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Anson

Name : Anson
Manufacturer : Avro
Production Began : 1935
Retired : 1968
Number Built : 11020

he Avro Anson originated from the Avro 652 commercial aircraft which first flew on 7th January 1935. It was a twin-engine British-built multi-role aircraft which saw distinctive service with both the Royal Air Force and The Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as well as The Royal Canadian Air Force during and after the Second World War. The prototype 652A first flew at Woodford on 7th January 1935 and was developed from an initial airliner design and named after Admiral George Anson. The adaptation for a coastal reconnaissance role resulted in the production variant, the Avro 652a, which flew at Woodford on New Years Eve 1935 with the type entering service in March 1936 as the Anson Mk1. Initially it was flown with a 3-man crew but later developments in its reconnaissance role required a 4th crew member. The Anson entered service on 6 March 1936 with 48 Squadron equipped with the Anson. At the start of the Second World War, the RAF had received 824 Ansons and there were 26 RAF squadrons operating the Anson I: 10 with Coastal Command and 16 with Bomber Command. All of the squadrons in Bomber Command in 1939 with Anson Is were operational training squadrons that prepared crews for frontline service. 12 of the squadrons were in No. 6 (Operational Training) Group. Newly formed crews having completed individual flying and technical training were first trained as bomber crews in Ansons and then advanced to the various frontline aircraft types, which were also in the same squadrons with the Ansons. After training in the frontline aircraft type, crews would advance to the frontline bomber squadrons with those aircraft types (Fairey Battle, Bristol Blenheim, Vickers Wellington, Armstrong Whitworth Whitley, and Handley-Page Hampden). At the start of the war, the Lockheed Hudson was beginning to replace the Ansons in Coastal Command with one squadron of Hudsons and one with both Ansons and Hudsons. Limited numbers of Ansons continued to serve in operational roles such as coastal patrols and air/sea rescue. Early in the war, an Anson scored a probable hit on a German U-boat. In June 1940, a flight of three Ansons was attacked by nine Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 109s. Remarkably, before the dogfight ended, without losing any of their own, one of the Ansons destroyed two German aircraft and damaged a third. The aircraft's true role, however, was to train pilots for flying multi-engined bombers such as the Avro Lancaster. The Anson was also used to train the other members of a bomber's aircrew, such as navigators, wireless operators, bomb aimers and air gunners. Postwar, the Anson continued in the training and light transport roles. The last Ansons were withdrawn from RAF service with communications units on 28 June 1968. The Royal Australian Air Force operated 1,028 Ansons, mainly Mk Is, until 1955

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Baldry, J H
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Baldry, J H

On 9th September 1939 his Anson Mk.1 N5052 MK-? of no.500 Sqn Ran out of fuel and crashed near sussex, he was injured.

Barnitt, H M F
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Barnitt, H M F

on 9th September 1939 his Anson Mk.1 K6187 VX-E of no.206 Sqn ran out of fuel and crashed into the channel off the Dyck lightship, He was rescued.

Bate, R A
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Bate, R A

On 2nd October 1939 his Anson Mk.1 K6234 OY-T of 48 Sqn landed in the sea near East Stoke, he was injured.

Bennett, Tom
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Died : 9 / 1 / 2013

Bennett, Tom

Born in 1919, Tom Bennett was a specialist navigator with 30 ops with 49 Sqn Lancasters followed by selection for Leonard Cheshires elite Mosquito Marker Force within the legendary 617 Sqn. Following the D-Day landings on 5 - 6th June, there was a very great danger that the Germans would reinforce their troops with their reserves Panzer tank corp. These had been stationed at Calais due to the Germans belief that the invasion would come at that point. The only way to get the Panzer through to the Beachhead at Normandy was via the French Saumur tunnel. 617 squadron were assigned to destroy this and were led by the famous Leonard Cheshire VC OM DSO DFC. He used 3 Mosquitoes as a marker force for the main 617 Bomber Force and the dropping of flares was so accurate that one of the Lancasters put a 12000 tall boy straight through the roof of the tunnel and the tunnel was not reopened until 1946. Thomas Ben Bennett was born in 1919 in Poplar. After a civilian career as a clerk he volunteered for military service in 1939. Called up in the spring of 1940, he was told that he did not qualify for pilot training as his maths was not sufficiently strong to enable him to cope with aerial navigation. Instead he would train as a wireless operator/air gunner. Tom's Morse skills were insufficient, with the result that he only qualified as an Air Gunner. Service life being what it is, he was then offered, and took, an opportunity to re-muster a navigator. (There were later to be a number of times over Germany when he wished he had taken the advice of the Wing Commander at Uxbridge). After an initial course on Ansons and Blenheims at Jurby, Isle of Man, in April 1942 he was transferred to No. 19 OTU, Kinloss, where he would team up with his pilot Gerry Fawke. His first operational posting was to No. 49 Sqn at Scampton in June 1942. He considered himself fortunate in that they had just declared Manchesters non-operational as he arrived and that the Squadron was converting to Lancasters. On an early operation to Duisburg, their aircraft was coned and only violent evasive action by Fawke saved the day. During a low level operation against Wismar in September 1942, he received a slight flesh wound from shrapnel and was admitted to RAF Hospital Rauceby Fawke and Bennett took part participated in the daylight Le Creusot attack of 24 October 1942 During that month Tom was recommended for the DFM and subsequently awarded a commission. Further trips followed, to include Berlin and targets in Italy. The crew were just about to depart on their 30th operation, against Bremen, when they were prevented from taxying out by Charles Whitworth, Scampton's Station Commander, who told them that they would not be going, and that their tour was over. Tom was then screened and posted for duties at No. 1661 CU, thence to HQ No. 5 Group at St Vincents, Grantham, before being sent to No. 1654 CU, Wigsley as an instructor. Promoted to Flying Officer in April 1944, he had just arrived on No. 83 Sqn at Wyton, a Pathfinder Squadron, when he received a phone call informing him that he was to team up with his former captain at the Mosquito Training Unit at Warboys, prior to transfer to 617 Sqn. As one of the Mosquito Marker crews Tom and Gerry Fawke were to help perfect the low level marking technique against increasingly defended targets, starting with the French rail yards of Juvisy and La Chapelle, then targeting targets in Germany, including Munich. Returning to their forward operating base at Manston after the latter trip on 24/25 April, the crew discovered to their chagrin that their markers had hung up and were still there suspended in the bomb bay.Transferring to the Lancaster for Operation Taxable, Tom was one of the key navigators responsible for perfecting the pattern of overlapping orbits and perfect timing that were vital to the operation's success. Such was Tom's desire to see recognition for ALL the Squadron's navigators that he was later to lobby Leonard Cheshire to campaign for a retrospective award, but without success. Reverting to the Mosquito and their marking role, the crew participated in the attack on the Saumur tunnel, and Le Havre. The Squadron then switched to daylight attacks on the large V-weapon sites at Watten, Wizernes, Mimoyecques and Siracourt, before again targeting U-boat pens and port facilities. During one of the latter operations, an attack on the Gueydon at Brest, after diving to low level Fawke opened fire on a vessel with the Mosquitos cannon and machine guns, prompting Tom to comment You've just killed four German sailors in LA PALLICE. Later operations also saw the crew armed with cameras to photograph proceedings, and he made the only known image of one of the Squadron s Mustangs as he used up footage filming Wg Cdr Cheshire formating on his Mosquito. With the Squadron's marker role now firmly established with No. 627 Sqn, Gerry Fawke and Tom returned to the Lancaster. Tom became Squadron Navigation Officer during August 1944, and was responsible for overseeing navigation for the first two Tirpitz operations and the attacks on West Kapelle and the Kembs dam. The latter would be Tom's final operation on the strength of 617 Sqn. Posted as Station Navigation Officer, Woodhall Spa at the end of October 1944, he was still able to keep an eye on his successor and in February 1945 flew with the Squadron on two further operations. He would later recall: I flew 62 trips, that's why I tell people I'm lucky to be alive. But I lost a lot of friends and you always remember them as they were â€” young men.Post war Tom remained in the RAF, serving with the RAF Delegation in Greece in 1949 and later with No. 38 Squadron, flying Lancasters on Maritime Reconnaissance in the Mediterranean. His final posting saw him as Wing Adjutant of the RAF's Initial Training School before he left the Service, as a Squadron Leader, in March 1955.

Boulter, Bertie
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Boulter, Bertie

Joining the RAF in July 1941, Bertie completed pilot training in the USA before returning to the UK in 1942, joining Coastal Command flying Ansons and Blackburn Bothas, and instructing on the use of radar. Converting to Blenheims he joined 1655 Squadron at Warboys, and began training on Mosquitos. In early 1944 he was selected for the Pathfinders, joining 128 Squadron flying Mosquitos from Wyton, then becoming part of the Light Night Strike Force with 163 Squadron, completing almost 50 operations. In early 1945 he was posted to Canada to ferry back Mosquitos but the war ended.

Burton, F
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Burton, F

Co Pilot of Anson 1 K8704, which on the 4th September 1939 suffered engine failure while overshooting the runway in fog, Anson lost height and dicthed in Thorney Creek and sunk.

Caulfield,
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Caulfield,

on 9th September 1939 his Anson Mk.1 K6187 VX-E of no.206 Sqn ran out of fuel and crashed into the channel off the Dyck lightship, He was rescued.

Clarke,
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Clarke,

Injured after his Anson Mk.1 L7058 OY-J of no.48 Sqn ran out of fuel and crashed in France.

Cole, Colin
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Cole, Colin

As a Wireless Operator, he flew on Wellingtons, Stirlings and Ansons and flew 18 Ops on Lancasters with 617 Sqn including raids to sink the Tirpitz and the final raid of the war in Europe on Berchtesgaden.

Coomber, R H
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Coomber, R H

on 9th September 1939 his Anson Mk.1 N5066 MK-? of no.500 Sqn ran out of fuel and crashed into the North Sea off Seasalter, he was rescued.

Cunningham , S F C
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Cunningham , S F C

On 9th September 1939 his Anson Mk.1 N5052 MK-? of no.500 Sqn Ran out of fuel and crashed near sussex, he was rescued.

Drummond, J J
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Died : 9 / 9 / 1939

Drummond, J J

Killed after his Anson Mk.1 L7058 OY-J of no.48 Sqn ran out of fuel and crashed in France.

Edwards, L.H
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Edwards, L.H

The Anson took part in a 12 aircraft patrol over the North sea. The Anson was crewed by P/O L H Edwards, Sgt A. O Heslop, ACI G Sheffield, and LAC J Quilter, Edwards sighted a German HE115 of 1/KUFiGr 160 float plane off the Freisians, during the combat LAC Quilter was hit and could not fire the aircraft guns, leaving only the forward fixed guns, The Anson was shot down and exploded. The German crew looked for the crew of the Anson but only found the badly injured pilot Officer Edwards who was taken prisoner of war

Ford, G E
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Ford, G E

on 9th September 1939 his Anson Mk.1 K8707 OY-K of no.48 Sqn crashed into the channel off Hastings, he was rescued.

Goodman, L S Benny
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Goodman, L S Benny

Benny Goodman (Pilot) volunteered for aircrew at 18 years of age and was called up in 1940. After basic training he went to RAF Abingdon - a Whitley OTU - for what he was told would be straight through training. This did not materialise and he found himself in the role of a Ground Gunner. In 1941, a posting eventually came through to the Initial Training Wing followed by Elementary Fyling School at Peterborough and an instructors course at Woodley, Reading; then to Clyffe Pyparde, a holding unit. A sea journey to Canada followed and Service Flying Training School on Ansons. On completion he was posted to Kingston, Ontario, to instruct Acting Leading Naval Airmen on the Royal Navy tactics of the time, e.g. jinking after take off, dive bombing, etc. Eventually he returned to the UK and OTU on Wellingtons at Silverstone and Heavy Conversion Bomber Unit at Swinderby on Stirlings, followed by a short course at the Lancaster Conversion Unit. After an interview Benny and his crew were surprised and delighted to find they had been selected for 617 squadron - this was in 1944 and they had stayed together as a crew on 617 squadron until the war in Europe ended. He completed 30 missions - all with Jock Burnett as his flight engineer. Notable raids Jock took part in were on the Tirpitz, 29th October 1944, dropping the Grand Slam 22,000 bomb on the Arnsberg Viaduct, 19th March 1945, and the attack on Berchtesgarten Eagles Nest, 25th May 1945.

Harris, E N
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Harris, E N

on 9th September 1939 his Anson Mk.1 N5066 MK-? of no.500 Sqn ran out of fuel and crashed into the North Sea off Seasalter, he was rescued.

Hazelden, Hedley
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Died : 0 / 8 / 2001

Hazelden, Hedley

Hedley was born in 1915 at Sevenoaks, Kent. Leaving school in 1933 he joined Standard Life. In November 1938 he joined the RAFVR and in June 1939 he reported to 6 E and RFTS at Sywell where he began his flying career on the Tiger Moth later moving to Redhill flying Hinds, Harts and Audax. Called to full time service on the day before war was declared in September 1939 and after brief training at Cambridge University he was posted to 12 SFTS at RAF Spittlegate flying Ansons. Moving to 14 OTU at RAF Cottesmore he converted to the Hampden before being posted to 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron at RAF Waddington early in 1940. He was commissioned in December 1940. April 1940 saw the end of his tour with 43 operations to his credit and a Distinguished Flying Cross. Back to RAF Cottesmore for 6 months as an instructor on 14 OTU then to RAF Finingley with 25 OTU for conversion to the Manchester and crewing. Christmas 1941 saw him posted to RAF Scampton with 83 Squadron flying the Manchester before converting to the Lancaster. His first Lancaster operation was the thousand bomber raid on Cologne. After 22 operations and a bar to his DFC he was posted to RAF Bassingborn 11 OTU as an instructor. He moved to RAF Oakley as Station Commander with 39 Wellington 1cs of 11 OTU. His rank by this time was Squadron Leader. In June 1943 he joined the newly formed Test Pilots School at RAF Boscombe Down. Of the 18 who started the No.1 Course Hedley was one of the 13 who passed in January 1944. After spending a month at Avro at Woodford production testing Lancasters he joined the Heavy Test Squadron A and AEE as its commanding officer in which time he flew every heavy bomber type before it entered RAF service. Following the end of the war he commanded the newly formed large civil aircraft squadron. He move to Handley Page in April 1947 as Cheif Test Pilot working on the Hastings and Hermes. He was a development consultant on the Victor, eventually taking it on its maiden flight on Christmas Eve 1952. Many Victor flights followed and he flew the maiden flight of the Herald on the 15th of August 1955. Headley left Handley Page in 1966, and having gained his civil licence he flew Heralds for Autair International and BAC-111s for Court Line. He finally retired in January 1981. He died in August 2001.

Heslop, A.O
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Died : 5 / 9 / 1939

Heslop, A.O

The Anson tto part in a 12 aircraft patrol over the North sea. The Anson was crewed by P/O L H Edwards, Sgt A. O Heslop, ACI G Sheffield, and LAC J Quilter, Edwards sighted a German HE115 of 1/KUFiGr 160 float plane off the Freisians, during the combat LAC Quilter was hit and could not fire the aircraft guns, leaving only the forward fixed guns, The Anson was shot down and exploded. The German crew looked for the crew of the Anson but only found the badly injured pilot Officer Edwards who was taken prisoner of war. Heslop was killed in the explosion

Hider, D
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Hider, D

AC of Anson 1 K8704, which on the 4th September 1939 suffered engine failure while overshooting the runway in fog, Anson lost height and diched in Thorney Creek and sunk.

Hills,
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Hills,

On 2nd October 1939 his Anson Mk.1 K6234 OY-T of 48 Sqn landed in the sea near East Stoke, he was rescued.

Hoy, William
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Died : 20 / 11 / 2012

Hoy, William

William Hoy was born in Edinburgh on December 23 1918 and educated at George Watsonâ€™s College, where he won a scholarship to the RAF College, Cranwell. He graduated as a pilot in October 1939. He flew Anson and Hudson aircraft on shipping sweeps over the North Sea, taking part in the operations over the Norwegian coast after the German invasion in April 1940. He then joined No 420 Flight, flying the antiquated Harrow bomber on operations to drop aerial mines by night. The mines were attached to 2,000ft of piano wire in the hope that enemy bombers would fly into the wire, causing the mines to strike them and explode. There are no recorded successes. Converting to the Beaufighter night fighter in late 1941, Hoy joined No 604 Squadron and was soon appointed a flight commander. On the night of July 29 1942 he shot down a Heinkel bomber off Landâ€™s End and, in spring 1943, he accounted for two more off the coast of Yorkshire and damaged a third. On another occasion he led another Beaufighter on a well-planned attack on an enemy reconnaissance aircraft, which was destroyed as a direct result of Hoyâ€™s initiative. In July 1943 he was awarded a DFC. After a rest period, Hoy returned to the front line as flight commander of 25 Squadron, flying the Mosquito. On July 9 1944 he shot down a V-1 flying bomb over the Channel. After the war Hoy commanded two night fighter squadrons before being appointed wing commander, flying at Church Fenton in Yorkshire â€“ the home of four fighter squadrons. He attended No 1 Course at the new RAF Flying College at Manby, Lincolnshire, before taking up an appointment in the Middle East. After his flight in Aries V, Hoy served with Nato and at the Air Ministry. His last appointment before retiring in 1966 was as station commander at RAF Manston in Kent. William Hoy died on 20th November 2012.

Hunter, M V
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Hunter, M V

On 2nd October 1939 his Anson Mk.1 K6234 OY-T of 48 Sqn landed in the sea near East Stoke, he was rescued.

Jay, R E
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Jay, R E

On 9th September 1939 his Anson Mk.1 N5052 MK-? of no.500 Sqn Ran out of fuel and crashed near sussex, he was injured.

Kean, R T
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Kean, R T

on 9th September 1939 his Anson Mk.1 K6187 VX-E of no.206 Sqn ran out of fuel and crashed into the channel off the Dyck lightship, He was rescued.

Lamb, Alistair
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Lamb, Alistair

Alistair Lamb, born in Stirling, Scotland, joined the Royal Air Force in March 1944 and went to No.7 Gunnery School at Stormydown in Wales. In August 1944 he went to Market Harborough and started training in Ansons before moving on to Wellingtons. Alistair went to H1654 heavy conversion unit at Wigsley flying in Stirlings and Lancasters. In March he joined No.15 Squadron at Mildenhall and participated in amongst other operations Operation Manna dropping food supplies to the Dutch, on the 30th April 1945 over Rotterdam, 2nd May 1945 over The Hague and 7th May 1945 at Valkenburg. Sgt Alistair lamb and the rest of the crew also took part in Operation Harken Project, photography of U-Boat Pens at Farge. After the war Sgt Alistair Lamb stayed with 15 Squadron at RAF Wyton on Lincolns until August 1947 when he left the RAF and joined the Civil Service. Alistair Lamb still lives in his home town of Stirling.

Recollections of Operation Manna by Rear Gunner Alistair Lamb :

This highly successful operation perpetuated by RAF Bomber Command gave life and hope to the 3.5 millions of starving Dutch people held in the German occupied area of West Holland. A total of 2,835 Lancasters and 124 Mosquito flights were made, dropping 6,672 tons of food up to 8th May 1945 when the Germans surrendered. I was a member of 15 Squadron, my Pilot was Flying Officer Jack Darlow and I was the Rear Gunner for his crew. Jack now resides in Australia (although he is French) and my Navigator was Alf Porter. Alf and I have both visited our skipper in Australia. We carried out our first food-dropping operation on 30th April 1945 over Rotterdam and the flight time was 2 hours 45 minutes. The second flight was to The Hague on 2nd May 1945, flight time 2 hours 35 minutes. The third operation was to Valkenburg on 7th May 1945, the flight time being 2 hours 45 minutes. The Lancaster aircraft on the first trip was LS-P NG364, on the other trips we flew Lancaster LS-Z 4K765 our own aircraft. LS-P joined 15 Squadron on 25/11/44 survived the war, and went back to Avro in October 1945. LS-Z joined 15 Squadron in Feb 1945, also survived the war being S.O.C in October 1946. On the Rotterdam trip on 30/4/45, the load was flour, cheese, dried egg, peas, carrots & cigarettes. The drop area was 2 1/2 miles N.E. Rotterdam centre, it was a well-concentrated drop, with no congestion over the drop zone. Large numbers of women and children were in the drop zone despite the fact that the Germans had threatened to shoot those who had gathered to collect food. The marker flares had set fire to a house North of a square of water. The second trip to The Hague on 2/5/45 was a very good drop with no congestion of aircraft. The load was the same as the previous drop of 30/4/45. The drop Zone was a Sports Track 2 miles North of the Hague centre. Load and conditions on the third drop were similar to the earlier trips. In the Rotterdam area, British and Dutch flags were in greater evidence than the other trips. Less number of Germans observed here than in other sorties. We were never above 500 feet, and mostly at 50 feet flying over Holland, so it was easy to observe all the activity on the ground. The Dutch people gave us a tremendous reception as we flew overhead, and we saw lots of Allied flags (banned until now) being waved along with the now famous V sign. It was a great thrill to fly only 500 feet all the way from England uninterrupted, and only 50 feet above Holland. These operations were completed before the Germans finally surrendered, and to my knowledge no aircraft were fired at. What a wonderful way to end one's operational flying - although we had to wait until August 1945 to see peace at last.

Left : Alistair Lamb with the original painting "Operation Manna", which depicts the aircraft in which he was a rear gunner dropping food parcels near The Hague. Right : Alistair Lamb signing the print Distant Dispersal by Graeme Lothian.

Left : Loading soldiers into Lancasters at Pomigliano dArco, Italy in August 1946 to bring them home. Right : Alistair Lamb in the rear turret of his Lancaster.

Lane,
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Lane,

on 9th September 1939 his Anson Mk.1 N5066 MK-? of no.500 Sqn ran out of fuel and crashed into the North Sea off Seasalter, he was rescued.

Lindsay, James
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Lindsay, James

Born in September 1922, James "Doug" Lindsay joined the RCAF in February 1941, training on Harvards. He was posted to the UK, arriving in March 1943 and joining 403 Sqn in October that year. In his first tour, he claimed 5 Me109s as well as 2 Fw190s, plus another damaged. Of the Me109s he shot down, three of these were in a single minute, earning him a DFC. For his second tour, he rejoined 403 Sqn in April 1945, claiming a probable Fw190 during his short time with this squadron before he moved to 416 squadron until the end of the war in Europe. After the war he stayed with the air force, and in 1952 served during the Korean war with the USAF. He flew F-86 Sabres with the 39th Fighter Squadron of the 51st Fighter Wing, claiming victories over two MiG-15s and damaging 3 others. In 1953, he returned to the UK with No.1 Fighter Wing leading Sabres in formation at the Queen's Coronation. He retired in 1972, having flown more than 30 different types of aircraft (excluding different Mks). These included, Harvard, Anson, Master, Spitfire, Typhoon, Tempest, Hurricane, Mustang, Beaufort, Beaufighter, Oxford, Dakota, Tiger Moth, Vampire and Sabre.

Lowe, F
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Lowe, F

Joined the RAFVR in 1938 and started flying training at Kidlington. He was posted to 16 OTU, Upper Heyford in July 1940 where he completed a course on Ansons and Hampdens. Later he retrained as a staff pilot until he was posted to CTS Finningsley in November 1940, before transferring to 49 Sqdn. Scampton in December 1940. He flew a tour of 30 bombing and minelaying operations on Hampdens before returning to 16 OTU, Upper Heyford in July 1941 as instructor on Ansons and Hampdens and then as staff pilot on Air Firing Training Flights, using Hampdens, Lysanders and Wellington aircraft. On 28 July 1942, he was detailed to captain a Wellington on a thousand bomber raid on Hamburg, with a pupil crew. Although recalled due to bad weather, the trainee WOP failed to receive the signal and the aircraft was shot down by an Me110. Three crew were killed and three bailed out including the second pilot who was later one of the 50 shot after the Great Escape from Stalag Luft 3. Chatting to his twin brother (a Spitfire PRU Pilot) after the end of the war they discovered that he had taken a photograph of a Prisoner of War camp near Bremen, where he was held near to the end of the war. At that time, of course, he had no idea that he was a prisoner in the very same camp! Frank returned to the UK in May 1945 and subsequently was demobbed in January 1946.

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McCracken, S
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McCracken, S

On 2nd October 1939 his Anson Mk.1 K6234 OY-T of 48 Sqn landed in the sea near East Stoke, he was rescued.

McNeill, G W
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McNeill, G W

on 25th of September 1939 his Anson Mk.1 K6202 NR-E of 220 Sqn was damaged during landing, He was not injured.

Meek, J
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Meek, J

Crew member of Anson 1 K8704, which on the 4th September 1939 suffered engine failure while overshooting the runway in fog, Anson lost height and diched in Thorney Creek and sunk.

Morris, David Lorraine Lloyd
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Died : 24 / 1 / 1938

Morris, David Lorraine Lloyd

Became Pilot Officer on 12th October 1937 Plt Off David Lorraine Lloyd Morris (23)was killed when his Anson I K6277, 51 Sqn, Boscombe Down Crashed into trees at night, Ibworth, near Basingstoke also injured were Sgt Donald William Mansbridge Act Plt Off Cecil Wardman Poulter AC2 Ronald Harry Price

Muir, D J
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Muir, D J

On 5th September 1939, his Anson Mk.I K8845 ZS-N of No.233 Sqn was lost in a forced landing off Shelly Point after suffering damage from HMS Seahorse, which the aircraft had mistakenly attacked. He escaped unharmed.

Parkinson,
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Parkinson,

on 9th September 1939 his Anson Mk.1 K8707 OY-K of no.48 Sqn crashed into the channel off Hastings, he was rescued.

Pearson, R
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Pearson, R

Joined the RAF in 1943 to begin training as an Air Gunner. After the usual short attachments at various training stations eventually ending up at No 2 AGS Dalcross. Air firing was carried out from an Avro Anson. There was always a mad rush to be first aboard the aircraft on every detail, not from enthusiasm, but from trying to avoid winding up the undercarriage after take off. M/Sig Pearson went from Dalcross to Kinloss to join a crew flying Whitleys and several months later ended up at 158 Sqdn Lissett to commence operations on Halifaxes. After half a tour and very happy at Lissett his crew were posted onto a PFF Sqdn, 635 Sqdn Downham Market. His first operation, and very nearly his last, was a daylight raid on Hamburg. On the bombing run, they had the misfortune to be selected by the pilot of a ME262 as his victim. He was not spotted until he was dead astern and blazing away with the four 30mm cannon in the nose. Evasive action was given and the pilot promptly stood the Lanc on its nose. Unfortunately not all the cannon shells missed and they lost quite a piece of fuselage leaving ammo belts hanging out in the slipstream. After regaining level flight, they were attacked again by another ME262, but this time they were lucky. Both ME pilots decided to push off and find some other sitting duck! Despite these attacks, they carried on and bombed, making their way home across the North Sea, not a pleasant journey. The pilot received an immediate award of the DFC. M/Sig Pearson finished the war out at Downham Market and after the war in Europe ended was posted to 83 Sqdn Conningsby for Tiger Force training and operations against the Japanese. Fortunately the war in the east ceased just as they were ready to depart. He was demobbed in May 1947, but was not happy out of uniform so was back in again at the end of 1949 as an A/G flying on Lincolns at 9 Sqdn. Binbrook. He had a short detachment with 617 Sqdn at Shallufa, Egypt and at the end of 1952 was posted onto B29 aircraft with 15 Sqdn. Coningsby. After six months he was posted to Little Rissington on a Link Trainer course and then to FTS Syerston as a Link instructor to Naval cadet pilots. In 1955, he was required to either remuster to a ground trade or take another aircrew trade. He was posted to Swanton Morley to take training as an Air Signaller and from then to St Mawgan 228 Sqdn on Shackletons. Next came a posting to Northolt in a drawing office drawing En-Route charts and Terminal Approach Procedures. Back to flying in 1961 and a posting to 224 Sqdn Gibraltar and then to Air Traffic Control School at Shawbury. On completion of this course came a posting to RAF Lyneham as Local Controller and thence to RAF Colerne as Approach Controller. He left the service in 1968.

Pennell, F M
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Pennell, F M

on 9th September 1939 his Anson Mk.1 K8707 OY-K of no.48 Sqn crashed into the channel off Hastings, he was rescued.

Quilter, J
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Died : 5 / 9 / 1939

Quilter, J

The Anson tto part in a 12 aircraft patrol over the North sea. The Anson was crewed by P/O L H Edwards, Sgt A. O Heslop, ACI G Sheffield, and LAC J Quilter, Edwards sighted a German HE115 of 1/KUFiGr 160 float plane off the Freisians, during the combat LAC Quilter was hit and could not fire the aircraft guns, leaving only the forward fixed guns, The Anson was shot down and exploded. The German crew looked for the crew of the Anson but only found the badly injured pilot Officer Edwards who was taken prisoner of war. Quilter was either killed when he was hit or died in the explosion of the aircraft crash

Ridley, H G
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Ridley, H G

On 9th September 1939 his Anson Mk.1 N5052 MK-? of no.500 Sqn Ran out of fuel and crashed near sussex, he was rescued.

Sheffield, G
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Sheffield, G

The Anson took part in a 12 aircraft patrol over the North sea. The Anson was crewed by P/O L H Edwards, Sgt A. O Heslop, ACI G Sheffield, and LAC J Quilter, Edwards sighted a German HE115 of 1/KUFiGr 160 float plane off the Freisians, during the combat LAC Quilter was hit and could not fire the aircraft guns, leaving only the forward fixed guns, The Anson was shot down and exploded. The German crew looked for the crew of the Anson but only found the badly injured pilot Officer Edwards who was taken prisoner of war. G Sheffield was killed in the explosion

Smith, W J
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Smith, W J

on 9th September 1939 his Anson Mk.1 N5066 MK-? of no.500 Sqn ran out of fuel and crashed into the North Sea off Seasalter, he was rescued.

Stark, L F W
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Died : 1 / 8 / 2004

Stark, L F W

Lawrence W F Stark was born on 16th November 1920 in Bolton, Lancashire and was educated at Bolton School and then The Lancashire and Manchester Technical College. Pinkie Stark joined the RAF in 1941 and trained to be a pilot in Canada. On his return to England he spent some time flying Avro Ansons and Boulton Paul Defiants before being sent to a Typhoon OTU and and to 182 Squadron, then posted on operations the 10th January 1943 to 609 Typhoon Fighter Squadron, based at Manston. The squadron had been tasked to counter the hit and run attacks over South-East England by Fw190s. On 12 March 1943 Lawrence W F Stark had his first victory when he downed a Fw190 over Dunkirk. He shot down two Ju88 bombers over France, one in October and the other on 2 November 1943. He flew so low when claiming the first of these Ju88s that he clipped the top of some trees, returning to base with branches in the now misshapen nose of his Typhoon. On 4th January 1944 he shared in the destruction of a Dornier Do217, he also shot down a Caudron Goeland transport and another Fw 190, with 5Â½ victories and another aircraft destroyed on the ground he qualified as an Ace. He served on with 609 Squadron throughout occupied Europe, eventually taking over as the Squadron Commander and, awarded the DFC, became an Ace as one of the most successful Typhoon pilots in aerial combat. In February 1944 he moved to 263 Typhoon Fighter Squadron as a flight commander, to carry out ground-attack operations, still with the Typhoon. He flew sorties in support of the D-Day landing attacking ground targets in Northern France but in July 1944 he was shot down in Brittany. With the help of the French resistance he evaded capture and returned to England in a motor boat. Stark later returned to 609 Squadron as commanding officer to continue the ground-attack work. Stark continued flying in the RAF and gained a Bar to his DFC. In 1947 he completed the Empire Test Course and was posted to Boscombe Down as a test pilot, in particular with the Blind Landing Experimental Unit performing automatic landing trials. He was awarded the AFC and C de G (Belg). He retired from the RAF in 1963 and later became manager of Rochester Airport.. Sadly Squadron Leader Stark passed away on the 1st of August 2004.

Pinkie Stark with his damaged Typhoon, most likely taken after his scrape with treetops while shooting down a Ju88 in October 1943.

Citation for DFC, 7th March 1944 :

This officer is a cool and resourceful fighter who had invariably displayed great keenness and determination. He has shot down 6 enemy aircraft in combat, whilst in attacks on the enemy targets on the ground he has destroyed an aircraft and a locomotive; he has also attacked a number of small vessels such as tugs and barges with damaging effect.

Citation for the Bar to the DFC, 3rd October 1944 :

Flight Lieutenant Stark has a completed a large number of sorties. He has led his flight against many difficult and dangerous targets and despite heavy enemy opposition he has always pressed home his attacks to a successful conclusion. His excellent leadership, courage and fine fighting spirit have set a splendid example to all.

Stransky, J.
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Stransky, J.

Taylor, P
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Taylor, P

Joined the RAF as an Aircraft Apprentice at Halton in 1938, aged 16. In 1940 he became airframe fitter on the Maintenance Unit and volunteered for aircrew in 1941. He was recommended for training as a Navigator, completed his ground training in the UK and his flying training in Port Albert, Canada. On completion, he was Commissioned and returned to the UK in January 1943, where he commenced familiarisation training in Tiger Moths (15 EFTS) and Ansons. In August 1943, along with a pilot, wireless operator and bomb aimer, he commenced training on Whitleys. From December 1943 to January 1944, he underwent training for conversion to Halifaxes and was posted to 10 Sqdn. After one operation he was transferred to 158 Sqdn (Lissett). On his tenth op. (18th April 1944) his aircraft was returning from a bombing raid on the marshalling yards at Tergunier (northern France) when they were attacked by a German night-fighter. The port wing of the aircraft was on fire, they went into a steep dive and the pilot shouted â€œBale Outâ€. Fortunately for him, the navigator position in the Halifax was next to the forward escape hatch and both he and the Flight Engineer were the only ones able to bale out, the other five crew members were all killed on impact. The Flight Engineer was captured the next day but Flt/Lt Taylor avoided capture and was sheltered by the Resistance in various safe houses until 28th July. By this time in the war French collaborators had infiltrated the Resistance Movement and were turning evading Allied airmen over to the Germans. Flt/Lt Taylor was betrayed and turned over to the Germans on 28th July. He was imprisoned in Paris with approximately 140 other Allied airmen captured in similar circumstances. When Allied forces closed in on Paris, all prisoners mainly French civilians were packed into cattle trucks and evacuated to Germany, destination unknown, which turned out to be Buchenwald concentration camp. Along with other airmen, he was subsequently transferred to Stalag Luft 3 on 21st October where he remained as POW until the Russian advanced forced evacuation of all POWs and a long trek, finishing near Hamburg just as Germany surrendered.

Thompson,
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Thompson,

on 9th September 1939 his Anson Mk.1 K6187 VX-E of no.206 Sqn ran out of fuel and crashed into the channel off the Dyck lightship, He was rescued.

Wickins, John Frederick
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Wickins, John Frederick

Nos44, 106 and 241 Squadrons. RAFVR 1939. Trained as AG 26/8/40. Qualified 26/9/40. Rank-Sgt. Posted to 241 Squadron Army Co - op Nov. 1940. Apr 1941 - 241 Sqd -Joined the Fifth Army Division at Bury St Edmunds - Lysanders were thcaircraft. Oct 1941 Commissioned and posted to Scampton -Waddington 44 squadron. No Ops but one flightvdth S/L/ NettletonV.C. W/C LeroydV.C. was Flight Commander. April 1942 posted to Coningsby 106 Squadron and joined W/C Gibson's crew as Rear Gunner and started my Ops tour. Started in Manchesters then Lancasters completed 24 ops trips with W/C (Gibson) which was more than anyone else. Then went on my pilots course. Aircraft flown: Tiger Moth - Solo in Shrs. 10mins. Canada Curnell - Solo. Anson 11 - Solo. 25 Aug 1944. Passed above average and got wings, UK 1945 - Oxford. UK 1945 Nov - then posted to Farnborough Experimental & Research Dept re Gurinery." Operational record, date. target, pilot, comment. 22/4/42, Baltic, W/C Gibson, Mine Laying. 23/4/42, Rustock, S/LNelms, Mine Laying. 23/4/42, Rustock, W/C Gibson, Mine Laying. 8/5/42, WarDemunde, W/C Gibson. 30/5/42, Cologne, S/L Wooldridge, first 1000 +raid. 1/6/42, Essen, S/L Wooldridge, 1000 +raid. 2516/42, Bremen, 1000 + raid. 29/6/42, Bremen, S/LWooldridge, 1000 + raid. 8/7/42, Wilemishaven, W/C Gibson. 1117/42, Danzig, W/C Gibson, Daylight 10.15 hrs. 18/7/42, Essen, W/CGibson, Recalled. 26/7/42, Hamburg, W/C Gibson. 29/7/42, Dusseldorf, W1C Gibson. 27/8/42, Gdynia, W/C Gibson, Graf Zeppelin - Sub Docks 9.50 hrs. 1/9/42, Saarbucken, WIC Gibson, First 8000 Ibs bombs on Germany. 13/9/42, Bremen, WICGIbson. 1919/42, Munich. P/O1Butterworth. 23/9142, Wismar, W/CGibson, DorrilerWorks. 5110/42, Aachen, P/01,Vellington. 15/10/42, Cologne, WICGibson. 17/10/42, LeCreusot, W/CGibson, Daylight 94 A/C 10.25 hrs target Montchanin Power Station. 22/10/42, Genoa, W/C Gibson, Largest on Italy at that time 9.30 hrs 8000 Ibs bomb. 24/10/42, Milan, W/C Gibson, Daylight 10.25 hrs. 7/11142, Genoa, W/C Gibson. 18/11142, Turin, W/C Gibson, Flat works. 20/11/42, Turin, P/0 Cooper, Lost an engine. 28/11/42, Turin, W/C Gibson, 8000 Ibs first ever Italy. 11/11/42, Essen, W/C Gibson. 18/1/43, Berlin, W/C Gibson, lst 8000 Ibs bomb Berlin took Major Dimbelby (BBC News). 14/2/43, Milan, W/C Gibson. 25/2/43, Nurenberg, W/C Gibson, 8000 Ibs bomb. 26/2/43, W/C Gibson. 28/2/43, St.Nazarle, F/Lt Shannon (Dam Buster)

Wilkinson, G N
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Wilkinson, G N

Injured after his Anson Mk.1 L7058 OY-J of no.48 Sqn ran out of fuel and crashed in France.

Williams, R.E
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Williams, R.E

Pilot of Anson 1 K8704, which on the 4th September 1939 suffered engine failure while overshooting the runway in fog, Anson lost height and diched in Thorney Creek and sunk.

Willis, A G
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Willis, A G

on 9th September 1939 his Anson Mk.1 K8707 OY-K of no.48 Sqn crashed into the channel off Hastings, he was rescued.

Wright, C W
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Wright, C W

on 25th of September 1939 his Anson Mk.1 K6202 NR-E of 220 Sqn was damaged during landing, he was not injured.

Yorke, G J D
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Yorke, G J D

On 5th September 1939, his Anson Mk.I K8845 ZS-N of No.233 Sqn was lost in a forced landing off Shelly Point after suffering damage from HMS Seahorse, which the aircraft had mistakenly attacked. He escaped unharmed.

Squadrons :
No.500 Sqn RAF

Pilots or Aircrew :
Martin

Historical Notes :
05-12-1940 - Force landed at Cromebury, Outer Hebrides. Pilot : P/O Martin.

Squadrons :
No.206 Sqn RAF

Pilots or Aircrew :
A.O Heslop
G Sheffield
J Quilter

Historical Notes :
05-09-1939 - The Anson tto part in a 12 aircraft patrol over the North sea. The Anson was crewed by P/O L H Edwards, Sgt A. O Heslop, ACI G Sheffield, and LAC J Quilter, Edwards sighted a German HE115 of 1/KUFiGr 160 float plane off the Freisians, during the combat LAC Quilter was hit and could not fire the aircraft guns, leaving only the forward fixed guns, The Anson was shot down and exploded. The German crew looked for the crew of the Anson but only found the badly injured pilot Officer Edwards who was taken prisoner of war

Squadrons :
No.206 Sqn RAF

Pilots or Aircrew :
R T Kean
H M F Barnitt
Caulfield
Thompson

Historical Notes :
09-09-1939 - Ran out of fuel and crashed into the channel off the Dyck lightship. P/O R T Kean safe, P/O H M F Barnitt safe, AC Caulfield safe, LAC Thompson safe.

Squadrons :
No.220 Sqn RAF

Pilots or Aircrew :
G W McNeill
C W Wright

Historical Notes :
25-09-1939 - Damaged undercarriage during landing. P/O G W McNeill safe, F/O C W Wright safe.

Squadrons :
No.48 Sqn RAF

Pilots or Aircrew :
M V Hunter
R A Bate
S McCracken
Hills

Historical Notes :
02-10-1939 - Landed in the sea near East Stoke. P/O M V Hunter rescued, Sgt R A Bate injured, AC1 S McCracken rescued, AC Hills rescued.

Squadrons :
No.51 Sqn RAF

Historical Notes :
24-01-1938 - Anson I K6277, 51 Sqn, Boscombe Down Crashed into trees at night, Ibworth, near Basingstoke Plt Off David Lorraine Lloyd Morris (23) killed Sgt Donald William Mansbridge injured Act Plt Off Cecil Wardman Poulter injured AC2 Ronald Harry Price injured

Squadrons :
No.311 Sqn RAF

Pilots or Aircrew :
J. Stransky

Historical Notes :
01-04-1941 - Anson crash-landed at Honington following the loss of the starboard aileron.

Squadrons :
No.48 Sqn RAF

Pilots or Aircrew :
R.E Williams
F Burton
J Meek
D Hider

Historical Notes :
04-09-1939 - Anson crewed by SGT R E Williams, SGT F Burtin, LAC J Meek, AC D Hider, aircraft suffered engine failure in fog while trying to go around, and ditched into Thorney Creek and sank. two crew ere injured.

Squadrons :
No.48 Sqn RAF

Pilots or Aircrew :
G E Ford
F M Pennell
Parkinson
A G Willis

Historical Notes :
09-09-2939 - Crashed into English channel off Hastings. F/Lt G E Ford rescued, Sgt F M Pennell rescued, Cpl Parkinson rescued, LAC A G Willis rescued.

Squadrons :
No.224 Sqn RAF
No.220 Sqn RAF

Pilots or Aircrew :
Henry Outram Thwaite

Historical Notes :
10-07-1937 - delivered to 224 Squadron at Thornaby on 10th July 1937, it moved with unit to Eastleigh on 17th January 1938 and then back to Thornaby on 26th March 1938. It returned to A.V.Roe Ltd at Woodford for modifications on 5th August 1938. In the meantime 224 Squadron had moved to Leuchars so when the aircraft was returned to it's unit on 2nd September 1938 it was flown to Leuchars
27-06-1939 - transferred to 220 Squadron at Bircham Newton and coded "NR-Z". It then moved with unit to Thornaby on 21st August 1939 and on 16th September landed at Redcar but was not damaged. Three days later it suffered Cat.M/FA damage in an accident at Thornaby but was only slightly damaged and repaired on site and returned to 220 Squadron. It later transferred to S of GR at Thorney Island on 14th Noveber 1939
26-04-1940 - It later transferred to S of GR at Thorney Island on 14th Noveber 1939 and then again moved with this unit to Guernsey on 26th April 1940 to assist with the evacuation. The Unit moved to Hooton Park on 19th June 1940 and was renamed No.1 School of General Recconnaissance (S of GR).
05-07-1940 - It was written off in July 1940 as destroyed on the ground on Guernsey during evacuation on 5th July 1940 but may have been left there as it was unservicable and was left to its fate only to be written off some weeks later as the paperwork went through.
16-09-1939 - F/O Henry Outram Thwaite RAF (39399) was forced to make a landing at around 07.00hrs on Redcar Racecourse because of bad weather on return from an operational patrol. The aircraft was not damaged at all and it is thought that it took off again at a later date from the racecourse when the weather improved.

Squadrons :
No.233 Sqn RAF

Pilots or Aircrew :
G J D Yorke
D J Muir

Historical Notes :
05-09-1939 - Mistakenly attacked submarine HMS Seahorse and was damaged by return fire, and destroyed in force landing off Shelly Point. Pilot Officer G J D Yorke ok, Sergeant D J Muir ok.

Squadrons :
No.224 Sqn RAF

Squadrons :
No.48 Sqn RAF

Pilots or Aircrew :
G N Wilkinson
J J Drummond
Clarke

Historical Notes :
09-09-1939 - Ran out of fuel and crashed in France. Sgt G N Wilkinson Injured, P/O J J Drummond Killed, AC1 Clarke Injured.

Squadrons :
No.500 Sqn RAF

Pilots or Aircrew :
R E Jay
J H Baldry
S F C Cunningham
H G Ridley

Historical Notes :
09-09-1939 - Ran out of fuel and crashed near sussex. F/O R E Jay Injured, LAC J H Baldry Injured, AC2 S F C Cunningham rescued, AC2 H G Ridley rescued.

Squadrons :
No.500 Sqn RAF

Pilots or Aircrew :
Lane
E N Harris
R H Coomber
W J Smith

Historical Notes :
09-09-1939 - Ran out of fuel and crashed into the North Sea off Seasalter. P/O Lane rescued, P/O E N Harris rescued, AC2 R H Coomber rescued, W J Smith rescued.

Known Individual Aircraft : Anson :
Type	Serial	Codes	First Flew	Squadron History	Aircrew History	History Notes	Engine	Factory
Anson			-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Anson 1	K6183	VX-B	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Anson I	K6187	VX-E	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Anson I	K6202	NR-E	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Anson I	K6234	OY-T	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Anson I	K6277		-	*details*	*no information*	*details*
Anson I	K6296		-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Anson 1	K8704	OY-E	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Anson I	K8707	OY-K	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Anson	K8825	NR-Z	10/07/1937	*details*	*details*	*details*		A.V. Roe Ltd at Woodford
Anson I	K8845	ZS-N	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Anson	K9925		10/07/1937	*details*	*no information*	*details*		A.V. Roe Ltd at Woodford
Anson I	L7058	OY-J	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Anson I	N5052	MK-?	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Anson I	N5066	MK-?	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Anson I	W1505		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1506		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1507		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1508		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1509		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1510		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1511		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1512		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1513		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1514		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1515		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1516		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1517		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1518		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1519		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1520		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1521		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1522		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1523		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1524		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1529		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1530		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1531		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1532		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1533		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1534		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1535		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1536		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1537		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1538		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1539		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1540		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1544		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1545		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1546		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1547		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1548		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1549		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1550		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1551		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1552		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1553		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1554		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1555		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1556		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1557		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1558		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1559		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1560		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1561		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1562		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1563		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1564		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1565		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1566		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1567		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1568		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1569		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1570		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1576		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1577		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1578		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1579		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1580		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1581		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1582		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1583		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1584		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1585		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1586		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1587		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1588		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1589		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
Anson I	W1590		-	*no information*	*no information*	*no information*
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No.104 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st September 1917 Fate : The squadron was again reformed - as No. 104 (Strategic Missile) Squadron - on 22 July 1959, one of 20 squadrons associated with Project Emily. Strike hard Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.104 Sqn RAF	No.104 Sqn RAF No 104 Squadron, RFC, was formed at Wyton, Huntingdonshire, on 4th September 1917, from a nucleus provided by No. 20 Training Squadron, and went to France in May 1918, equipped with DH9 aircraft. The squadron was posted to the bombing force which, on 6th June, became known as the Independent Force and from 8th June until the Armistice was engaged on long-distance day-bombing raids into Germany. On nearly all its raids - and it made a good many - it met the most strenuous opposition from large formations of enemy fighters, but it succeeded in destroying thirty and shooting down another 27 out of control. More than 41 tons of bombs were dropped, the greater proportion on German towns far behind the lines. The squadron had to re-form three times owing to heavy casualties. Eight flying aces served within its ranks, including future Rear Admiral Arthur Rullion Rattray, Jeffrey Batters Home-Hay, William Bottrill, Richard Gammon and W. Harrop. On 7 January 1936, the squadron was reformed at Abingdon from the 'C' Flight of No. 40 Squadron. The squadron was equipped with the Hawker Hind. In August 1936 the squadron moved to RAF Hucknall, followed by a move to Bassingbourn in May 1938, and conversion to the Bristol Blenheim The squadron spent the rest of the war in the Mediterranean, first operating in the Western Desert, moving west behind the advancing armies, then at the end of 1943 moving to southern Italy, from where it carried out raids across the Balkans and northern Italy. No. 104 Squadron retained its Wellingtons into 1945, flying its last Wellington mission on 27 February, before converting to the Liberator. After the war the squadron moved to Egypt, operating Lancasters until it was disbanded on 1 April 1947. In March 1955 the squadron reformed at Gutersloh equipped with the English Electric Canberra. Appointed as CO by April 1955 was Squadron Leader Edward Stephenson, an experienced flying instructor. The squadron became part of No. 551 Wing RAF, the Bomber Command Element of 2TAF: this consisted of Nos 102, 103, 104 and 149 Squadrons - each equipped with ten Canberra B2s. The squadron disbanded again in August 1956. The squadron was again reformed - as No. 104 (Strategic Missile) Squadron - on 22 July 1959, one of 20 squadrons associated with Project Emily. The squadron was equipped with three Thor Intermediate range ballistic missiles. and based at RAF Ludford Magna. In October 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the squadron was kept at full readiness, with the missiles aimed at strategic targets in the USSR. The squadron was disbanded on 24 May 1963
No.106 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 30th September 1917 Fate : Disbanded 24th May 1963 Pro libertate - For freedom Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.106 Sqn RAF	No.106 Sqn RAF 106 Squadron was formed 30th September 1917 at Andover, and served in Ireland on Army co-operation duties from May 1918 until disbandment in 1919. Re-formed in June 1938, the squadron was equipped with Hawker Hinds, and later Fairey Battles and from May 1939 until March 1942 was equipped with the Handley Page Hampden. The first operational WWII sortie, on the night of 9/10th September 1940 was mine laying in the Bordeaux area and the first bombing sortie was on the night of 1st/2nd March 1941 against Cologne. From February 1942 until June the same year 106 was equipped with the Avro Manchester. Following this short spell, the squadron was re-equipped with the Avro Lancaster. Although they used both Lancasters and Manchesters on all three 1,000 bomber raids (Cologne 30th/31st May 1942, Essen 1st/2nd June 1942, and Bremen 25/26th June 1942) - the third one against Bremen was the last one when the Manchesters were used. In October 1942, 106 contributed 10 Lancasters to 5 Group's epic low level daylight raid against the Schneider Works at Le Creusot, and 2 Lancasters (one of which was piloted by Wing Commander Guy Gibson CO of 106) to the subsidiary raid on the transformer and switching station at Montchanin. In 1943, they took part in the first shuttle-bombing raids (target Friedrichshafen), and the famous Peenemunde raid. During what was to become known as the Battle of Berlin (November 1943- March 1944) 106 dispatched 281 Lancasters on 20 raids, with the loss of eight aircraft. In 1944, 106 helped prepare the way for the invasion of Europe by hitting targets such as a Coastal Gun Battery at St Pierre du Mont and V-1 storage sites. In December 1944, 106 made a round trip of over 1,900 miles to attack the German Baltic Fleet at Gdynia. In March 1945, the squadron provided air support (against the defences of Wesel) for Commandos crossing the Rhine. Their last bombing sortie was on 25/26th April 1945 against the oil refinery at Vallo, Norway and 106 Squadron finally disbanded February 1946.
No.108 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 11th November 1917 Fate : Disbanded 28th March 1945 Viribus contractis - With gathering strength Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.108 Sqn RAF	No.108 Sqn RAF The unit was formed at Stonehenge in November 1917, and was equipped with Airco DH.9 bombers. In July 1918, the squadron went to Capelle, Dunkirk, equipped with DH.9s for day-bombing operations against targets in North-West Belgium. In October 1918, it moved to Bisseghem, Belgium, and remained based there until the Armistice. During its service overseas the squadron made 59 successful bombing raids, 40 reconnaissance flights, two photographic flights, dropped approximately 70 tons of bombs, and shot down nine enemy aircraft (a further 20 were reported shot down, but were not confirmed).[ Disbanded in July 1919, the squadron did not reappear in the order of battle until January 1937, when it was re-formed as No 108 (Bomber) Squadron at Upper Heyford. On the day before the outbreak of World War 2 it became a No. 6 Group training squadron and in April 1940, was absorbed into No 13 OTU. On 1 August 1941, No. 108 reformed at Kabrit as a night bomber Squadron. Its Wellingtons began bombing raids on the 22 September, targets being ports on the Libyan coast and in Greece. In November it began to receive Liberators and these supplemented the Wellingtons until June 1942. On the 18 December 1942 the Squadron was reduced to a cadre which was disbanded on 25 December 1942. On 15 March 1943 No. 108 reformed at Shandur as a night fighter Squadron. Its Beaufighters flew night patrols over Egypt, Libya and Malta and were supplemented by Mosquitoes in February 1944. The latter were used for intruder missions until withdrawn in July while the Beaufighters moved back to Libya for intruder operations over Greece and the Aegean. In October 1944 the Squadron moved to Greece and became involved in the attempted Communist take-over of the country in December. After taking part in attacks on rebel positions until the uprising was quelled, the Squadron gave up its aircraft and sailed for Italy in March 1945, disbanding on 28 March 1945.
No.109 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st November 1917 Fate : Disbanded 1st February 1957 Primi hastati - The first of the legion Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.109 Sqn RAF	No.109 Sqn RAF The squadron first formed on 1 November 1917 as 109 Squadron Royal Flying Corps at South Carlton and began training on the de Havilland DH.9 bomber but was disbanded on 19 August 1918 without becoming operational On 10th December 1940, the squadron was re-born from the Wireless Intelligence Development Unit (WIDU) whose headquarters were at Boscombe Down, Wilts. Using Anson and Wellington aircraft it was engaged during the next two years in development of radio counter-measures and also new radar aids, notably the blind bombing system known as Oboe. In August, 1942, No. 109 moved to Wyton to become one of the original units of the Pathfinder Force.1 In December it converted to Oboe Mosquitoes and on 2Oth/21st made World War 2 history by flying the first Oboe sorties over enemy territory - on a calibration raid against a power station at Lutterade in Holland. Eight nights later, on 31st December/1st January 1943, it made history again when it pioneered Oboe target marking for a following force of heavy bombers; the target was DÃ¼sseldorf. The squadron remained an Oboe Mosquito marker unit for the rest of the war and from mid-1943 had a friendly PFF rival in No. 105 Squadron. One of No. 109's most outstanding successes was on 5/6th March, 1943, when eight of its Mosquitoes led Bomber Command's devastating assault on Essen which laid waste more than 160 acres of that city and heralded the Battle of the Ruhr. Included among the squadron's many other wartime claims to fame is the claim that the last bombs to be dropped on Berlin were dropped by one of its Mosquitos at 2.14am on 21st April, 1945. On 30 September 1945 the Squadron was disbanded. Among the scores of decorations won by No. 109 Squadron personnel was a Victoria Cross. It was awarded posthumously to Squadron Leader BAM Palmer, "in recognition of most conspicuous bravery" while flying a Lancaster of No. 582 Squadron (mainly with a 582 Squadron crew) and acting as Oboe leader of a Lancaster force against Cologne on 23rd December 1944. On 1 October 1945, No. 627 Squadron at Woodhall Spa was renumbered 109 Squadron and flew Mosquitoes as a target marking unit until conversion to Canberras began in July 1952. It eventually re-equipped with Canberras and saw action in the Suez campaign. With the increase of the V bomber force the squadron was no longer needed and was finally disbanded on 1 February 1957 at RAF Binbrook.
No.116 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st December 1917 Fate : Disbanded 21st August 1958 Precision in defence Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.116 Sqn RAF	No.116 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.147 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st May 1918 Fate : Disbanded 15th September 1958 Assidue portamus - We carry with regularity Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.147 Sqn RAF	No.147 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.148 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 10th February 1918 Fate : 1956 was detached to Malta for attacks on Egyptian airfields during the Suez operation. In April 1965, the Squadron was disbanded after the grounding Trusty Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.148 Sqn RAF	No.148 Sqn RAF The squadron was formed at Andover Aerodrome on 10 February 1918, it moved to Ford Junction Aerodrome on 1 March 1918 where it was equipped with the Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2b and moved to France on 25 April 1918. squadron's outstanding operations was a low bombing attack on Rumbeke airfield on 20th May in which five direct hits were scored on hangars. Another notable raid was that made on Mons railway station on the night of 4th November. Two journeys were made; the second in a wind of gale force and in all 54x112-lb and 108x25-lb bombs were dropped. A number of awards, including 4 DFCs and 1 DFM, were made to the squadron It returned to the UK on 17 February 1919 and disbanded at Tangmere on 4 July 1919. In June 1937, No. 148 Squadron was re-formed at Scampton as a long-range medium-bomber unit. It was equipped with one Wellesley and six Audaxes at first, but in July some more Wellesleys arrived and the Audaxes were allotted away. It moved to Stradishall in March 1938, and in September was re-mustered as a heavy night-bomber unit and re-equipped with some Heyford Ills formerly used by No. 99 Squadron. Changing to Wellington Is in March 1939, and in July six Wellingtons took part in a mass flight of Bomber Command aircraft to Bordeaux Soon after the war had begun, No.148 moved to Harwell and, equipped with Wellingtons and Ansons, became a training squadron in No.6 Group. Early in April 1940, it was absorbed into No.15 OTU, later re-formed in Malta in December 1940 - again as a bomber squadron equipped with Wellingtons - taking part in the North African and Italian campaigns. After the war the Squadron moved to Egypt until 15 January 1946 when it was disbanded being reformed again in November 1946 with Lancasters which were replaced with Lincolns in January 1950. disbanded again on 1st July 1955. On 1st July 1956, it reformed at Marham with Valiants as part of the V-bomber Force and in October 1956 was detached to Malta for attacks on Egyptian airfields during the Suez operation. In April 1965, the Squadron was disbanded after the grounding of the Valiants.
No.15 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st March 1915 Aim sure Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.15 Sqn RAF	No.15 Sqn RAF On 1st March 1915, the officers and men who made up No.1 Reserve Squadron and the Recruits Depot, all of whom were based at South Farnborough, Hampshire, were brought together to form No.15 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Initially, the new squadron was equipped with a diverse range of flying machines, including Henri and Maurice Farmans, Avros, Bleriots, Moranes and BE2c aircraft. Having relocated to an airfield at Hounslow, west of London, where the squadron was allowed time to work up to operational status, it was, on 11th May, relocated to another airfield at Swingate Down, to the east of Dover, on the Kent coast. On 23rd December 1915, No.15 Squadron, RFC, deployed to France for operational duties. Throughout its time on the Western Front, during the First World War, the squadron was engaged in observation and reconnaissance duties, initially using BE2c aircraft but later, during June 1916, upgrading to R.E.8s. The work undertaken by the squadron, in its reconnaissance role, was recognised by higher authority, on a number of occasions, in the form of telegrams or communiquÃ©s. On 1st April 1918, No.15 Squadron became part of the newly formed Royal Air Force, which came into being with the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service. With the end of hostilities in November 1918, came a reduction in the fighting strength of the RAF and, although not disbanded as a number of squadrons were, No.15 was reduced to a cadre. The axe finally fell on the final day of December 1919, when No.15 Squadron was disbanded. It was to be approximately five years before No.15s number plate was to be resurrected when, on 20th March 1924, No.15 Squadron was reformed as part of the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE), at Martlesham Heath, Suffolk. Over a period of ten years, No.15 Squadron completed 12,100 flying hours on over seventy-five different types of airframe. Over that same period, it also saw five changes of commanding officer. On 1st June 1934, No.15 was re-designated as a new unit, equipped with Hawker Hart Mk.I aircraft, undertaking daylight operations flying as part of Bomber Command. The new C.O. was Squadron Leader Thomas Elmhirst, who secured permission for his squadron to change the number plate to Roman numerals and have the XV applied to the fuselage on all the squadrons aircraft. This decision was to have a lasting effect and was only interrupted by the Second World War. Thomas Elmhirst also gave thought to the fact the squadron should have its own badge and motto, both of which were approved, during 1935. In early 1936, the squadron re-equipped with Hawker Hind bomber aircraft. These machines remained in service with No.XV until 13th July 1938, when the unit converted to Fairey Battle bomber aircraft. It was with the latter aircraft that the squadron prepared for war when, on 27th August 1939, a state of emergency was declared. History repeated itself when the Squadron returned to France on a war footing, but it was forced to return to England in order to re-equip with the Bristol Blenheim bomber. The new aircraft was initially seen as a wonder aircraft, but No.XV Squadron was virtually decimated in strength following the German invasion of the Netherlands in May 1940. With the Blenheim being designated unsuitable for the task, the squadron began converting to the Vickers Wellington bomber, designed by Barnes Wallace, on 7th November 1940. This was really a stop-gap measure as on 30th April 1941 No.XV began converting to the Short Stirling, four-engine, heavy bomber. During the next couple of years, night after night, the squadron carried the fight back to the enemy, enduring many losses and exploits of valour in the process. It participated in all the 1,000 bomber raids against Germany. As 1943 drew to a close, No.XV prepared to continue the fight with new equipment. Having converted to the Avro Lancaster bomber in late December 1943, the squadron went operational in mid-January 1944 with its new aircraft. By the time the war came to an end, No.XV was flying Lancaster B.1 Specials, which were specially adapted to carry 22,000lb Grand Slam bombs. February 1947 saw another change of equipment when the squadron converted to the Avro Lincoln bomber, whilst based at RAF Wyton in Huntingdonshire. However, by the end of that same year, No.XV found itself deploying aircraft to Shallufa, Egypt, as part of Operation Sunrise. Another change of occurred at the end of November 1950, when No.XV Squadron was disbanded but immediately reformed with Boeing B29 Washington bomber aircraft. It was during the Washington period, in March 1951, that the squadrons code letters â€˜LSâ€™, which it had been adopted during late 1939, were removed from the aircraft fuselages. The new scheme called for a natural metal finish, adorned with only the RAF roundel, fin flash and aircraft serial. With technology advancing all the time, No.XV entered a new phase in its history in June 1953, when it was declared fully operational flying English Electric Canberra bombers. During the next couple of years, the squadron continued to train and undertook many navigational and bombing exercises, which proved fruitful in 1956 when the Suez crises erupted. No.XV was deployed to Nicosia, as part of Operation Accumulate, on 23rd October. During the short period of fighting that followed, No.XV dropped a higher concentration of bombs than any other squadron. Following a cease-fire, the squadron returned to England where, on 15th April 1957, it was disbanded. The 1st of September 1958 saw the re-formation of No.XV as a V-Bomber squadron, equipped with Handley Page Victor B.I bombers. These aircraft were not only adorned with the official RAF insignia described above, but were also permitted to carry the squadron badge, together with the Roman XV numerals. The squadron retained these aircraft until 1964 when it was again disbanded. For a period of five years No.XV Squadron ceased to exist. However, this changed on 1st October 1970, when the squadron number plate and badge were resurrected and No.XV was reformed at RAF Honnington, in Suffolk. Equipped with Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer aircraft, the squadron departed for RAF Laarbruch, where, during January 1971, it officially became part of Royal Air Force Germany. After thirteen years service with the squadron, the Buccaneers were replaced with Panavia Tornado, swing-wing, bombers. On 1st September 1983, No.XV became the first RAF Squadron in Germany to be equipped with this type of aircraft. During the latter quarter of 1990, No.XV had deployed two flights, totalling twelve crews, to Muharraq Air Base, on Bahrain Island, in readiness for operations against the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. During the following conflict, two aircraft crewed by XV Squadron personnel were shot down, resulting in the loss of Flt Lt Stephen Hicks and the capture of Flt Lts John Peters, John Nichol and Rupert Clark. The squadron returned to RAF Laarbruch at the end of March 1991, where a number of awards, for service in the Gulf War were announced. Wing Commander John Broardbent was awarded a Distinguished Service Order, whilst Sqn Ldr Gordon Buckley and Sqn Ldr Nigel Risdale were both awarded Distinguished Flying Crosses. Senior Engineering Officer S/L Rob Torrence was awarded the Member of the British Empire. Following disbandment in January 1992, No.XV was reformed a few months later on 1st April, at RAF Honnington, where it took on the role of the Tornado Weapons Conversion Unit. It was also granted the status of a Reserve Squadron. No.XV (R) Squadron remained at Honnington until 1st November 1993, when it re-located to RAF Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland. During January 1998, it was re-designated as the Tornado GR1 Operational Conversion Unit and equipped with the up-graded Tornado GR4 variant. In 2011, just four years away from its 100th anniversary, No.XV (R) Squadron still operates from RAF Lossiemouth, providing refresher crews and new crews to the front line squadrons. Text by kind permission of Martyn Ford Jones
No.167 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 18th November 1918 Fate : Disbanded 15th September 1958 Gold Coast Ubique sine mora - Everywhere without delay Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.167 Sqn RAF	No.167 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.185 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 21st October 1918 Fate : Disbanded 1st May 1943 Ara fejn hu - Look where it is Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.185 Sqn RAF	No.185 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.192 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 5th September 1917 Fate : Disbanded 21st August 1958 Dare to discover Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.192 Sqn RAF	No.192 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.206 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st April 1918 Nihil nos effugit - Naught escapes us Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.206 Sqn RAF	No.206 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.207 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st April 1918 Fate : Disbanded 30th June 1984 Semper paratus - Always prepared Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.207 Sqn RAF	No.207 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.215 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st April 1918 Fate : Disbanded 31st December 1968 Surgeti nox adest - Arise, night is at hand Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.215 Sqn RAF	No.215 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.217 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st April 1918 Fate : Disbanded 13th November 1959 Woe to the unwary Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.217 Sqn RAF	No.217 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.220 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st April 1918 Fate : Disbanded 10th July 1963 We observe unseen Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.220 Sqn RAF	No.220 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.224 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st April 1918 Fate : Disbanded 31st October 1966 Fedele all amico - Faithful to a freind Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.224 Sqn RAF	No.224 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.233 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 31st August 1918 Fate : Disbanded 31st January 1964 Fortis et fidelis - Strong and faithful Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.233 Sqn RAF	No.233 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.24 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st September 1915 Commonwealth In omnia parati - Ready in all things Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.24 Sqn RAF	No.24 Sqn RAF The squadron was founded as No. 24 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps on 1 September 1915 at Hounslow Heath Aerodrome. It arrived in France equipped with D.H.2 fighters in February 1916 â€“ making it the world's first single-seat fighter squadron.[citation needed] The DH.2 came with a reputation for spinning because it had a rotary engine "pushing" it, but after Officer Commanding Major Lanoe Hawker demonstrated the recently discovered procedures for pulling out of a spin, the squadron's pilots came to appreciate the type's maneuverability. By early 1917 the DH.2 was outclassed and they were replaced by the Airco DH.5. The DH.5 did not prove suitable as a fighter but the squadron used it in a ground-attack role. One of the first actions was during the Battle of Messines and later in the Battle of Cambrai. The DH.5 was phased out of operations and the squadron were given the SE.5a in December 1917. After a few months in the ground-attack role the squadron returned to air combat operations. By October 1918 the squadron had destroyed 200 enemy aircraft. With the armistice the squadron returned to England and was disbanded in February 1919. During the course of its wartime existence, it had 33 flying aces among its ranks, During the 1920s the squadron used former wartime aircraft but it soon acquired more civil types better suited to the role. With the outbreak of the Second World War the squadron acquired more civil airliners which were impressed for wartime service. It provided a detachment in France to run a courier services, but with the withdrawal of British troops it was soon used to evacuate men back to England. Former British Airways and Imperial Airways aircraft were put to use on a network of communications flights including trips to Gibraltar and later Malta. The squadron also performed ambulance flights when required. The squadron had grown into a large organisation not only with a network of routes around the United Kingdom and eventually extended to India. It also operated VIP transports including Sir Winston Churchill's personal aircraft. It was decided to break the squadron up, the internal communication flight became 510 Squadron in October 1942. In June 1943 a second squadron, No. 512, equipped with Douglas Dakotas was split off from No 24. This left 24 Sqn to concentrate on the long distance routes using the Avro York and C-47s. The long distance flights were taken over by other squadrons and No. 24 concentrated on short-range VIP duties using the Dakota. Lockheed Hercules of 24 Squadron in 1968 After many years the squadron had to leave RAF Hendon in February 1946 as the airfield was now to small to operate the larger Avro Yorks and Avro Lancastrians. The squadron was also designated a Commonwealth squadron with crews from various Commonwealth countries joining the squadron strength. Although it had a VIP role it still became involved in the Berlin Airlift. When the squadron re-equipped with the Handley Page Hastings it soon lost the VIP business and became a standard Transport Command squadron.
No.251 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : May 1918 Fate : Disbanded 30th September 1946 However wind blows Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.251 Sqn RAF	No.251 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.267 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 27th September 1918 Fate : Disbanded 30th June 1970 Sine mora - Without delay Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.267 Sqn RAF	No.267 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.269 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 6th October 1918 Fate : Disbanded 24th May 1963 Omnia videmus - We see all things Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.269 Sqn RAF	No.269 Sqn RAF No. 269 Squadron was transferred to RAF Wick on 10 October 1939, and executed aerial attacks against surfaced German U-boats on 15 September, 18 October, 28 October, 3 November, 19 November, and 3 December. Postwar examination of Kriegsmarine records showed that these attacks either did little damage or a U-boat was not on patrol in the area of attack Aircraft from No. 269 Squadron made six separate attacks on German U-boats during February 1940, plus attacks on 8 August. No. 269 Squadron also carried out a number of missions in addition to its maritime patrol duties: 1 March â€” The Stavanger airfield was attacked. 11 June â€” The German battleships Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Admiral Hipper were attacked while at anchor in Trondheim harbor. 22 June â€” Aircraft from the No. 269 Squadron and No. 442 Squadron RAF attacked the German battleship Scharnhorst while at sea north of Bergen, but inflicted little damage on the German warship. 27 June â€” No. 269 Squadron executed a special mission reconnaissance of Norwegian coast. The squadron also began receiving new Lockheed Hudson patrol bombers starting in March 1940, completing the transition on 15 April, while it ceased operating Avro Anson aircraft as of 1 June. By 15 July, No, 269 Squadron was fully operational with 18 Hudson Mk1 aircraft After a year of operations against enemy shipping from RAF Wick, No. 269 Squadron began transferring to Iceland starting on 12 April 1941, with the last Hudson aircraft arriving on 30 May. The squadron completed its re-deployment to Iceland on 10 July. A detachment of No. 269 Squadron deployed to RAF Reykjavik on 12 December.[4] On 9 April, six aircraft from RAF Wick bombed the aluminium factory at Hoyanger, Norway. Also during late May, the squadron participated in the pursuit of the German battleship Bismarck. Aircraft from No. 269 Squadron also made four separate attacks on surfaced U-boats during June. On 6 August, Hudson patrol bombers from No. 269 Squadron escorted USAF fighter aircraft of the 33rd Pursuit Squadron to the Reykjavik airfield after being catapulted off the aircraft carrier USS Wasp. On 16 August, No. 269 Squadron flew twelve sorties escorting the battleship HMS Prince of Wales, with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill aboard for the upcoming, top-secret conference with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Aircraft from No. 269 Squadron made four separate attacks on surfaced U-boats during June. Aircraft of the No. 269 Squadron also attacked U-432 on 29 August, U-85 on 2 September, and U-439 and U-552 on 14 September, and they were also present during the Greer Incident. On 27 August 1941, Squadron Leader J.H. Thompson of the No. 269 Squadron made RAF history by becoming the only aircraft captain to have a U-boat (U-570) surrender to him. Thompson and his navigator/bomb-aimerâ€”Flying Officer John Colemanâ€”were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on 23 September 1941 Aircraft of the No. 269 Squadron attacked U-510 on 14 July, U-609 on 23 July, U-164 and U-210 on 26 July, and U-595 on 30 July and 31 July. No. 269 aircraft made eight separate U-boat attacks during August. Six U-boats were attacked during September. U-183 was attacked on 3 October. No. 269 Squadron scored its first confirmed U-boat kill by sinking U-619 on 5 October
No.275 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 15th October 1941 Fate : Disbanded 1st September 1959 Non interibunt - They shall not perish Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.275 Sqn RAF	No.275 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.276 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 21st October 1941 Fate : Disbanded 14th September 1945 Retrieve Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.276 Sqn RAF	No.276 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.278 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st October 1941 Fate : Disbanded 14th October 1945 Ex mare ad referiendum - From out of the sea to strike again Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.278 Sqn RAF	No.278 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.280 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 10th December 1941 Fate : Disbanded 21st June 1946 We shall be there Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.280 Sqn RAF	No.280 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.281 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 29th March 1942 Fate : Disbanded 24th October 1945 Volamus servaturi - We fly to serve Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.281 Sqn RAF	No.281 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.282 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st January 1943 Fate : Disbanded 19th July 1945 Volamus servaturi - We fly to serve Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.282 Sqn RAF	No.282 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.285 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st December 1941 Fate : Disbanded 26th June 1945 Respice finem - Consider the end Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.285 Sqn RAF	No.285 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.31 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 11th October 1915 In caelum indicum primus - First into Indian skies Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.31 Sqn RAF	No.31 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.311 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 29th July 1940 Fate : Disbanded 15th February 1946 Czech Na mnozstui nehledte - Never regard their numbers Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.311 Sqn RAF	No.311 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.320 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st June 1940 Fate : Disbanded 2nd August 1945 Dutch Animo libere dirigimur - We are guided by the mind of liberty Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.320 Sqn RAF	No.320 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.35 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st February 1916 Fate : Disbanded 28th February 1982 Madras Presidency Uno animo agimus - We act with one accord Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.35 Sqn RAF	No.35 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.437 Sqn RCAF Country : Canada Founded : 1st September 1944 Fate : Disbanded 16th June 1946 Omnia passim - Anything anywhere Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.437 Sqn RCAF	No.437 Sqn RCAF Full profile not yet available.
No.44 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 15th April 1916 Fate : Disbanded 21st December 1982 Rhodesia Fulmina regis justa - The Kings thunderbolts are righteous Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.44 Sqn RAF	No.44 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.48 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 15th April 1916 Fate : Disbanded 7th January 1976 Forte et fidele Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.48 Sqn RAF	No.48 Sqn RAF No. 48 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed at Netheravon, Wiltshire, on 15 April 1916. The squadron was posted to France in March 1917 and became the first fighter squadron to be equipped with the Bristol Fighter. One of the squadron's commanders was Keith Park, then a Major, who later led No. 11 Group of Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain as an Air Vice Marshal. The squadron became part of the Royal Air Force when the Royal Flying Corps merged with the Royal Naval Air Service in 1918. It moved by sea to India during May/June 1919, being based at Quetta. On 1 April 1920 the squadron was disbanded by renumbering it to No. 5 Squadron. The squadron had 32 aces serve in it. Besides Park, they included: Fred Holliday, John Letts, Brian Edmund Baker, Harold Anthony Oaks, Leonard A. Payne, Robert Dodds, John Theobald Milne, Charles Napier, Frank Ransley, Alan Wilkinson, Thomas Percy Middleton, William Price, future Air Marshal Charles Steele, Norman Craig Millman, Thomas G. Rae, Owen Scholte, Roger Hay, Norman Roberts, Joseph Michael John Moore, Arthur Noss and Maurice Benjamin The squadron reformed on 25 November 1935 at RAF Bicester, and became a General Reconnaissance unit operating Avro Anson aircraft. The Squadron was based at RAF Thorney Island between 28 September 1938 and 10 October 1938 before returning on 25 August 1939 and leaving for the last time on 16 July 1940 With the outbreak of war in 1939 the squadron was engaged in coastal patrols along the south coast of England. In 1941 the squadron re-equipped with Lockheed Hudson aircraft and took on the role of an anti-submarine squadron, patrolling first the North Sea; in December 1942 the squadron moved to RAF Gibraltar to patrol the Mediterranean. In 1944 the squadron returned to the UK and was re-equipped with Douglas Dakota aircraft. It remained a transport squadron until being disbanded on 16 January 1946. During this period it operated from Chittagong, Bengal, India on supply operations in the Irrawaddy valley of Burma. .
No.500 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 16th March 1931 Fate : Disbanded 10th March 1957 County of Kent (Auxiliary) Qua fata vocent - Whither the fates may call Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.500 Sqn RAF	No.500 Sqn RAF The squadron was originally formed in March 1931, with a mix of regular and part time personnel. It was equipped with the Vickers Virginia, and was to serve as a reserve for twin engined bomber squadrons. In January 1936 the twin engine aircraft were replaced with single engined Hawker Harts, which were believed to be more suitable for part-time personnel, before in May the squadron became part of the Auxiliary Air Force. On 7 November 1938 the squadron saw another role change as it was transferred to RAF Coastal Command and became a general reconnaissance squadron flying on Anson Mk.Is. In April 1941 these were replaced with Blenheim Mk.IVs which the squadron used till November 1941, when Lockheed Hudsons took their place. Some of 500 squadron ground crew, went in with the first wave of Operation Torch on 7 November, to secure beachheads and airfields around Arzeu, North Africa. Later, from December 1943, the squadron's Hudsons began to be replaced with Lockheed Ventura Mk.Vs. This process continued until the squadron was completely equipped with them in April 1944. In September 1943, a Special Detachment of RAF 500 squadron was flown into Ghisonaccia, Corsica over several days while the Nazis were still on the island with the orders "to establish squatters rights". The squadron later operated up through Italy. It was briefly disbanded on 11 July 1944, but reformed soon after, handing over their Venturas to No. 27 Squadron SAAF The Squadron was reformed on 1 August 1944 at La SÃ©nia as a bomber squadron, receiving Martin Baltimores. In September 1945, No. 500 squadron left Italy and headed for Kenya, being renumbered on arrival 23 October 1945 at RAF Eastleigh to No. 249 Squadron RAF. During World War II the squadron members had been awarded with 1 GC, 2 DSOs, 21 DFCs, 1 bar the DFC, 9 DFMs and one CGM. Beside these, the squadron was mentioned in dispatches 25 times
No.502 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 15th May 1925 Fate : Disbanded 10th March 1957 Ulster (Auxiliary) Nihil timeo - I fear nothing Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.502 Sqn RAF	No.502 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.51 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 15th May 1916 Swift and sure Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.51 Sqn RAF	No.51 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.512 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 18th June 1943 Fate : Disbanded 14th March 1946 Pegasus militans - Pegasus at war Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.512 Sqn RAF	No.512 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.518 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 6th July 1943 Fate : Disbanded 1st October 1946 Thaan iuchair againn-ne - We hold the key Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.518 Sqn RAF	No.518 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.52 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 15th May 1916 Fate : Disbanded 31st December 1969 Sudore quam sanguine - Through sweat other than through blood Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.52 Sqn RAF	No.52 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.575 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st February 1944 Fate : Disbanded 15th August 1946 The air is our path Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.575 Sqn RAF	No.575 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.577 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st December 1943 Fate : Disbanded 15th June 1946 The air is our path Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.577 Sqn RAF	No.577 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.58 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 8th June 1916 Fate : Disbanded 4th June 1976 Alis nocturnis - On the wings of the night Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.58 Sqn RAF	No.58 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.6 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 21st January 1914 Oculi exercitus - The eyes of the army Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.6 Sqn RAF	No.6 Sqn RAF The squadron was formed on 31 January 1914, at Farnborough as No. 6 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Its first squadron commander was Major John Becke. The Squadron finished the war flying RE8s, and shortly after the end of the War, it transferred to Iraq and re-equipped with Bristol Fighters. During the following years, it undertook operations against various uprisings before transferring to Egypt in 1929 and receiving Fairey Gordon bombers. Following increased tension between Arabs and Jews No 6 Sqn moved to Ramleh in Palestine during 1937 with Hawker Hardys. During the early part of WWII, the Squadron and its Lysanders remained in Palestine, but detached aircraft to the Western Desert until 1941 when Hurricanes were on strength. Further action in the Desert on anti-tank duties continued from 1942 until the end of the North African campaign. After converting to rocket-firing Hurricanes in 1944, the Squadron moved to Italy and flew the remainder of the War over the Balkans. A brief stint in Palestine after the War as followed by a move to Cyprus with Tempests.In July 1945, the squadron moved to Palestine. They cooperated with the police, patrolling the Kirkuk-to-Haifa oil pipeline to prevent terrorist attacks. The squadron remained in the Middle East until 1969. During this period, the squadron went from being equipped with Hurricanes (and for a brief period four Spitfires due to a lack of available Hurricanes) to Hawker Tempest Mk. VIs and subsequently De Havilland Vampire FB.5s. In January 1950 the squadron moved to RAF Habbaniya in Iraq with many moves back and forth between RAF Habbaniya and RAF Shaibah in Iraq, RAF Abu Sueir and RAF Deversoir in the Suez Canal Zone, RAF Nicosia in Cyprus, RAF Mafraq and RAF Amman in Jordan and detachments throughout the Middle East Throughout this period, it continued to operate Vampires and a twin-seat Gloster Meteor T.7 until re-equipped with De Haviland Venoms The Squadron finally left the Middle East in 1969 when it moved to Coningsby to become the first Phantom Squadron. During 1974, No 6 Sqn moved to RAF Coltishall and re-equipped with Jaguar fighter bombers. Operational deployments with the Jaguar have seen the squadron involved in Operation Granby (Gulf War 1), Warden (later Op Resinate North - Northern Iraq - until 2003) and Deny Flight (Balkans). In April 2006 No 6 Sqn moved to RAF Coningsby where it was the last RAF Sqn operating the Jaguar. On Monday 6 September 2010, No 6 Squadron, the first Typhoon fighter squadron in Scotland, officially stood up at Royal Air Force Leuchars.
No.608 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 17th March 1930 Fate : Disbanded 10th March 1957 North Riding (Auxiliary) Omnibus ungulis - With all talons Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.608 Sqn RAF	No.608 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.612 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st June 1937 Fate : Disbanded 10th March 1957 County of Aberdeen Vigilando custodimus - We stand guard by vigilance Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.612 Sqn RAF	No.612 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.7 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st May 1914 Per diem per noctem - By day and by night Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.7 Sqn RAF	No.7 Sqn RAF No.7 Squadron was formed 1st May 1914 at Farnborough as a Scout squadron, and went to France April 1915, equipped with the Vickers Gunbus. No.7 squadron saw service through the war with BE2c, RE5 and RE8 aircraft. The squadron pioneered the use of R/T (instead of normal W/T), using it operationally for the first time in October 1918. Disbanded at Farnborough on 31st December 1919 it reformed at Bircham Newton on 1st June 1923 equipped with Vickers Vimy bombers. These were replaced by the Vickers Virginia after moving to Worthy Down in April 1927. Between the wars No.7 squadron was equipped with various aircraft including the Handley Page Heyfords, Vickers Wellesleys and Armstrong Whitworth Whitleys and became the leading bomber squadron, winning the Laurence Minot Memorial Bombing Trophy more than any other squadron. At the outbreak of World War II, the squadron was equipped with Handley Page Hampdens, until August 1940, when it equipped with the RAF's first four engined bomber, the Short Stirling Mk I - becoming the first RAF squadron to be equipped with four engined bombers. The first raid by No.7 was 10th February 1941 on Rotterdam. The squadron settled down to a night bombing role, adding mine laying to its duties in 1942. Later with four other squadrons, it formed the nucleus of the new Pathfinder Force, its task to find and accurately mark targets with flares. In May 1943, the Stirling (which was handicapped by a low operational ceiling - it had to fly through flak rather than over it) was gradually replaced by the Avro Lancaster, which No.7 used in Peenemunde in August. From June1944 and until the end of the war, the squadron also undertook a daylight operational role in support of land forces in France and the low countries, and against V-1 and V-2 sites. No.7 squadron flew to Singapore in January 1947, and converted to Avro Lincolns, seeing action against Communist terrorists in Malay, during 'Operation Firedog'. Returning to UK, having won the Laurence Minot Memorial Bombing Trophy outright for the eighth time it was disbanded 1st January 1956. Reforming in November of the same year with the Vickers Valiant 'V' bomber. Disbanded on 30th September 1962, it was reformed in May 1970 at RAF St. Mawgan on target provision duties. Equipped with the English Electric Canberra, the squadron provided targets for the Army and Navy anti aircraft guns. They also provided silent targets for radar station practice. On 12th December 1981 the squadron was again disbanded, reforming soon after as the second operational Boeing Vertol Chinook helicopter Squadron on 2nd September 1982.
No.75 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st October 1916 Fate : Disbanded 15th October 1945 New Zealand Ake ake kia kaha - For ever and ever be strong Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.75 Sqn RAF	No.75 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.76 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 15th September 1916 Fate : Disbanded 31st December 1960 Resolute Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.76 Sqn RAF	No.76 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.97 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st December 1917 Fate : Disbanded 2nd January 1967 Straits Settlement Achieve your aim Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.97 Sqn RAF	No.97 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.

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