Friday 15 June 2012

Telegraphists Air Gunners – the Fleet Air Arm Memorial at Lee-on-Solent hosted the Annual Telegraphists Air Gunners Association Memorial Service.    Telegraphist Air Gunners flew in Fleet Air Arm aircraft from 1922 flying from aircraft carriers both large and small, being trained as gunners and provided the all important Morse code communication link.   The Branch had a 28 year life span and disbanded in 1950, and during this period 495 were lost to enemy action, the majority during World War Two.


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