214 SQUADRON

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003399" TEXT="#080000" background="Graphics/Clouds.jpg"> <div> <B>214 FMS SQUADRON ROYAL AIR FORCE</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <img src="Animated_graphics/UK-Air-Force-Chief-RAF-Missions.gif" alt="FLAG" border="0" align="bottom" width="160" height="83">  </B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="24a9e560.gif" border=0 width="158" height="86" ALT="RAF Flag" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <A HREF="History.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE SQUADRON "><U><B>THE SQUADRON </B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="Association.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="214 SQDRN ASSOCIATION"><U><B>214 SQDRN ASSOCIATION</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="Photo_album.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PHOTO ALBUM"><U><B>PHOTO ALBUM</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="Links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FAVOURITE LINKS"><U><B>FAVOURITE LINKS</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="Prisoners_of_war.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" PRISONER OF WAR "><U><B> PRISONER OF WAR </B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="Bulletin_board.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BULLETIN BOARD"><U><B>BULLETIN BOARD</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="About.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABOUT THIS SITE"><U><B>ABOUT THIS SITE</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="Gift_shop.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Gift Shoppe"><U><B>The Gift Shop</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>CHECK THE BULLETIN BOARD FOR DATE OF LAST UPDATE, ANNOUNCEMENTS  AND </B><B>GENERAL</B><B> MESSAGES</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>"Not to know what happened before we were born is to remain perpetually a child.</B></div> <div> <B>For what is the worth of a human life unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors."</B></div> <div> <B>Cicero.  </B></div> <div> <B>From Sheila Scott Bryne - Peter Scott Memoirs</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="Association.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="214 SQDRN ASSOCIATION"><U><B><IMG SRC="1f3585c0.gif" border=0 width="88" height="92" ALT="Bitmap Image Nightjar" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0b24c640.jpg" border=0 width="76" height="100" ALT="Bomber Command badge" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11b535b0.jpg" border=0 width="83" height="91" ALT="Raf Badge" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="mailto: xxxraf214squadron@yahoo.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto: xxxraf214squadron@yahoo.com"><U><B><IMG SRC="1353c320.gif" border=0 width="60" height="50" ALT="SEND EMAIL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <B>E</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>MAIL</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>(remove the xxx before the address to send an email)</B></div> <div> Please feel free to send us your comments and suggestions</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Number of Visits since Feb17/03</div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#0066CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>214 FMS SQUADRON ROYAL AIR FORCE</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>HOME OF THE</B></div> <div> <B>RAF</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="BauerBodni BT" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1f8c5440.gif" border=0 width="453" height="68" ALT="Lotus Word Pro 96 Document" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="173d6210.gif" border=0 width="214" height="289" ALT="214 squadron crest" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>     </div> <bR> <div>  </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>                       </div> <div> THIS SITE IS DEDICATED TO ALL THE SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN</div> <div> WHO SERVED WITH THE RAF FMS 214 SQUADRON</div> <bR> <div> ~ WE AND EVERY FUTURE GENERATION WILL BE FOREVER INDEBTED ~ </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="36be4500.jpg" border=0 width="228" height="336" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> WEB SITE  FOUNDER </div> <div> <B>FL\Lt MARSHALL ANGUS JOHNSON</B></div> <div> <B>RAF   RCAF</B></div> <div> Died September 23, 2003</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>HELLO VISITOR </B> Welcome to the RAF FMS 214 Squadron Web Site, I hope you will find the site interesting and informative. The main purpose of the site is to bring the veterans and families of the 214 together to ensure that the legacy of our heroes is passed on to our grandchildren, great grandchildren and all future generations of our families to come. </div> <bR> <div> Primarily it deals with the war years ( WW2 ) and covers the bomber squadron's history , RAF home base's , aircraft , veterans & personnel , numerous squadron photographs , news clippings , military documents / propaganda, war posters, aircraft and crew losses , and a special section on members who became </div> <div> POW 's  (prisoner of war). </div> <bR> <div> The site is, and always will be under development as new information is gathered and time is found to sort and post the things that are being worked on. Because it is incomplete you may find links that do not work and the layout of some pages may not make sense, please bear with me. Or, quit complaining and help : )</div> <bR> <div> <B>INSTRUCTIONS:</B> To navigate the site the buttons (titles) listed within the border on your left are Sections, like chapters in a book. By clicking these it takes you to the start of that chapter. Along the top of each page (except this one) are buttons (titles) for the "individual pages" within each section. By Clicking on these you can move through each page in order or jump back and forth between pages. At the bottom of every page is a picture of a "hand pointing up", clicking on this will take you to the top of each page. Clicking on the "HOME" button on any page will bring you back here.</div> <bR> <div> <B>I </B><B>invite all former squadron veterans, their friends and family members to participate in building and maintaining this site.</B> It is not my site, it is <B>your</B> site, I am simply the "site caretaker" at this particular moment in time and welcome any and all help you care to give, be it criticism, typing, organizing, sorting or whatever. Regardless if you can assist or not, if you have <B>"any"</B> information, pictures or stories you can contribute please contact me by clicking on the mailbox below. </div> <div>  </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="mailto: xxxraf214squadron@yahoo.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto: xxxraf214squadron@yahoo.com"><U><IMG SRC="1353c320.gif" border=0 width="60" height="50" ALT="SEND EMAIL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> EMAIL</div> <div> (remove the xxx before the address to send an email)</div> <bR> <div> If you had a family member who served on the squadron, please consider helping with the care and maintenance of the site, no computer skills are required, just an interest in history and pride in our veterans. It is a task that gives much enjoyment and satisfaction but it does absorb some spare time. If you would be interested in helping out please get in touch. The torch has been lit, we must all work together if it is to be passed down through the generations to come. </div> <bR> <div> If you have information to contribute, all materials or photos sent will be treated with the greatest care, loaded onto the site and returned promptly. Eventually,  it is hoped to set up a separate page for each Squadron member detailing their profile, picture and perhaps an interesting story or two about their participation in the 214.  (at the moment all veterans are listed together in the personnel section)</div> <bR> <div> Although there is very little info yet, A section has also been included for the stories of those members of the squadron who ended up in POW camps<B>.</B> Imprisoned by barbed wire and machine guns for the best years of their youth, they yearned to get back into the fight.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> A UNIQUE REMEMBERANCE DAY LINK </div> <div> Well worth your time to visit</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.army.gc.ca/chief_land_staff/remembrance/English/Home.asp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.army.gc.ca/chief_land_staff/r"><U>http://www.army.gc.ca/chief_land_staff/remembrance/English/Home.asp</U></A></div> <div> Kindly submitted by a 214 Family member, Cathy Cook</div> <bR> <div> <B>NOTE:</B></div> <div> All information, pictures and stories on this site, unless otherwise indicated, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >are the <B>property and copyright</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFF33" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>of the families of the 214 Squadron collectively or of an individual member. I am certain their is very little here that the veterans or their families would not wish to share, but you must seek the contributors or the site's permission first.<I> </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFF33" FACE="Arial" ><B>(NOTE: This site is not about money and never will be - as such,  the use of any materials from this site for any commercial purpose whatsoever is strictly forbidden.)</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>NOTE:</B></I><I> I have been asked numerous times why there are not more pictures of the squadron and personnel. The answer is that candid unofficial photos of the squadron are very rare. The reason for this is that cameras were strictly forbidden and this policy was enforced out of the real possibility that the film or camera could fall into enemy hands thereby providing all sorts of clues to assist them that you or I might not consider. You will note that many of those found here are official pictures either sanctioned or taken by the RAF.  In fact most people would be surprised to learn that very many Britain based squadron veterans do not have a single photograph, official or otherwise. This however mainly applies to the Squadrons based in Britain where enforcement was easier. </I><I>It does </I><I>not hold true with Squadrons  based in other countries where often massive personal collections can be found.</I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><I> </I></FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2be63570.jpg" border=0 width="355" height="87" ALT="rememberance day" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  <center><small><form method=get action= "http://search.dmoz.org/cgi-bin/search"><input size=20 name=search><input type=submit value="Search Open Directory"><br> <a href="http://dmoz.org/"><b> dmoz.org</b></a> </form></small></center>  </div> <div> NOTE THE ABOVE SEARCH ENGINE DOES NOT SEARCH THIS SITE</div> <div> It may be usefull to find other sites if you do not find what you are looking for here</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <img src="Animated_graphics/UK-Air-Force-Chief-RAF-Missions.gif" alt="UNDER CONSTRUCTION" border="0" align="bottom" width="67" height="50">  </B></div> <div> PERMANENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> OTHER DEDICATED SQUADRON SITES</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.198sqn-raf.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.198sqn-raf.co.uk"><U>198 SQUADRON RAF</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://113squadron.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://113squadron.com"><U>113 SQUADRON RAf</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="default_m.htm" TITLE="214 SQUADRON"><U><IMG SRC="Graphics/Top_of_page.gif" border=0 width="50" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> TOP OF PAGE</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>