WorldNavalShips .com Home Page
Order Enquiries (UK) : 01436 820269

You currently have no items in your basket

Naval History by Country :
ROYAL
NAVY
US
NAVY
GERMAN
NAVY
FRENCH
NAVY
MORE
PAGES
VIEW ALL OF OUR CURRENT ART SPECIAL OFFERS ON ONE PAGE HERE
NAVAL ART AVIATION ART MILITARY ART SPORT ART
Ship Search by Name :
Product Search         
ALWAYS GREAT OFFERS :
20% FURTHER PRICE REDUCTIONS ON HUNDREDS OF LIMITED EDITION ART PRINTS
BUY ONE GET ONE HALF PRICE ON THOUSANDS OF PAINTINGS AND PRINTS
FOR MORE OFFERS SIGN UP TO OUR FREE NEWSLETTER




No.16 Sqn RAF - Squadron Details - Aviation Directory

No.16 Sqn RAF


Name : No.16 Sqn RAF
Founded : 10th February 1915
Disbanded : 31st December 1919
Re - founded : 1st April 1924
Re - disbanded : 11th March 2006
Country : UK
More Details :

Operta aperta - Hidden things are revealed
Known Code Letters : , EE, EG, KJ, UG,

No. 16 Squadron was formed from elements of Nos. 2, 5 and 6 Squadrons at St Omer, France, on 10 February 1915. The unit flew more than its fair share of types including Voisins, BE2As, Bs, and Shorthorns, using them to pioneer the use of wireless to report enemy troop movements during the Battle of Abuers Ridge in May 1915. During 1916, the Squadron standardised on the BE2C. During the Battle of Vimy Ridge, the Squadron formed an association with the Canadian Corps that lasted until the Armistice. Along with so many other RAF Squadrons, No. 16 was disbanded in 1919. On 1 April 1924, No. 16 Squadron reformed at Old Sarum, spending the next ten years attached to the School of Army Co-operation flying Bristol Fighters, Atlas' and Audaxes. In May 1938, the Squadron became the first to receive Lysanders, taking them to France at the outbreak of World War II. After returning to the UK in May 1940, the Squadron was tasked with anti-invasion coastal patrols until Mustangs arrived in April 1942. These were used in 'Rhubarb' patrols over France and also intercepting enemy fighter-bombers mounting 'hit and run' raids along the South Coast. During the preparations for D-Day, reconnaissance Spitfires replaced the Mustangs, flying both high- and low-level reconnaissance sorties as 2TAF advanced towards Germany. In March 1946, after a period of confusion as to whether the Squadron had been disbanded or not, the Squadron inherited No. 56 Squadron's Tempests and moved to Gutersloh. No. 16 Squadron re-equipped with ground-attack Vampires in late 1948 and Venoms in 1954 before disbanding in June 1957. A year later, the Squadron was reformed at Laarbruch and began a 14-year association with Canberras before finally receiving Buccaneers in June 1972. The Buccaneers were replaced by Tornado GR1s in 1984, and, like its sister Squadron, No. XV, found itself disbanded in Germany in October 1991 under 'Options for Change' and its numberplate being assigned to an operational conversion unit, in this case No. 226 OCU at Lossiemouth. With the decision taken to run the Jaguar fleet down in ant

Known Service Details :

Pilot or Aircrew

Rank

Start of Service

End of Service

Known Dates

Aircraft

Airframes

Notes

Paul Binns

unknown

unknown

Arthur H. Brace

unknown

unknown

Felton Vesey Holt

8th February 1915

unknown

BE2C

Officer Commanding, No 16 Sqn RFC.

A L Pearsall

Flying Officer

unknown

8th March 1944

Spitfire

PA863

Killed in Action

George Unwin

unknown

unknown

Mosquito

Pilots and Aircrew for : No.16 Sqn RAF
A list of all aircrew from our database who are associated with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking their name.
NameInfo
Anderson, Bill
Click the name above to see a profile of Anderson, Bill
Anderson, Bill

Flying Officer (Acting Flt/Lt) Bill Anderson flew with 16 Sqn from 1943 until the war was over. He trained in Georgia, USA, before becoming attached to 16 Sqn at Benson, flying missions over France and Germany. Bill flew many different types of aircraft beginning with a PT17 Stearman in the USA; others include Tiger Moths, Typhoons, Tempest, Harvards, Lysanders, Hurricanes and Oxfords.
Austin, F H P
Click the name above to see a profile of Austin, F H P
Austin, F H P

Joined the RAF in September 1932 as an aircraft apprentice. After three years at Cranwell he was posted to No16 (AC) Squadron and trained as an Air Gunner. In 1937, he joined No. 36 (TB) Squadron in Singapore and in January 1939 he returned to the UK for training as an Air Observer. He was promoted to Sergeant and joined 149 (B) Squadron at Mildenhall. He flew his first operational sortie on 4th September 1939 (Kiel Canal) and continued operating with the squadron until his captain (Wg. Cdr. P. I. Harris DFC) was selected to command No7 Squadron. After aircraft familiarisation on Stirling aircraft he arrived at Oakington in October 1940. Now commissioned he was a crew member on the very first Stirling Operation on 10th February 1941, targeting oil tanks at Rotterdam. In September 1941, he was selected for Specialist Armament training, followed by spells as Chief Armament Instructor at Moreton-in-Marsh and Wellesbourne Mountford. Posted to Air Headquarters in India, in September 1945 and subsequently moved to the RAF Staff College in Haifa in 1946. After a flying refresher course he served with the Bomber Command Development Unit at Marham until 1948. After an exchange posting with RAAF HQ Melbourne he returned to the UK in January 1954 on promotion to Wg. Cdr. (Admin) at RAF Kinloss. His final posting was to the Supreme HQ Allied Powers Europe in 1959, retiring in 1965.
Binns, Paul
Click the name above to see a profile of Binns, Paul
Binns, Paul

Jaguar pilot, No.16 Sqn. Flight Lieutenant Paul Binns joined the Royal Air Force in 1988 and completed his Officer Training at the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell. Following flying training on the Jet Provost and the Hawk, he was posted to Lossiemouth in 1990 to 237(R) Squadron, the Buccaneer Operational Conversion Unit. After his conversion course, Paul was posted to 12(B) Squadron to fly the Buccaneer S2B in the maritime Strike/Attack Role. When 12(B) Squadron re-roled, Paul was posted 208 Squadron to continue flying the Buccaneer. With the demise of the Buccaneer in 1994, Paul was posted to 6 Squadron at Coltishall, flying the Jaguar GR1A. He has flown on exercises throughout Europe, North America and the Middle-East in addition to flying on peace-keeping operations over the former Yugoslavia. In 1998 Paul completed the Jaguar Qualified Weapons Instructor Course and was posted to the instructional staff of 16(R) Squadron, the Jaguar Operational Conversion Unit at Lossiemouth. When not displaying, his job on the Squadron is to teach pilots to fly and operate the Jaguar.
Brace, Arthur H.
Click the name above to see a profile of Brace, Arthur H.
Brace, Arthur H.

Flying Officer Arthur H Brace joined the RAF in 1941. After pre-elementary training he went to Canada for flying training, in Neepawa and Moosejaw, gaining his wings in Oct 1942. Arthur then went on to General Reconnaissance School on Prince Edward Island. On return to the UK he completed an Operational Training course at Dyce, Scotland, and was posted to Benson in Sept 1943, where, whilst awaiting posting to a PR squadron, he joined No 309 FT & ADU which was concerned with supplying the latest marks of PR Spitfires to our overseas Squadrons; during this time Arthur ferried aircraft to Italy and India. He joined No 542 PR Squadron in August 1944 and remained with it until August 1945. He then spent a short time with Meteological Squadron no 519 before being posted to No 16 Squadron, BAFO, stationed at Celle, Germany where injuries incurred in a road accident in March 1946 put paid to any further flying. he left the RAF in August 1946.
Carson, R J
Click the name above to see a profile of Carson, R J

   Died : 18 / 11 / 1991
Carson, R J

Robert John (Kit) Carson was born 3rd August 1923, and on the 25th April 1943 was a Pilot Officer with the RAFVR and became a Flying Officer on the 25th November 1943 with 48 Squadron and in 1945 joint the VIP Squadron in the far east as a Flt Lt (WS) on the 25th May 1945. On 1st July 1946, appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant (seniority 27 May 1944, retaining his existing rank under wartime rules) (Gazetted 15 Apr 1947) and serving in Rhodesia in 1949, and QFI, Queen's University Air Sqn in 1951. On the 1st Janaury 1956 became Squadron Leader. In 1959 became Officer Commanding, No 16 Sqn. (Canberra B(I)8) and on the 17th Feb 1962 Squadron Leader Carson became Chief Instructor, RAF Swinderby becoming a Wing Commander on the 1st Janaury 1963 on the 1st Janaury 1964 he recieved the AFC becoming Group Captain on the 1st July 1968 and becoming Chief Air Planner, UK Delegation - LIVE OAK, SHAPE and on the 12th March 1971 Officer Commanding, RAF Leeming. On January 1st 1974 Wing Commander Carson received the CBE and on the 1st November 1974 became Air Adviser/Senior Air Liaison Officer, Canada becoming Air Commodre on the 1st July 1975 and Head of British Defence Liaison Staffs, Canada on the 1st September 1975. After retiring from the RAF on the 1st January 1978 he joined Panavia as the Manager of the Ottawa office, later moving to Grumman Aerospace Corporation in New York. Returning to Britain in 1980, he has worked on behalf of SSAFA being County Chairman from 1982 and Regional Representative from 1986. From 1984 he was President of the Aircrew Association in Leicestershire. Sadly on the 18th November 1991 Air Commodre Carson passed away.
Holt, Felton Vesey
Click the name above to see a profile of Holt, Felton Vesey

   Died : 23 / 4 / 1931
Holt, Felton Vesey

Air Vice Marshal Felton Vesey Holt CMG, DSO, RAF (23 February 1886–23 April 1931) was a squadron and wing commander in the Royal Flying Corps who became a brigadier general in the newly established Royal Air Force just before the end of the First World War. During the inter-war years Holt remained in the Air Force, serving in several staff appointments before becoming Air Officer Commanding Fighting Area. Holt was killed in a flying accident not long after taking up his final appointment. Having carried out an inspection of RAF Tangmere, he had taken off in his DH.60M Moth K1838, with his PA flying another Moth when a formation of Siskins, seeing his PA’s aircraft decided to pay him an aerial salute. Unfortunately, the formation dived directly at the AVM, whom they could not see and the 43 Sqn Siskin J8893 piloted by Sgt Charles George on the left of the formation caught the wing of his Moth. Going into a spin, the pilot recovered and the AVM took to his parachute, but they were too low, the AVM being killed when he hit the ground without a fully deployed parachute and Flt Lt Henry Michael Moody MC (32) the pilot when the aircraft hit the ground. The inquest brought a verdict of accidental death. DH.60M Moth K1838, 24 Sqn, Northolt Collision with 43 Sqn Siskin J8893, Seahurst Park, near Tangmere AVM Felton Vesey Holt CMG DSO (45) killed Flt Lt Henry Michael Moody MC (32) killed Sgt Charles George Wareham unhurt in Siskin
Pearsall, A L
Click the name above to see a profile of Pearsall, A L

   Died : 8 / 3 / 1944
Pearsall, A L

Killed on 8th March 1944 after baling out of his apparently stricken Spitfire Mk.XI PA863 near Calais. No trace was found.
Taylor, Jimmy
Click the name above to see a profile of Taylor, Jimmy
Taylor, Jimmy

Flt/Lt Jimmy Taylor joined the RAF in 1941, received his pilot training in the USA under the Arnold Scheme and instructed American cadets on the Vultee BT-13a from 1942 to 43. He took the PRU OTU course at Dyce and joined 16 Squadron, part of 34 PR Wing in 2nd Tactical Air Force, at Northolt in August 1944, flying blue Spitfire XIs and pink Spitfire IXs. He moved with the Squadron to A12 airstrip in Normandy, then to the airfield at Amiens - Glisy and at the end of September, to Melsbroek airfield outside Brussels. On 19th November, he suffered engine failure over Germany , baled out and landed in a field in Holland. after evading capture for five days he reached the Rhine, but was spotted by an alert German officer and spent the rest of the war in Stalag Luft I on the Baltic. He returned to instructing, on Harvards, until he was demobilized in 1946. Thereafter, he followed a career in education. In 1989, he took up gliding and found it more challenging than flying with an engine. In 1990, he learned from a Dutch archivist that four Dutchmen had been executed as a result of his landing in their village. This was a great shock and he returns each year to lay a wreath on their memorial.
Unwin, George
Click the name above to see a profile of Unwin, George

   Died : 28 / 6 / 2006
Unwin, George

George Unwin joined the RAF in 1929, and in 1936 was posted to Duxford with 19 Squadron as a Sergeant Pilot. He was one of the first pilots in the RAF to fly the Spitfire. With the outbreak of war 19 Squadron moved to Hornchurch and George, now one of the Squadron's most experienced pilots, took part in the great air battles over France and Dunkirk, scoring 3 and a half victories. He flew with 19 Squadron continuously during the whole of the Battle of Britain. He was commissioned in 1941. After a period instructing, he resumed operations, flying Mosquitoes with 16 Squadron. George finished the war with 13 victories, 2 shared, 2 unconfirmed, and 2 probables. He died 28th June 2006.



Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Historical Notes :
22-07-1944 - Lost on low level sortie to Doullens. This was the pilots first operational sortie
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Pilots or Aircrew :
A L Pearsall
Historical Notes :
24-12-1943 - Joined No.16 Sqn.
08-03-1944 - Abandoned off Calais with no trace. Flying Officer A L Pearsall killed.
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Pilots or Aircrew :
E W Forwell
Historical Notes :
03-01-1944 - Joined No.16 Sqn.
07-06-1944 - Shot down by flak during a photo reconnaissance operation over Normandy. Flight Lieutenant E W Forwell DFC evaded capture.
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Historical Notes :
12-03-1944 - Joined No.16 Sqn.
08-06-1944 - Crashed at Sandhill Farm, Bletchingley after becoming lost in cloud. Flight Lieutenant Michael Aidan McGilligan killed.
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.16 Sqn RAF



Known Individual Aircraft of No.16 Sqn RAF :

Type

Serial

Codes

First Flew

Squadron History

Aircrew History

History Notes

Engine

Factory

Spitfire PRXI

EN150

17/12/1942

details

no information

no information

Merlin 61

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXI

EN348

01/02/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 61

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXI

EN654

31/05/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63A

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXI

EN663

22/06/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXIT

MB902

07/09/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXIT

MB903

07/09/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXIT

MB941

28/09/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXIT

MB944

02/10/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXIT

MB951

21/10/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXIT

MB953

16/10/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXIT

MB954

16/10/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXIT

MB957

23/10/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXIT

MB958

26/10/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Chattis Hill

Spitfire LFIX

MK322

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 66

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire LFIX

MK529

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 66

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire LFIX

MK723

-

details

no information

details

Merlin 66

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire LFIX

MK915

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 66

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire LFIX

MK958

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 66

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire LFIX

ML112

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 66

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire LFIX

ML206

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 66

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire LFIX

ML362

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 66

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire LFIX

ML373

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 66

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire LFIX

ML374

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 66

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire FRXIV

MT852

-

details

no information

no information

Griffon 65

Keevil

Spitfire FRXIV

MV315

-

details

no information

no information

Griffon 65

Aldermaston

Spitfire FRXIV

MV316

-

details

no information

no information

Griffon 65

Eastleigh

Spitfire FRXIV

MV351

-

details

no information

no information

Griffon 65

Chattis Hill

Spitfire FRXIV

MV368

03/02/1945

details

no information

no information

Griffon 65

Aldermaston

Spitfire FRXIV

MV369

-

details

no information

no information

Griffon 65

Aldermaston

Spitfire FRXIV

NH807

-

details

no information

no information

Griffon 65

Aldermaston

Spitfire FRXIV

NH831

-

details

no information

no information

Griffon 65

Chattis Hill

Spitfire FRXIV

NH834

-

details

no information

no information

Griffon 65

WIN

Spitfire FRXIV

NH839

-

details

no information

no information

Griffon 65

Eastleigh

Spitfire FRXIV

NH864

-

details

no information

no information

Griffon 65

Keevil

Spitfire FRXIV

NH907

-

details

no information

no information

Griffon 65

WIN

Spitfire PRXIT

PA838

27/10/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXIT

PA839

27/10/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXIT

PA840

30/10/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXIT

PA849

11/11/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXIT

PA861

11/11/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXIT

PA863

12/11/1943

details

details

details

Merlin 63

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXIT

PA869

02/12/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXIT

PA870

26/11/1943

details

details

details

Merlin 63

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXIT

PA899

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXIT

PA902

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXIT

PA929

-

details

no information

details

Merlin 63

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXIT

PA933

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Aldermaston

Spitfire PRXIT

PA939

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXIT

PA947

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXIT

PA949

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Spitfire PRXI

PL770

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Chattis Hill

Spitfire PRXI

PL795

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Aldermaston

Spitfire PRXI

PL823

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Aldermaston

Spitfire PRXI

PL826

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Aldermaston

Spitfire PRXI

PL830

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Aldermaston

Spitfire PRXI

PL834

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Aldermaston

Spitfire PRXI

PL836

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Aldermaston

Spitfire PRXI

PL839

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Aldermaston

Spitfire PRXI

PL845

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Aldermaston

Spitfire PRXI

PL848

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Aldermaston

Spitfire PRXI

PL850

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Aldermaston

Spitfire PRXI

PL853

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Aldermaston

Spitfire PRXI

PL854

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Aldermaston

Spitfire PRXI

PL890

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Aldermaston

Spitfire PRXI

PL892

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Aldermaston

Spitfire PRXI

PL905

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Aldermaston

Spitfire PRXI

PL912

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Spitfire PRXI

PL913

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Spitfire PRXI

PL922

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Spitfire PRXI

PL964

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Aldermaston

Spitfire PRXI

PL970

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Aldermaston

Spitfire PRXI

PL976

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Spitfire PRXI

PL978

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Spitfire PRXI

PL985

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Spitfire PRXI

PL994

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Spitfire PRXI

PM123

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Aldermaston

Spitfire PRXI

PM125

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Aldermaston

Spitfire PRXI

PM147

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 70

Spitfire PRXIX

PM577

-

details

no information

no information

Griffon 66

Eastleigh

Spitfire PRXIX

PM579

-

details

no information

no information

Griffon 66

Eastleigh

Spitfire PRXIX

PM580

-

details

no information

no information

Griffon 66

Eastleigh

Spitfire PRXIX

PS833

-

details

no information

no information

Griffon 66

Eastleigh

Spitfire PRXIX

PS834

-

details

no information

no information

Griffon 66

Eastleigh

Spitfire PRXIX

PS849

-

details

no information

no information

Griffon 66

Eastleigh

Spitfire PRXIX

PS853

-

details

no information

no information

Griffon 66

Aircraft for : No.16 Sqn RAF
A list of all aircraft associated with No.16 Sqn RAF. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
AircraftInfo

Buccaneer



Click the name above to see prints featuring Buccaneer aircraft.


Buccaneer

The Buccaneer. Designed for high-speed, deep penetration attacks at ultra low level, the Buccaneer has always been immensely popular with its aircrews. The design may be old, but the concept was brilliant, and the Buccaneer still retains a unique combination of range, war load and speed, unmatched by any other aircraft in RAF service. Pressed into service during the Gulf War, Buccaneers finally proved in the most spectacular manner what many had known for years - that the only suitable replacement aircraft for the Buccaneer is another Buccaneer.

Gladiator



Click the name above to see prints featuring Gladiator aircraft.

Manufacturer : Gloster
Production Began : 1935
Retired : 1945
Number Built : 746

Gladiator

GLOSTER GLADIATOR: A continuation form the Gloster Gauntlet aircraft the Gloster Gladiator (SS37) becoming designated the F.7/30 was named Gladiator on the 1st July 1935. The first 70 Gladiators had Under wing machine guns (Vickers or Lewis) before the browning became standard The first aircraft arrived at Tangmere airfield on in February 1937 to no. 72 squadron. at the outbreak of world war two a total of 218 Gladiators had been received by the Royal air force with a total of 76 on active service. They served also in the Middle eats and in 1940 when Italy joined the war was nearly the only front line fighter in the middle east. Between 1939 and 1941. the Gloster Gladiator flew in many war zones. flying in France, Greece, Norway, Crete Egypt Malta and Aden. The Aircraft claimed nearly 250 air victories. It stayed in front line duties until 1942, then becoming fighter trainer, and other sundry roles. It continued in these roles until the end of world war two. The Naval equivalent the Sea Gladiator a short service in the Middle east and European waters. A Total of 746 aircraft were built of these 98 were Sea Gladiators.. Performance. speed: 250mph at 17,500 feet, 257 mph at 14,600 Range 430 miles. Armament: Two fixed .3-03 browning machine guns

Jaguar



Click the name above to see prints featuring Jaguar aircraft.


Jaguar

Full profile not yet available.

Lysander



Click the name above to see prints featuring Lysander aircraft.

Manufacturer : Westland Aircraft
Production Began : 1938
Retired : 1946
Number Built : 1786

Lysander

The first Lysanders entered service in June 1938, equipping squadrons for army co-operation and were initially used for message-dropping and artillery spotting. When war broke out in Europe, the earlier Mk Is had been largely replaced by Mk IIs, the older machines heading for the Middle East. Some of these aircraft, now designated type L.1, operated with the Chindits of the British Indian Army in the Burma Campaign of the Second World War. Four regular squadrons equipped with Lysanders accompanied the British Expeditionary Force to France in October 1939, and were joined by a further squadron early in 1940. Following the German invasion of France and the low countries on 10 May 1940, the Lysanders were put into action as spotters and light bombers. In spite of occasional victories against German aircraft, they made very easy targets for the Luftwaffe even when escorted by Hurricanes. Withdrawn from France during the Dunkirk evacuation, they continued to fly supply-dropping missions to Allied forces from bases in England; on one mission to drop supplies to troops trapped at Calais, 14 of 16 Lysanders and Hawker Hectors that set out were lost. 118 Lysanders were lost in or over France and Belgium in May and June 1940, of a total of 175 deployed. With the fall of France, it was clear that the type was unsuitable for the coastal patrol and army co-operation role, being described by Air Marshal Arthur Barratt, commander-in-chief of the British Air Forces in France as "quite unsuited to the task; a faster, less vulnerable aircraft was required." Nevertheless, throughout the remainder of 1940, Lysanders flew dawn and dusk patrols off the coast and in the event of an invasion of Britain, they were tasked with attacking the landing beaches with light bombs and machine guns.[9] They were replaced in the home-based army co-operation role from 1941 by camera-equipped fighters such as the Curtiss Tomahawk and North American Mustang carrying out reconnaissance operations, while light aircraft such as the Taylorcraft Auster were used to direct artillery. Some UK-based Lysanders went to work operating air-sea rescue, dropping dinghies to downed RAF aircrew in the English Channel. Fourteen squadrons and flights were formed for this role in 1940 and 1941. In August 1941 a new squadron, No. 138 (Special Duties), was formed to undertake missions for the Special Operations Executive to maintain clandestine contact with the French Resistance. Among its aircraft were Lysander Mk IIIs, which flew over and landed in occupied France. While general supply drops could be left to the rest of No. 138's aircraft, the Lysander could insert and remove agents from the continent or retrieve Allied aircrew who had been shot down over occupied territory and had evaded capture. For this role the Mk IIIs were fitted with a fixed ladder over the port side to hasten access to the rear cockpit and a large drop tank under the belly. In order to slip in unobtrusively the Lysanders were painted matte black; operations almost always took place within a week of a full moon, as moonlight was essential for navigation. The aircraft undertook such duties until the liberation of France in 1944. The Lysanders flew from secret airfields at Newmarket and later Tempsford, but used regular RAF stations to fuel-up for the actual crossing, particularly RAF Tangmere. Flying without any navigation equipment other than a map and compass, Lysanders would land on short strips of land, such as fields, marked out by four or five torches. They were originally designed to carry one passenger in the rear cockpit, but for SOE use the rear cockpit was modified to carry two passengers in extreme discomfort in case of urgent necessity. The pilots of No. 138 and from early 1942, No. 161 Squadron transported 101 agents to and recovered 128 agents from Nazi-occupied Europe. The Germans knew little about the British aircraft and wished to study one. Soldiers captured an intact Lysander in March 1942 when its pilot was unable to destroy it after a crash, but a train hit the truck carrying the Lysander, destroying the cargo

Mosquito



Click the name above to see prints featuring Mosquito aircraft.

Manufacturer : De Havilland
Production Began : 1940
Retired : 1955
Number Built : 7781

Mosquito

Used as a night fighter, fighter bomber, bomber and Photo-reconnaissance, with a crew of two, Maximum speed was 425 mph, at 30,300 feet, 380mph at 17,000ft. and a ceiling of 36,000feet, maximum range 3,500 miles. the Mosquito was armed with four 20mm Hospano cannon in belly and four .303 inch browning machine guns in nose. Coastal strike aircraft had eight 3-inch Rockets under the wings, and one 57mm shell gun in belly. The Mossie at it was known made its first flight on 25th November 1940, and the mosquito made its first operational flight for the Royal Air Force as a reconnaissance unit based at Benson. In early 1942, a modified version (mark II) operated as a night fighter with 157 and 23 squadron's. In April 1943 the first De Haviland Mosquito saw service in the Far east and in 1944 The Mosquito was used at Coastal Command in its strike wings. Bomber Commands offensive against Germany saw many Mosquitos, used as photo Reconnaissance aircraft, Fighter Escorts, and Path Finders. The Mosquito stayed in service with the Royal Air Force until 1955. and a total of 7781 mosquito's were built.

Mustang



Click the name above to see prints featuring Mustang aircraft.

Manufacturer : North American

Mustang

The ubiquitous North American P-51 Mustang, which many consider to be the best all-around fighter of WW II, owes its origins to the British Air Ministry. Following Britains entry into WW II in 1939, the RAF was interested in purchasing additional fighter aircraft from American sources, particularly the Curtiss P-40. Curtiss, which was busy, was unable to guarantee timely delivery so the British approached North American Aviation as a possible second source for the P-40. North American chose to propose its own fighter design which would use the same Allison engine as the P-40. Utilizing new laminar flow wings, the North American fighter was expected to have performance better than the P-40. Developed in record time the new aircraft was designated as a Mustang I by the Brits, whereas the USAAF ordered two for evaluation which were designated XP-51 Apaches. Intrigued with the possibility of using this aircraft also as a dive bomber, North American proposed this to the USAAF which decided to order 500 of the P-51 aircraft to be modified for dive bombing use. Designated as the A-36 Invader, this version of the Mustang utilized dive flaps, and bomb racks under each wing. Some reinforcing of the structural members was also required because of the G-forces to be encountered in dive bombing. A-36s entered combat service with the USAAF prior to any P-51s. In early 1943 the 86th and 27th Fighter Bomber Groups of the 12th Air Force began flying A-36s out of Northern Africa. Despite some early problems with instability caused by the dive flaps, the A-36 was effective in light bombing and strafing roles. It was not, however, capable of dog fighting with German fighters, especially at higher altitudes. Despite these drawbacks one USAAF pilot, Captain Michael T. Russo, who served with the 16th Bomb Squadron of the 27th Fighter Bomber Group, was credited with five confirmed aerial victories in the A-36, thereby becoming the first mustang ace.

Spitfire



Click the name above to see prints featuring Spitfire aircraft.

Manufacturer : Supermarine
Production Began : 1936
Retired : 1948
Number Built : 20351

Spitfire

Royal Air Force fighter aircraft, maximum speed for mark I Supermarine Spitfire, 362mph up to The Seafire 47 with a top speed of 452mph. maximum ceiling for Mk I 34,000feet up to 44,500 for the mark XIV. Maximum range for MK I 575 miles . up to 1475 miles for the Seafire 47. Armament for the various Marks of Spitfire. for MK I, and II . eight fixed .303 browning Machine guns, for MKs V-IX and XVI two 20mm Hispano cannons and four .303 browning machine guns. and on later Marks, six to eight Rockets under the wings or a maximum bomb load of 1,000 lbs. Designed by R J Mitchell, The proto type Spitfire first flew on the 5th March 1936. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in August 1938, with 19 squadron based and RAF Duxford. by the outbreak of World war two, there were twelve squadrons with a total of 187 spitfires, with another 83 in store. Between 1939 and 1945, a large variety of modifications and developments produced a variety of MK,s from I to XVI. The mark II came into service in late 1940, and in March 1941, the Mk,V came into service. To counter the Improvements in fighters of the Luftwaffe especially the FW190, the MK,XII was introduced with its Griffin engine. The Fleet Air Arm used the Mk,I and II and were named Seafires. By the end of production in 1948 a total of 20,351 spitfires had been made and 2408 Seafires. The most produced variant was the Spitfire Mark V, with a total of 6479 spitfires produced. The Royal Air Force kept Spitfires in front line use until April 1954.

Tempest



Click the name above to see prints featuring Tempest aircraft.

Manufacturer : Hawker
Production Began : 1943
Retired : 1949
Number Built : 1395

Tempest

The Hawker Tempest was a much improved development of the Typhoon and first flew in June 1943. and started service with the RAF in April 1944. mainly serving in the attack role in Europe against ground targets including the V1 Flying Bomb installations. It remained in service after the war until 1949 when it was eventually replaced by the Jet Aircraft. but continued for another 4 years in the Indian and Pakistan air forces. In total no less than 1395 Hawker Tempests were built. Speed: 426mph at 18,500 feet, Crew One. Range 800 miles. Armament: Four 20mm Hispano cannons mounted in the wings and a bomb payload of upto 2,000 lbs.

Vampire



Click the name above to see prints featuring Vampire aircraft.


Vampire

Full profile not yet available.




Last edited : 16:56, January 12, 2017
Last editor : HMS

No.16 Sqn RAF Artwork



Enter the Saint by Robert Tomlin.

Return to Aviation Directory Search Home

Everything we obtain for this site is shown on the site, we do not have any more photos, crew lists or further information on any of the ships.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE. ALL IMAGES DISPLAYED ON THIS WEBSITE ARE PROTECTED BY  COPYRIGHT  LAW, AND ARE OWNED BY CRANSTON FINE ARTS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS.  NO REPRODUCTION OR COPYING ALLOWED ON OTHER WEBSITES, BOOKS OR ARTICLES WITHOUT PRIOR AGREEMENT.

Contact Details
Shipping Info
Terms and Conditions
Cookie Policy
Privacy Policy

Join us on Facebook!

Sign Up To Our Newsletter!

Stay up to date with all our latest offers, deals and events as well as new releases and exclusive subscriber content!

This website is owned by Cranston Fine Arts.  Torwood House, Torwoodhill Road, Rhu, Helensburgh, Scotland, G848LE

Contact: Tel: (+44) (0) 1436 820269.  Email: cranstonorders -at- outlook.com

Follow us on Twitter!

Return to Home Page