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Offline ryanharam31

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Gunner RAF
« on: Thursday 02 May 24 18:01 BST (UK) »
Hello all,

On my great uncles RAF service record, his rank is given as a Gunner.

Any ideas on what this role was/what they did?

Many thanks

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Re: Gunner RAF
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 02 May 24 18:13 BST (UK) »

Have you 'Googled 'Air Gunner RAF' - plenty of references?


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Re: Gunner RAF
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 02 May 24 18:18 BST (UK) »
If he wasnt aircrew then he may have been RAF Regiment

https://www.rafregt.org.uk/raf-regiment-association-information/raf-regiment-history/

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Re: Gunner RAF
« Reply #3 on: Friday 03 May 24 07:47 BST (UK) »
Gunner was not an RAF rank.

Air Gunner AG was a trade associated with rank of Sgt or above.

Ground Gunner GG was also a trade and usually associated with rank/classification ACH/AC2/AC1/LAC/Cpl/Sgt

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