Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. Wing Commander J R Baldwin, leader of No. 146 Wing, with his Hawker Typhoon Mark IB at B3/Sainte Croix-sur-Mer. Baldwin joined the RAFVR and served as a ground crew-man in France during 1940. After bomb-disposal duties in the United Kingdom, he transferred to aircrew and joined No. 609 Squadron RAF, flying Typhoons, in 1942. After steadily building up his victory score, he became Commanding Officer of No. 198 Squadron RAF in November 1943, leaving them in April 1944 for a staff appointment at No. 11 Group, Fighter Command. He was promoted as
Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. Wing Commander J R Baldwin, leader of No. 146 Wing, with his Hawker Typhoon Mark IB at B3/Sainte Croix-sur-Mer. Baldwin joined the RAFVR and served as a ground crew-man in France during 1940. After bomb-disposal duties in the United Kingdom, he transferred to aircrew and joined No. 609 Squadron RAF, flying Typhoons, in 1942. After steadily building up his victory score, he became Commanding Officer of No. 198 Squadron RAF in November 1943, leaving them in April 1944 for a staff appointment at No. 11 Group, Fighter Command. He was promoted as wing leader of 146 Wing in June 1944 and on 13 July destroyed a Messerschmitt Bf 109 to bring his score to victories. He spent the rest of the war on ground attack duties and in 1945 was promoted to Group Captain, commanding Wing.
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