File:Royal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1942-1945. CNA1155.jpg
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Summary
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Lea T (Fg Off), Royal Air Force official photographer |
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| Description |
English: Royal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1942-1945. Group Caption G K "Sheep" Gilroy, Wing Leader of No. 324 Wing at Pachino, Sicily, where he also commanded the airfield. Gilroy joined the Royal Auxiliary Air Force in 1938 and was commissioned in No. 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron RAuxAF. He was one of the first fighter pilots to see action after the outbreak of the war in successful combats over Scotland and, later, the South-east of England during the Battle of Britain. After being badly injured inan accident in December 1940, rhe resumed flying with 603 Squadron as a flight commander before being posted to No. 609 Squadron RAF as its Commanding Officer in July 1941. He achieved further victories in fighter sweeps over France before being taken off operations in May 1942 and posted overseas the following November. He then led No. 324 Wing RAF through the campaigns in North Africa, Sicily and southern Italy until November 1943, when he returned to the United Kingdom to become Station commander, first at Wittering and then Blakelow, for the rest of the War. His final score was 14 confirmed victories with 10 shared. |
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| Date | between 1942 and 1945 | |||
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http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//52/media-52221/large.jpg
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| Permission (Reusing this file) |
This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation. | |||
| Part of | Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection | |||
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| Category | photographs | |||
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