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No. 91 Group RAF
No. 91 Group RAF is a former Royal Air Force group. The group was formed on 11 May 1942 at Abingdon as No. 91 (Operational Training) Group RAF in RAF Bomber Command, it was previously No. 6 Group RAF. On 14 April 1947 it moved to Morton Hall, Swinderby and was amalgamated with and renamed No. 21 Group RAF on 1 May 1947. Structure * February 1943 - HQ at Abingdon ** No. 10 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Abingdon with the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V ** No. 10 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Stanton Harcourt with the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V ** No. 15 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Harwell with the Vickers Wellington Ic ** No. 15 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Hampstead Norris with the Vickers Wellington Ic ** No. 19 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Kinloss with the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V ** No. 19 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Forres with the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V ** No. 20 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Loss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ensign Of The Royal Air Force
An ensign is the national flag flown on a vessel to indicate nationality. The ensign is the largest flag, generally flown at the stern (rear) of the ship while in port. The naval ensign (also known as war ensign), used on warships, may be different from the civil ensign (merchant ships) or the yacht ensign (recreational boats). Large versions of naval ensigns called battle ensigns are used when a warship goes into battle. The ensign differs from the jack (flag), jack, which is flown from a jackstaff at the bow of a vessel. In its widest sense, an ensign is just a flag or other standard. The European military rank of Ensign (rank), ensign, once responsible for bearing a unit's standard (whether national or regimental), derives from it (in the cavalry, the equivalent rank was Cornet (rank), cornet, named after a type of flag). Ensigns, such as the ancient Roman ensigns in the Arch of Constantine, are not always flags. National ensigns In nautical use, the ensign is flown on a shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
