Fleet Air Arm Archive 1939-1945 - The Men

List of all Fleet Air Arm
Commanding Officers 1939-1945

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L -
M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W

- X - Y - Z

Van der Tooren RNethN
Born
Rank: Lt
Honours and Awards
Died
Other information
- first CO of 860 Royal Netherlands manned swordfish sqdn at Donibristle.
- Sqdn operated as part of the MAC-ship Wing with MV Acavus and MV Gadilla

Commands:

860	June 1943	End of WW2

DA Van Epps RNVR
Born: USA. Lived Williams Bay
Rank: Lt Cdr (A)
Honours and Awards
Died
Other information
- "washed out" of the U.S. Army Air Force in 1939
- Commissioned in RNVR on 6th May 1941.
- first FAA CO of 894 martlet sqdn at Norfolk
- transfer back to the U.S. Army Air Force in 1943
- September 26, 1943, joined USAAF 4th Fighter Group (8th USAAF)
- March 22, 1944, "D" Flight CO, USAAF
- 9 April, 1944, P-51B Hit by flak at Tutrow A/D, German POW

Commands:

894	Aug 1942	June 1943	Transferred back to the USAAF

See references:
- Chalky White (email info 2001)
- Lt. David A. Van Epps of Williams Bay is the only American serving in the air wing of Great Britain's Royal Navy. The Janesville Gazette.August 20, 1941.
- David Van Epps by 4th Fighter group website

BW Vigrass RNVR
Born
Rank: Lt Cdr (A)
Honours and Awards
Died
Other information
- CO of the reformed 818 barracuda sqdn at Rattray

Commands:

818	May 1945	Aug 1945	disbanded

IF Voller RNVR
Born
Rank: Lt Cdr (A)
Honours and Awards
Died
Other information
- first and only CO of 1852 corsair sqdn at Brunswick

Commands:

1852	Feb 1945	Aug 1945

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