise up to 27 tents). [6] 1939 also saw the establishment of No. The base is also a major training site for NATO forces. 635th MED CLR CO ETO 27 Dec 44 Belgium (component of the 169th MED BN) 30th GEN HOSP USAFBI 4 Jul 42 ETO 21 Jul 44 France 1 Nov 44 Belgium (ex-207th GEN HOSP, supplied cadres for other units, returned to ZI 4 Oct 45) The victorious powers also seized German military, technological, industrial and scientific assets, as well as all patents in Germany. Warrant Officers: WO: N . 230 Squadron, both operating the Westland Puma HC2, and forming part of the RAF's Support Helicopter Force. Funeral arrangements | RAF Benevolent Fund
