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E. W. Campbell-Colquhoun

Name : E. W. Campbell-Colquhoun Died : 1989 Service Number : 39301

Ernest joined the RAFVR on a short service commission in October 1936. In January 1937 he was posted to 10 FTS at Tern Hill, Shropshire. Early in August 1937 he joined 66 Sqn at RAF Duxford in Cambridgeshire. Still with 66 Sqn when war broke out he claimed a Bf109 over Dunkirk on 2nd June 1940. He conducted an “Interception Patrol� with Flt. Lt. Burton and P.O. Collingridge on the 29th July 1940[1]. He claimed the He111K which they intercepted some 14 miles East of Hammond Hill at 15:30 hrs. The enemy a/c was identified as an H-2 variant from I/KG53 with Ltn. Kliffken & two NCo’s killed and two missing n the 21st August 1940 he was promoted to Flt. Lt. and posted as Flight Commander to 264 Squadron based at Kirton-in-Lindsey. Three days later on the 24th August he was flying a Defiant (L7013) over Thanet when they were engaged in combat with a Bf109 and was badly damaged. He force landed PS-U at Manston at 08:20 hrs when Very cartridges exploded within the cockpit. Both he and Pilot Officer G. Robinson (turret gunner) escaped both unhurt. The aircraft was damaged but was repairable He was released from the RAF as a Squadron Leader in 1946. He passed away in 1989.

Aircraft for : E. W. Campbell-Colquhoun
A list of all aircraft associated with E. W. Campbell-Colquhoun. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
Aircraft	Info
Defiant Click the name above to see prints featuring Defiant aircraft. Manufacturer : Boulton Paul Production Began : 1939 Number Built : 1075	Defiant BOULTON PAUL DEFIANT Built as a fighter, with a crew of two. Maximum speed of 304 mph, and a ceiling of 30,350 feet. armament on the defiant was four .303 browing machine guns in the Boulton Paul Turret. Designed as a intercepter fighter, the Defiant first flew in August 1937. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in October 1939 with no 264 squadron. and first flew in operations in march 1940 the Boulton Paul Defiant was certainly no match for the German Fighters, due to their lack of fire power as the defiant had no wing mounted machine guns. Heavy losses. The aircraft was re deployed as a night -Fighter in the autumn of 1940. This role also being taken over by Bristol Beaufighters in 1941, leaving the defiant for training, target tug, and air-sea rescue roles. A Total of 1075 Boulton Paul Defiant's were built

Squadrons for : E. W. Campbell-Colquhoun
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by E. W. Campbell-Colquhoun. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
No.264 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 27th September 1918 Fate : Disbanded 30th November 1962 Madras Presidency We defy Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.264 Sqn RAF	No.264 Sqn RAF 264 Squadron was formed from two former Royal Naval Air Service flights, No.439 and No.440, on 27th September 1918 at Souda bay in Crete with the role of anti-submarine patrols, and equipped with the Short 184 floatplanes. The Squadron was disbanded on 1 March 1919. On 8th December 1939 at Martlesham Heath, 264 Squadron was reformed and equipped with the new Boulton Paul Defiant fighter. In March 1940 the squadron started operations doing convoy patrols. After initial successes the Luftwaffe soon realised that the Defiant was vulnerable to frontal attack, and 264 Squadron along with the other Boulton Paul Defiant squadrons started to suffer heavy losses of aircraft and crew. At the end of May 1940, 264 Squadron was withdrawn from operations as a day-fighter squadron and began to train in the night-fighter role. During the Battle of Britain 264 Squadron was used again for day fighting but again suffered losses and returned to the night-fighter role. In May 1942 the squadron was re-equipped with Mosquito II and moved to RAF Colerne, and later receieved the new Mark VI. The squadron operated as night-fighters in the west of England and also in the role of day patrols in the Bay of Biscay and western approaches. 264 Squadron later became part of the 2nd Tactical Air Force providing night patrols over Europe and near the end of the war it was based at Twente in Holland patrolling over Berlin. 264 squadron was disbanded at Twente on 25th August 1945.
No.66 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 24th June 1916 Fate : Disbanded 20th March 1969 Cavete praemonui - Beware, I have given warning Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.66 Sqn RAF	No.66 Sqn RAF Stations during the Battle of Britain : Coltishall from29th May 1940, Kenley 3rd September 1940, Gravesend 11th September 1940, West Malling 30th October 1940.

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