Robert Raymond Smith Barry was an officer in the Royal Flying Corps and its successor, the Royal Air Force. His most notable contribution was in developing flying instruction methods.
Robert Smith Barry (right) with his Commanding Officer F. F. Waldron (left) at Gosport in 1916
No. 60 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed in 1916 at Gosport. It is currently part of No. 1 Flying Training School based at RAF Shawbury in Shropshire flying the Airbus H135 Juno HT.1.
Robert Smith-Barry
…Kingdom Branch Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Service years 1912–1918 1940–1943 Rank Major (temporary Brigadier-General) Commands No. 60 Squadron RFC Conflicts First World War Second World War Awards Air Force Cross Robert Raymond Smith Barry (4 April 1886 – 23 April 1949) was an officer in the Royal…
RFC Morane-Saulnier Type N Bullet
Bishop and a Nieuport 17 fighter
S.E.5a aircraft of No. 32 Squadron RAF. Similar to those operated by No. 60 Squadron
Blenheims of No. 60 Squadron flying at low level for a mast-head attack on a Japanese coaster off Akyab, Burma on 11 October 1942