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Maurice Eldon Abbott

Name : Maurice Eldon Abbott Died : 19th January 1942 Service Number : 40167 Awards : Distinguished Flying Cross

13.10.1937 commissioned, RAF (General Duties Branch) transferred to Reserve of Air Force Officers (RAFO) joined 148 sqd killed on the 19.01.1942 Alamein Memorial, column 247

COMBAT REPORTS

LG 4 November 1941 - "For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations

Known Service Details :
Squadron	Rank	Start of Service	End of Service	Known Dates	Aircraft	Airframes	Notes
No.148 Sqn RAF	sqd leader	unknown	unknown	19th January 1942			Killed in Action

Squadrons for : Maurice Eldon Abbott
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Maurice Eldon Abbott. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
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.

First created : 12:54, January 22, 2017
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