John Shepherd (RAF officer)
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John Shepherd, was a British flying ace who served with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He was credited with having shot down at least thirteen aircraft as well as seven V-1 flying bo
Pilots of No. 234 Squadron at Warmwell, July 1941
A Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIV fighter of No. 610 Squadron, used during its campaign against the V-1 flying bomb
No. 41 Squadron RAF
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No. 41 Squadron Royal Air Force is a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force, currently operating as the Test and Evaluation Squadron for the RAF's Typhoon, presently based at RAF Coningsby in the Engl
John Shepherd (RAF officer)
…of V-1 flying bombs during Operation Diver. He briefly commanded the squadron until it was disbanded in March 1945. He was then appointed commander of No. 41 Squadron which he led until the end of the war. In the immediate postwar period he was awarded the DFC for the third time. Still commanding No. 41 Squadron, he…
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An Armstrong-Whitworth Siskin IIIa of No. 41 Squadron being serviced with oxygen at RAF Northolt during the 1920s
R101 disaster: 41 Squadron pilots and ground crew formed a part of the Guard of Honour for the Lying-in-State of the 48 victims in the Palace of Westminster on 9 October 1930.
No. 41 Squadron personnel at RAF Hornchurch in late November 1940