| 1. | In mid-1940 the Wireless Air Gunners School relocated to the aerodrome.
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| 2. | Frank Smith, from Gillingham, England; wireless operator / air gunner Sgt.
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| 3. | Hentschel was the first air gunner to achieve this mark.
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| 4. | This was an advanced flying training station, mainly for Observers and also Air Gunners.
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| 5. | He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, graduating at the top of his air gunners'class.
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| 6. | Later in June 1942, a separate badge was introduced for Air Gunners and Flight Engineers.
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| 7. | During the war he met Terence Rattigan who was then a wireless operator and air gunner.
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| 8. | From 1943 to 1945, he served with the Royal Canadian Air Force as an air gunner.
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| 9. | Many moved on to Bombing and Gunnery School to qualify as "'Wireless Air Gunners " '.
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| 10. | The aircraft could be used for training navigators, bomb-aimers, wireless operators, air gunners and camera operators.
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