RAF men

karenc · Post by **karenc** » Wed May 24, 2006 9:01 pm

Hi,

I am looking to find out information about a relative who was in the RAF. If anyone can give me any ideas as to how to go about this i would be very gateful.

Thanks

Karen

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 11:08 pm

Hi Karen

The National Archives have seem to hold some records:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/mili ... /airforce/

Best wishes
Lesley

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 12:09 am

Hi Karen

Records of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) before it was amalgamated into the RAF in 1918, and for a few years after that are kept at The National Archives at Kew.

For later records of RAF personnel you need to contact the following, but you need to be the next-of-kin:

RAF Service Records
Personnel Management Agency
(CS)2A(2)
RAF Innsworth
Gloucester GL3 1EZ
England

Note that it's the RN who hold records of the Fleet Air Arm, and I think that it will be TNA for the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) records from WW1.

The Commonwealth Graves Commission site might also be of help.

David

karenc · Post by **karenc** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 5:13 pm

Hi,

Thanks david and lesley, i will try everything you have mentioned.

Karen