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Group Captain James Brian "Willie" Tait, DSO & Three Bars, DFC & Bar (9 December 1916 – 31 August 2007) was an officer in the Royal Air Force during and after the Second World War. He conducted 101 bombing missions during the war, including the one that finally sank the German battleship Tirpitz in 1944.
29 de mar. de 2018 · James Brian Tait, known to bomber crews as Willie, was born on December 9 1916 in Manchester and attended Wellingborough School. In 1928 his father took him to see the Schneider Trophy...
Tait, James Brian "Willie". Tait was born in Manchester and educated at Wellingborough School. After visiting a Schneider Trophy event in 1928, he decided to join the RAF. He graduated from the RAF College Cranwell and was commissioned as pilot officer in the RAF on 1 August 1936 and joined No. 51 Squadron RAF, flying Whitley bombers.
W/C James Brian Tait from South Wales, serves as a Cadet at Cranwell, where amongst other skills he excelled at Fencing, an experienced pilot having flown with 51,35,10 and 78 Squadrons with over 100 ops to his credit as well as the DSO & bar and the DFC.
James Brian ‘Willie’ Tait, born 9 December 1916 in Manchester, joined the Royal Air Force in 1934 and was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in 1936. Following the completion of his flying training at RAF Cranwell, Tait was posted to 10 (Bomber) Squadron at RAF Boscombe Down, where he flew the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley bomber.
10 de mar. de 2022 · Wg Cdr James Brian Tait, always known by the nickname “Willie”, succeeded Leonard Cheshire as commanding officer of 617 Squadron in July 1944. The squadron was then based at RAF Woodhall Spa. Although he was still only 27, he was one of the most experienced airmen in Bomber Command having commanded two other squadrons and a ...
Group Captain James Brian "Willie" Tait, DSO & Three Bars, DFC & Bar (9 December 1916 – 31 August 2007) was an officer in the Royal Air Force during and after the Second World War. He conducted 101 bombing missions during the war, including the one that finally sank the German battleship Tirpitz in 1944.
