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No.219 Sqn RAF

Name : No.219 Sqn RAF Founded : 22nd July 1918 Disbanded : 31st July 1957 Country : UK Fate : Disbanded 31st July 1957 More Details : From dusk till dawn Known Code Letters : , FK, OZ,

Known Service Details :
Pilot or Aircrew	Rank	Start of Service	End of Service	Known Dates	Aircraft	Airframes	Notes
R. V. Baron	Pilot Officer	unknown	12th October 1940		Blenheim
W. Lowther		unknown	unknown
Richard Gordon Battensby Summers		16th April 1940	29th September 1940

Pilots and Aircrew for : No.219 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.
Name	Info
Aitken, A. Click the name above to see a profile of Aitken, A.	Aitken, A.
Austin, S. Click the name above to see a profile of Austin, S.    Died : 30 / 10 / 1941	Austin, S. Killed October 30th 1941**
Banister, T. H. Click the name above to see a profile of Banister, T. H.	Banister, T. H.
Baron, R. V. Click the name above to see a profile of Baron, R. V.    Died : 12 / 10 / 1940	Baron, R. V. Pilot Officer R.V.Baron of No 219 Squadron was killed when his parachute failed to open after he baled out of his Blenheim following an engine malfunction on the 12th of October 1940.
Bell, R. Click the name above to see a profile of Bell, R.	Bell, R.
Benn, G. W. Click the name above to see a profile of Benn, G. W.	Benn, G. W.
Berridge, H. W. W. Click the name above to see a profile of Berridge, H. W. W.	Berridge, H. W. W.
Beveridge, C. Click the name above to see a profile of Beveridge, C.	Beveridge, C.
Birkett, T. Click the name above to see a profile of Birkett, T.    Died : 13 / 11 / 1940	Birkett, T. Killed November 13th 1940
Bristow, Philip Click the name above to see a profile of Bristow, Philip    Died : 2002	Bristow, Philip Philip Bristow joined the Royal Naval Air Service in August 1917 and was sent for immediate flying training in France, qualifying as a pilot and returning to the UK to train on seaplanes, after which he began submarine surveillance flights. He was forced to ditch his aircraft into the sea on three occasions, twice using carrier pigeons to summon assistance. He was rescued on these occaions by a trawler, a drifter and a destroyer respectively. Transferring to the RAF on April 1, 1918, he was posted to 219 Squadron, flying the Short 184, where he saw active service flying combat patrold on the Northern Front. He died in late 2001 / early 2002, aged 101, and just a fortnight short of his 102nd birthday.
Browne, C. Click the name above to see a profile of Browne, C.	Browne, C.
Bunch, D. C. Click the name above to see a profile of Bunch, D. C.	Bunch, D. C.
Carriere, J. C. Click the name above to see a profile of Carriere, J. C.	Carriere, J. C.
Castle, C. E. P. Click the name above to see a profile of Castle, C. E. P.    Died : 14 / 11 / 1940	Castle, C. E. P. Killed November 14th 1940
Clandillon, J. A. Click the name above to see a profile of Clandillon, J. A.    Died : 18 / 2 / 1943	Clandillon, J. A. Killed February 18th 1943
Clark, Terry Click the name above to see a profile of Clark, Terry	Clark, Terry Terry Clark was born in Croyden on 11th April 1919. Terry Clark joined 615 RAuxAF in March 1938 in Kenley, as an Aircrafthand. Called up in 1939, he joined 615 Squadron, Auxiliary Air force, and flew as a gunner in Hawker Hectors before he qualified as an Air Gunner and also a Radio Observer. He joined No.219 Sqn at Catterick in July 1940 and flew on Beaufighters throughout the Battle of Britain. By September 1940, the conflict had reached its zenith and at night the feared Blitz began in earnest. More radar specialists were needed to deal with the threat so Mr Clark was sent to Beaufighters. He did not receive any training and still wore the AG brevet, but people began to ask why a plane without a gun turret had an air gunner on board, so he was given a badge that said RO. Eventually, in recognition of his new role, Mr Clark was awarded his third flying badge – N for Navigator. His job was to track enemy aircraft and guide the pilot towards the selected contact. It was while flying the Beaufighter that he was awarded the DFM on 8th July 1941 after assisting his pilot to down three aircraft at night. He joined 1455 Flight in 1941, forming at Tangmere with Turbinlite Havocs, then flew the same aircraft with 1451 Flight at Hunsdon, locating enemy aircraft by Radar in the Havoc for accompanying fighters to attack and destroy. Commissioned in May 1942 from Warrant Officer and in May 1943 he was posted to No.488 Sqn RNZAF.
Clark, W. T. Click the name above to see a profile of Clark, W. T.	Clark, W. T.
Clouston, A. E. Click the name above to see a profile of Clouston, A. E.	Clouston, A. E.
Cook, R. V. Click the name above to see a profile of Cook, R. V.	Cook, R. V.
Coombes, E. Click the name above to see a profile of Coombes, E.	Coombes, E.
Crook, H. K. Click the name above to see a profile of Crook, H. K.	Crook, H. K.
Crowley, H. R. Click the name above to see a profile of Crowley, H. R.	Crowley, H. R.
Dodge, C. W. Click the name above to see a profile of Dodge, C. W.	Dodge, C. W.
Duart, J. H. Click the name above to see a profile of Duart, J. H.	Duart, J. H.
Dupee, O. A. Click the name above to see a profile of Dupee, O. A.	Dupee, O. A.
Dye, B. E. Click the name above to see a profile of Dye, B. E.    Died : 31 / 8 / 1943	Dye, B. E. Killed August 31st 1943
Gardiner, E. C. Click the name above to see a profile of Gardiner, E. C.    Died : 30 / 10 / 1940	Gardiner, E. C. Killed October 30th 1940 (Hit trees)
Gee, V. D. Click the name above to see a profile of Gee, V. D.    Died : 21 / 3 / 1941	Gee, V. D. Killed March 21st 1941
Goddard, H. G. Click the name above to see a profile of Goddard, H. G.	Goddard, H. G.
Goodwin, C. Click the name above to see a profile of Goodwin, C.    Died : 30 / 9 / 1940	Goodwin, C. Killed September 30th 1940
Gregory, A. E. Click the name above to see a profile of Gregory, A. E.	Gregory, A. E.
Gregory, Albert E Click the name above to see a profile of Gregory, Albert E    Died : 12 / 11 / 2010	Gregory, Albert E Albert Gregory was born in Derby on 9th May 1917. Gregory joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in April 1939 as an Airman u/t Wop/Air Gunner. Called up on 1st September and posted to Aldegrove in October to commence Air Gunnery training in December 1939, Albert joined 141 Squadron at Grangemouth as an Air Gunner flying in Blenheims before the squadron converted to Defiants. He could not fly in the Defiant because he was too tall for the turret, so transferred to 219 squadron based at Catterick in May 1940 with whom he served throughout the Battle of Britain on Beaufighters. In September 1940 the introduction of Radar equipped Beaufighters meant Albert Gregory retrained as a Radio Observer and in March 1941 his aircraft accounted for the destruction of a He111. In May 1941, he went to no 2 Radio School at Yatesbury for a Wireless Operators course and passed out from this in September 1941. Albert then served with 23 Sqn in Boston IIIs on intruder patrols over occupied France, Belgium and Holland on bombing and strafing missions, before spending time with 275 and 278 (ASR) Squadrons. On 2nd April 1942 he damaged two Do 17s and in July 1942, Albert Gregory was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and was commissioned in August 1942. Albert later served with 278 (ASR) squadron and was released from the RAF in November 1945 with the rank of Flight Lieutenant. In July 1947 Albert Gregory rejoined the RAF and in February 1948 he was posted to 52 Squadron at Changi, Singapore. The squadron was engaged in Army support supply dropping and troop carrying in the anti-terrorist campaign in Malaya. In 1950 following his return to Britain, Albert became a signals instructor and retired from the RAF in May 1955. Sadly, he passed away on 12th November 2010.
Gresty, K. G. Click the name above to see a profile of Gresty, K. G.    Died : 17 / 4 / 1941	Gresty, K. G. Missing April 17th 1941**
Grubb, E. G. Click the name above to see a profile of Grubb, E. G.	Grubb, E. G.
Grubb, H. F. Click the name above to see a profile of Grubb, H. F.	Grubb, H. F.
Hall, R. C. Click the name above to see a profile of Hall, R. C.	Hall, R. C.
Hamilton, C. B. Click the name above to see a profile of Hamilton, C. B.    Died : 13 / 4 / 1945	Hamilton, C. B. Killed April 13th 1945
Hardcastle, J. Click the name above to see a profile of Hardcastle, J.    Died : 28 / 10 / 1940	Hardcastle, J. Killed in flying accident October 28th 1940
Harnett, T. P. Click the name above to see a profile of Harnett, T. P.	Harnett, T. P.
Harrison, A. R. J. Click the name above to see a profile of Harrison, A. R. J.    Died : 2 / 7 / 1941	Harrison, A. R. J. Killed July 2nd 1941
Head, G. M. Click the name above to see a profile of Head, G. M.    Died : 8 / 2 / 1941	Head, G. M. Killed February 8th 1941
Hendry, D. O. Click the name above to see a profile of Hendry, D. O.	Hendry, D. O.
Hobbis, D. O. Click the name above to see a profile of Hobbis, D. O.    Died : 25 / 11 / 1943	Hobbis, D. O. Missing November 25th 1943**
Hodgkinson, Arthur John Click the name above to see a profile of Hodgkinson, Arthur John    Died : 10 / 7 / 1943	Hodgkinson, Arthur John Killed July 10th 1943
Jacobs, H. Click the name above to see a profile of Jacobs, H.	Jacobs, H.
Keatings, J. Click the name above to see a profile of Keatings, J.    Died : 2010	Keatings, J. Passed away 2010.
Lacey, E. R. Click the name above to see a profile of Lacey, E. R.	Lacey, E. R.
Lake, D. M. Click the name above to see a profile of Lake, D. M.    Died : 4 / 9 / 1941	Lake, D. M. Killed September 4th 1941
Lambie, W. G. M. Click the name above to see a profile of Lambie, W. G. M.    Died : 15 / 11 / 1940	Lambie, W. G. M. Killed November 15th 1940
Le dong, T. Click the name above to see a profile of Le dong, T.    Died : 8 / 2 / 1941	Le dong, T. Killed February 8th 1941
Leslie, G. M. Click the name above to see a profile of Leslie, G. M.    Died : 15 / 12 / 1940	Leslie, G. M. Killed December 15th 1940
Lingard, J. G. Click the name above to see a profile of Lingard, J. G.	Lingard, J. G.
Little, J. H. Click the name above to see a profile of Little, J. H.    Died : 12 / 6 / 1943	Little, J. H. joined 601 Squadron Auxiliary Air Force in 1934. He transferred to 611 Squadron Auxiliary Air Force on 25th September 1936. Little was called to full-time service with 611 squadron at the outbreak of war. He was given command of 219 Squadron at Catterick in May 1940 and led it until February 1941, He was awarded the DFC being then credited with a Do17 destroyed in the evening of 17th February 1941, with Sgt.S Austin as his radar operator. In December 1942 Little took command of 418 (RCAF) Squadron, operating in Bostons from Bradwell Bay. He was killed on 12th June 1943 as a Wing Commander aged 31. Mosquito FB VI HJ733 had one engine cut fail on take-off from Ford. Little and his navigator, W/O DH Styles DFM, were both killed.
Lowther, W. Click the name above to see a profile of Lowther, W.	Lowther, W.
Marshall, T. R. Click the name above to see a profile of Marshall, T. R.    Died : 29 / 6 / 1941	Marshall, T. R. Killed June 29th 1941
Mccaul, J. P. Click the name above to see a profile of Mccaul, J. P.    Died : 30 / 9 / 1940	Mccaul, J. P. Killed September 30th 1940
Nightingale, F. G. Click the name above to see a profile of Nightingale, F. G.    Died : 17 / 12 / 1940	Nightingale, F. G. Killed December 17th 1940
Owen, H. Click the name above to see a profile of Owen, H.	Owen, H.
Pearcy, D. J. Click the name above to see a profile of Pearcy, D. J.    Died : 15 / 11 / 1940	Pearcy, D. J. Killed November 15th 1940
Pyne, C. C. Click the name above to see a profile of Pyne, C. C.	Pyne, C. C.
Sargent, R. E. B. Click the name above to see a profile of Sargent, R. E. B.	Sargent, R. E. B.
Shepperd, G. E. Click the name above to see a profile of Shepperd, G. E.    Died : 30 / 9 / 1940	Shepperd, G. E. Killed September 30th 1940
Sinclair, J. Click the name above to see a profile of Sinclair, J.	Sinclair, J.
Smith, L. Click the name above to see a profile of Smith, L.	Smith, L.
Smith, L. H. Click the name above to see a profile of Smith, L. H.	Smith, L. H.
Stapleton, Basil Click the name above to see a profile of Stapleton, Basil    Died : 13 / 4 / 2010	Stapleton, Basil Born in South Africa, Basil Stapleton joined the RAF in Jan 1939, being posted to 603 Sqn flying Spitfires. He first saw action off Scotland, sharing in the destruction of two bombers, before the Squadron was posted south to Hornchurch during the height of the Battle of Britain. By Nov 1940 his tally had risen to 6 and 2 shared victories and 8 probables. In March 1942 he was posted to 257 Sqn as flight commander. In August 1944 he commanded 247 Sqn flying Typhoons, taking part in the Arnhem operations. In December 1944, whilst attacking a train, debris hit his aircraft forcing him to land behind enemy lines where he was taken prisoner of war. Stapme Stapleton had scored 6 victories, plus 2 shared, 5 probable and 2 damaged. Sadly, we have learned that Basil Stapleton passed away on 13th April 2010.
Summers, R. B. G. Click the name above to see a profile of Summers, R. B. G.	Summers, R. B. G.
Summers, Richard Gordon Battensby Click the name above to see a profile of Summers, Richard Gordon Battensby    Died : 7 / 5 / 2017	Summers, Richard Gordon Battensby Richard Gordon Battensby Summers was born on 18th October 1921 in Beverley, East Yorkshire and was educated at Ermysteds Grammar School at Skipton. In April 1939 Richard joined The Royal Air Force as a direct-entry Airman u/t Observer. On 26th June he went to the Bristol Flying School, Yatesbury for basic navigation training, moved to B&GS Warmwell on 30th September and then completed his training with an astro-navigation course at St. Athan in November. On 4th December 1939 Summers was posted to Church Fenton to join 242 Squadron, as a navigator at the age of 18. The squadron was equipped with Blenheims. He went to 219 Squadron at Catterick on 16th April 1940. Summers left the squadron on 28th September to go to the Ferry Pool and Defence Flight Takoradi, in West Africa. In early July 1941 Summers aircraft made a wheels-up forced-landing on a beach in Liberia. To escape internment he walked 48 miles in bare feet before putting out to sea and being picked up by a British merchantman on the 5th. For this incident, Summers was awarded the AFM (gazetted 1st January 1942). Commissioned in May 1942, he was posted back to the UK where he was appointed Bombing Leader on Hudsons at No. 1 (Coastal) OTU Silloth on 12th October. Summers was posted to 48 Squadron at Gibraltar on 22nd May 1943 as Bombing Leader. He returned to the UK and on 1st March 1944 became Bombing Leader at No. 1 APC Aldergrove. Summers went on a Specialist Armament Course on 19th April, firstly at 2 School of Technical Training Cosford and from late June at the Empire Air Armament School at Manby. He was appointed Armament Staff Officer at HQ 15 Group Liverpool on 17th November 1944 and he moved to RAF Lossiemouth on 7th August 1945 as Station Armament Officer. Staying in the postwar RAF, in October 1946 Summers was posted to the staff of ACAS (Training) at the Air Ministry as an Acting Squadron Leader. Pre-selected for the RAF Staff College in 1949, he graduated at the end of 1950 and was appointed Command Weapons Officer at HQ Bomber Command. From August 1953 until January 1956 Summers was Deputy Station Commander at RAF East Leigh, Kenya during the Mau-Mau Emergency. He was made an OBE (gazetted 6th March 1956) for 'gallant and distinguished services in Kenya'. Back in the UK, Summers returned to flying and commanded 109 Squadron at Binbrook. In December 1956 he was promoted to Acting Wing Commander and took command of No. 2 Wing RAF Cosford. In July 1959 he did a RAF Flying College Course at RAF Manby. In January/March 1960 Summers did a conversion course on Vulcans and was then appointed Wing Commander Operations at RAF Finningley, a Vulcan station. In December 1962 he was posted to the staff of SHAPE in Europe, for 'nuclear activities'. He returned to the UK in December 1966 and became a staff officer in the Department of the Chief of Defence Staff. Summers retired from the RAF on 18th October 1968 as a Wing Commander. He died on 7th May 2017.
Topham, J. G. Click the name above to see a profile of Topham, J. G.	Topham, J. G.
Williams, G.T. Click the name above to see a profile of Williams, G.T.	Williams, G.T.
Willis, R. F. Click the name above to see a profile of Willis, R. F.    Died : 8 / 2 / 1941	Willis, R. F. Killed February 8th 1941
Wolfe, E. C. Click the name above to see a profile of Wolfe, E. C.	Wolfe, E. C.
Worsdell, K. W. Click the name above to see a profile of Worsdell, K. W.    Died : 30 / 10 / 1940	Worsdell, K. W. Killed October 30th 1940
Worthington, A. S. Click the name above to see a profile of Worthington, A. S.	Worthington, A. S.

Aircraft for : No.219 Sqn RAF
A list of all aircraft associated with No.219 Sqn RAF. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
Aircraft	Info
Beaufighter Click the name above to see prints featuring Beaufighter aircraft. Manufacturer : Bristol Production Began : 1940 Number Built : 5564	Beaufighter BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER The Bristol Beaufighter was a Torpedo Bomber and had a crew of two. with a maximum speed of 330mph and a ceiling of 29,000 feet. maximum normal range of 1500 miles but could be extended to 1750 miles. The Bristol Beaufighter carried four 20mm cannon in the belly of the aircraft and upto six .303in browning machine guns in the wings. it could also carry eight 3 -inch rockets, 1605 lb torpedo or a bomb load of 1,000 lb. The Bristol Beaufighter first flew in July 1939 and with some modifications entered service with the Royal Air Force in July 1940. In the winter of 1940 - 1941 the Beaufighter was used as a night fighter. and in March 1941 the aircraft was used at Coastal Command as a long range strike aircraft. and in 1941, the Beaufighter arrived in North Africa and used as a forward ground attack aircraft. The Bristol Beaufighter was used also in India, Burma and Australia. A total of 5,564 Beaufighters were built until production in Britain finished in 1945, but a further 364 were built in Australia for the Australian Air Force
Blenheim Click the name above to see prints featuring Blenheim aircraft. Manufacturer : Bristol Production Began : 1935 Retired : 1956 Number Built : 4422	Blenheim The Bristol Blenheim, the most plentiful aircraft in the RAFs inventory when WWII began, was designed by Frank Barnwell, and when first flown in 1936 was unique with its all metal monoplane design incorporating a retractable undercarriage, wing flaps, metal props, and supercharged engines. A typical bomb load for a Blenheim was 1,000 pounds. In the early stages of the war Blenheims were used on many daylight bombing missions. On the day that war was declared on Germany, a Blenheim piloted by Flying Officer Andrew McPherson was the first British aircraft to cross the German coast and the following morning 15 Blenheims from three squadrons set off on one of the first bombing missions The Blenheim units operated throughout the battle, often taking heavy casualties, although they were never accorded the publicity of the fighter squadrons. The Blenheim units raided German occupied airfields throughout July to December 1940, both during daylight hours and at night. Although most of these raids were unproductive, there were some successes; on 1 August five out of 12 Blenheims sent to attack Haamstede and Evere (Brussels) were able to bomb, destroying or heavily damaging three Bf 109s of II./JG 27 and apparently killing a Staffelkapitän identified as Hauptmann Albrecht von Ankum-Frank. Two other 109s were claimed by Blenheim gunners. Another successful raid on Haamstede was made by a single Blenheim on 7 August which destroyed one 109 of 4./JG 54, heavily damaged another and caused lighter damage to four more. There were also some missions which produced an almost 100% casualty rate amongst the Blenheims. One such operation was mounted on 13 August 1940 against a Luftwaffe airfield near Aalborg in north-western Denmark by 12 aircraft of 82 Squadron. One Blenheim returned early (the pilot was later charged and due to appear before a court martial, but was killed on another operation); the other 11, which reached Denmark, were shot down, five by flak and six by Bf 109s. Blenheim-equipped units had been formed to carry out long-range strategic reconnaissance missions over Germany and German-occupied territories, as well as bombing operations. In this role, the Blenheims once again proved to be too slow and vulnerable against Luftwaffe fighters and they took constant casualties While great heroism was displayed by the air crews, tremendous losses were sustained during these missions. The Blenhiem was easy pickings at altitude for German Bf-109 fighters who quickly learned to attack from below. To protect the vulnerable bellies of the Blenheims many missions were shifted to low altitude, but this increased the aircrafts exposure to anti-aircraft fire. In the German night-bombing raid on London on 18 June 1940, Blenheims accounted for five German bombers, thus proving that they were better-suited for night fighting. In July, No. 600 Squadron, by then based at RAF Manston, had some of its Mk IFs equipped with AI Mk III radar. With this radar equipment, a Blenheim from the Fighter Interception Unit (FIU) at RAF Ford achieved the first success on the night of 2–3 July 1940, accounting for a Dornier Do 17 bomber. More successes came, and before long the Blenheim proved itself invaluable as a night fighter. One Blenheim pilot, Squadron Leader Arthur Scarf, was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for an attack on Singora, Thailand, on 9 December 1941. Another bomber of No. 60 Squadron RAF was credited with shooting down Lt Col Tateo Katō's Nakajima Ki-43 fighter and badly damaging two others in a single engagement on 22 May 1942, over the Bay of Bengal. Katō's death was a severe blow to the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force.
Lancaster Click the name above to see prints featuring Lancaster aircraft. Manufacturer : Avro Production Began : 1942 Retired : 1963 Number Built : 7377	Lancaster The Avro Lancaster arose from the avro Manchester and the first prototype Lancaster was a converted Manchester with four engines. The Lancaster was first flown in January 1941, and started operations in March 1942. By March 1945 The Royal Air Force had 56 squadrons of Lancasters with the first squadron equipped being No.44 Squadron. During World War Two the Avro Lancaster flew 156,000 sorties and dropped 618,378 tonnes of bombs between 1942 and 1945. Lancaster Bomberss took part in the devastating round-the-clock raids on Hamburg during Air Marshall Harris' Operation Gomorrah in July 1943. Just 35 Lancasters completed more than 100 successful operations each, and 3,249 were lost in action. The most successful survivor completed 139 operations, and the Lancaster was scrapped after the war in 1947. A few Lancasters were converted into tankers and the two tanker aircraft were joined by another converted Lancaster and were used in the Berlin Airlift, achieving 757 tanker sorties. A famous Lancaster bombing raid was the 1943 mission, codenamed Operation Chastise, to destroy the dams of the Ruhr Valley. The operation was carried out by 617 Squadron in modified Mk IIIs carrying special drum shaped bouncing bombs designed by Barnes Wallis. Also famous was a series of Lancaster attacks using Tallboy bombs against the German battleship Tirpitz, which first disabled and later sank the ship. The Lancaster bomber was the basis of the new Avro Lincoln bomber, initially known as the Lancaster IV and Lancaster V. (Becoming Lincoln B1 and B2 respectively.) Their Lancastrian airliner was also based on the Lancaster but was not very successful. Other developments were the Avro York and the successful Shackleton which continued in airborne early warning service up to 1992.
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.
Short 184 Click the name above to see prints featuring Short 184 aircraft. Manufacturer : Short	Short 184 Full profile not yet available.

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