Unit/ Formation: RM Airmen Location: Wick & Hatston Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: July - October 1940 56 Fleet...

Unit/ Formation: RM Airmen Location: Padang Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 16th April 1945 An airstrike was made on Emmahaven, PADANG; SUMATRA by Force 63 under Vice Admiral HTC Walker in Queen Elizabeth other ships included HMS Cumberland and London with Richlieu (French) D26 destroyers Venus Verulam Verdant and Virago. Carriers HMS Emperor and Khedive with FAA 808 Squadron (Hellcats)-nine officers and men were given awards for the strike. RM pilots were

Unit/ Formation: RM Airmen Location: Royal Naval Air Station Eastchurch Period/ Conflict: 1900's Year: 1913 Date/s: 2nd December 1913 Churchill had a course of flying lessons while he was First Lord of the Admiralty and came close to graduating as a pilot but, despite personal enthusiasm, he didn't persevere with the instruction due to family pressure more so after the death of his instructor Capt G.V. Wildman-Lushington (RMA) when his plane a Henry Farmer Bi Plane crashed o

On Friday 28th May 1982, the 2nd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment was engaged in fierce fighting to take enemy positions in the area...

Unit/ Formation: RM Airmen Location: Taranto Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: 11 November 1940 The Battle of Taranto...

Guy Beresford Kerr "Griff" Griffiths (6 June 1915 – 12 July 1999) was a Royal Marine pilot. He served as a pilot during the Second World...

O'BRIEN, William Christopher Rank: Sergeant Unit/Base:  3 Commando Bde. Air Squadron Regiment/Corps: Royal Marines Service...