Research

To assist those interested in finding out more about the Bomber Command service history of a family member, friend or relative, Chris Newey and Carolyn Clark have compiled a set of online resources to explore.

We will keep this as a live resource and welcome further suggestions of information sources that may be useful for other researchers.

When we think of the aircraft flown by crews of Bomber Command, thoughts typically turn to the ‘heavies’ - the Lancaster, Stirling and Halifax – and the nimble, multi-purpose Mosquito and perhaps the iconic Wellington. However, several other aircraft were used by Bomber Command through the course of WWII.

The Royal New Zealand Air Force was founded on 1 April 1937, just two years before the outbreak of WWII. Courtesy of the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, Michelle Sim tells the story of the formation of the RNZAF.