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Bomber Crew

Trace your relatives

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Want to know more about the war-time experiences of a family member who served in Bomber Command? These organisations can help you track down their details.

Information you'll need

The more information you can assemble about an airman before you start querying official sources, the better your chances of success. Try to provide:

  • service number
  • anything you know about where he served. Bomber Command was divided into groups, each of which were composed of squadrons. Knowing the aerodrome, or 'station', from which your man worked will also help.

    • Where to search

    RAF Personnel Management Agency
    PMA (Sec) 1B
    Building 248A
    HQ RAF Personnel and Training Command
    RAF Innsworth
    Gloucester GL3 1EZ
    Website: www.mod.uk/contacts/raf_records.htm
    If you are directly related to the person you are inquiring about, the RAF's Personnel Management Agency may be able to supply his service record. The Agency releases service records to the airman himself or his next-of-kin; anyone else must obtain written permission from the person in question (or his next-of-kin). There is a fee of £25.

    The Air Force List
    National Archives
    Ruskin Avenue
    Richmond
    Surrey TW9 4DU
    Tel: 0208 876 3444
    Website: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    The Air Force List is also held at:
    The Imperial War Museum
    Department of Printed Books
    Lambeth Road
    London SE1 6HZ
    Tel: 020 7416 5000
    Website: www.iwm.org.uk
    The ranks and dates of promotion of RAF officers are recorded in the Air Force List. The National Archives also hold station record books and the operational record books of individual squadrons. Access to the Archives is by reader's ticket; these can only be obtained in person, on proof of identity.

    The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
    2 Marlow Road
    Maidenhead
    Berks SL6 7DX
    Tel: 01628 634221
    Searchable website: www.cwgc.org.uk
    Details of RAF and other Commonwealth services personnel who died in World War II.


    These resources in Find out more may also be useful:

  • Forces Reunited
  • Footprints in the Sands of Time: The RAF Bomber Command prisoners of war in Germany 1939-45
  • The Aircrew Association

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