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Finding details of RAF service?

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George_of_Westbury

George_of_Westbury Report 3 Apr 2011 22:11


These records are not online they are still held by the RAF and not in public domain

Link http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/raf.html

where you can find the info as detailed below

Service records of RAF Officers that served prior to 1922 and Airmen that served prior to 1924 are held at the National Archive.

Service records for Officers and Airmen that served after these dates are retained by the Royal Air Force. RAF service records are retained by Service Number, Rank and Full Name, and will also contain the Date of Birth. It is important that as much of this information as possible is provided to assist in locating the correct record.

Enquiries about RAF held records should be made as follows:
From Current/Former RAF Personnel.
A Subject Access Request (SAR) form needs to be completed and sent to:

RAF DPA SAR Section
Room 220
Trenchard Hall
RAF Cranwell
Sleaford
LINCS
NG34 8HB

01400 261201
Ext 8175
Ext 8172
Ext 8173

From Family Members and Other Authorised Individuals
A Certificate of Kinship form needs to be completed and sent to:

RAF Disclosures Section
Room 221b
Trenchard Hall
RAF Cranwell
Sleaford
LINCS
NG34 8HB

01400 261201
Ext 6711
Ext 8161/8159 (Officers)
Ext 8163/8168/8170 (Other ranks)


George

Researching:
My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.

Stephen

Stephen Report 3 Apr 2011 21:15

My sister and I recently discovered that our mother served in the Royal Air Force (RAF). We don't have any details, other than she may have spent some time in Germany and joined with a friend, but as she was born in 1933 we'd guess anywhere from 1950 onwards. We do know that in the mid to late 60s she was in a civilian job working fro British European Airways (BEA). Unfortunately as she now has dementia we can't get details from mom.

Can anyone suggest where we might be able to find information? I tried checking the RAF website but couldn't find anything pointing to where we could go to find more information.

Thanks

Stephen