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No.57 Sqn RAF - Squadron Details - Aviation Directory

No.57 Sqn RAF


Name : No.57 Sqn RAF
Founded : 8th June 1916
Country : UK
More Details :

Corpus non animum muto - I change my body not my spirit
Known Code Letters : , DX, DJ, EQ, QT,

Known Service Details :

Pilot or Aircrew

Rank

Start of Service

End of Service

Known Dates

Aircraft

Airframes

Notes

W W Adam

Flying Officer

unknown

16th March 1940

Blenheim

L9249

Killed in Action

T P Adderley

Aircraftsman 1

unknown

7th November 1939

Blenheim

L1325

Taken prisoner.

Allan

Pilot Officer

unknown

unknown

27th March 1941

Wellington

R1441

A. L. H. Barber

Flight Lieutenant

unknown

22nd March 1941

Wellington

X3162

Killed in Action

D. J. Bendall

unknown

unknown

H R Bewlay

Pilot Officer

unknown

7th November 1939

Blenheim

L1325

Taken prisoner,

James Castagnola

unknown

unknown

Lancaster

Culver

Sergeant

unknown

unknown

27th March 1941

Wellington

R1441

H M A Day

Wing Commander

unknown

13th October 1939

Blenheim

L1138

Taken prisoner.

Dwyer

Sergeant

unknown

unknown

27th March 1941

Wellington

R1441

Emmerson

Sergeant

unknown

unknown

27th March 1941

Wellington

R1441

Gardner

Pilot Officer

unknown

unknown

27th March 1941

Wellington

R1441

Gibberd

Sergeant

unknown

unknown

13th March 1941

Wellington

T2970

Alexander Gibson

Sergeant

unknown

26th August 1940

Blenheim

P6928

Killed in Action

Hagen

Sergeant

unknown

unknown

27th March 1941

Wellington

R1441

Eric Bernard Hillier

Sergeant

unknown

13th October 1939

Blenheim

L1138

Killed in Action

Harry Lemarchant

unknown

unknown

N. C. MacIver

Pilot Officer

unknown

22nd March 1941

Wellington

X3162

Killed in Action

F J Mantle

Leading Aircraftsman

unknown

16th March 1940

Blenheim

L9249

Killed in Action

S McIntyre

Sergeant

unknown

7th November 1939

Blenheim

L1325

Taken prisoner.

W. W. McMaster

Pilot Officer

unknown

22nd March 1941

Wellington

X3162

Killed in Action

Frederick George Moller

Aircraftsman 1

unknown

13th October 1939

Blenheim

L1138

Killed in Action

J. L. Montague

Sergeant

unknown

22nd March 1941

Wellington

X3162

Killed in Action

Park

Sergeant

unknown

unknown

16th March 1940

Blenheim

L9249

G. G. Patterson

Sergeant

unknown

unknown

13th March 1941

Wellington

T2970

L. Pattinson

Sergeant

unknown

unknown

13th March 1941

Wellington

T2970

R. Pike

unknown

unknown

Geoffrey Rice

20th February 1943

26th March 1943

Eddie Andreas Hals Riley

Sergeant

unknown

26th August 1940

Blenheim

P6928

Killed in Action

J Shuttleworth

unknown

unknown

S. T. Starkins

Sergeant

unknown

unknown

13th March 1941

Wellington

T2970

Royston Charles Edward Stiles

Sergeant

unknown

26th August 1940

Blenheim

P6928

Killed in Action

W. C. Stone

Sergeant

unknown

22nd March 1941

Wellington

X3162

Killed in Action

Thomas

unknown

unknown

A. R. Ward

Sergeant

unknown

unknown

13th March 1941

Wellington

T2970

S. A. Wilkins

Sergeant

unknown

22nd March 1941

Wellington

X3162

Killed in Action

Pilots and Aircrew for : No.57 Sqn RAF
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Adam, W W
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   Died : 16 / 3 / 1940
Adam, W W

Killed on 16th March 1940 when his Blenheim Mk.IV L9249 DX-? of No.57 Sqn crashed near Orny.
Adderley, T P
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Adderley, T P

Taken prisoner on 7th November 1939 when his Blenheim Mk.I L1325 DX-? of No.57 Sqn was shot down over Mainz by German Ace Joachim Munchberg.
Ainley, Phil
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   Died : 19 / 9 / 2011
Ainley, Phil

Phil was 15 when war was declared on the 3rd September 1939. He had always wanted to be a pilot and the only way to do this was to join the RAF or the RAF Volunteer Reserve. However, he couldn’t join until he was 17 and so he took up an engineering apprenticeship. When Phil tried to join up again he was told he couldn’t because he was in a reserved occupation. Phil finally joined the RAF in November 1941 when he opted for aircrew as this was the only way he could get out of his apprenticeship. However, he couldn’t start his flying training until he was 17½. In November 1942, Phil was sent to St John’s Wood, to the Air Crew Receiving Centre. Here he was given a uniform and white flashes to put in his cap to show that he was aircrew. He and his colleagues spent five weeks marching around London and having inoculations. After St John’s Wood, Phil was sent to Manchester’s Heaton Park. This was a holding centre for volunteer aircrew and from here everyone was sent for specialist training as pilots, navigators, bombardiers and wireless operators. Phil was sent for pilot training in Silloth, Cumbria. Here he received just a few hours of flying in Tiger Moths and then when he was safe to fly he was passed back to Manchester. From here, Phil was selected for pilot training and was sent with a batch of naval ratings to the US Air Base Gross Ille, Michigan, USA. It was extremely cold, but even so physical exercise had to be carried out at 5.30 in the morning and in singlet and shorts! Phil passed out from his basic flying training and then proceeded to the US Aviation Base, Pensacola, Florida. Here, Phil learned to fly single engine aircraft of various types. In December 1942, Pearl Harbour was attacked and American patriotism was everywhere even on the pats of butter. Any Britons were treated as honoured guests and were adopted by local families. It was decided that Phil was better suited to multi-engine rather than single-engined aircraft and so he was sent to train on Catalina, flying boats. In May 1943 he passed out as a pilot and was awarded his American Naval Gold Wings. The advantage of Phil’s training was that he learned seamanship as well as airmanship. Once back in Great Britain Phil went to Moss Bros to purchase his brand new Pilot Officer’s uniform. His pay had gone up from 5 shillings a day to 10 shilling and 6 pence and beer was only 9d to 10d (old pence) a pint! Unfortunately, there was no need for more flying boat pilots but as Phil had multi-engined experience, he was sent to fly 4 engined aircraft. This meant further training as landing aircraft on land rather than the sea required a different technique. Once this new technique had been mastered Phil was sent to a Wellington Operation Training Unit. Here people were either picked or they did the picking of aircrew. Phil picked a Pilot Officer from the Canadian airforce as his Navigator and a fellow British Pilot Officer as his bomb aimer. It was when training on Short Stirling aircraft that Phil met the rest of his crew; a wireless operator, a Canadian mid-upper gunner, a rear gunner and a flight engineer. Phil’s wireless operator was only 17 ½ as was his rear gunner. Although they had flown in the aircraft for only a few hours, they were seen to be ready to fly Lancaster bombers and were sent to Nottinghamshire for training. This consisted of 14 hours flying time on the Lancaster, 7 hours during daylight and 7 hours at night. On the 15th May 1944, Phil and his crew were sent to 57 Squadron East Kirby, Lincolnshire. He then experienced his first operational flight, sitting alongside a ‘veteran’ pilot. They flew to Amiens where they were due to deposit bombs on marshalling yards. However, they returned with their bomb load! Phil’s first operational flight with his crew was on the 24th May. Their target was the marshalling yards in Antwerp. Things were building up for the D Day landings and so the aim of the bombing raids was to cause maximum disruption to the Germans. Although the crew were not told when D Day was to happen, they returned from a mission in the early morning on the 4th June and saw numerous ships and barges, so they knew something was occurring. By July, Phil and his crew had flown 14 missions and they were flying almost every other night. After the troops had been landed in France there were more trips into Germany and more aircraft went missing. In the summer of 1944, Phil’s logbook recorded two trips, one with 31 missing and one with 49 missing and each of those aircraft had a crew of 7 men. On the 16th August 1944 the crew were briefed to do a ‘gardening’ mission. Gardening was code for dropping sea mines. The area to be mined was the Stettin Bay Canal in Germany. The mines had to be dropped from only 250 feet and this area was fiercely guarded. Only 6 crews had been detailed to fly down the canal and Phil’s was one of them. Command had laid on an attack on the town of Stettin itself to draw attention away from the Canal. However, the bombing was delayed as the marking for the bombs was off track and the aircraft had the terrifying prospect of orbiting the target at only 250 feet, whilst marking was relaid. The aircraft in front of Phil was blown up and they had to negotiate the debris. Out of the 6 aircraft earmarked to bomb the Stettin Canal, one was blown up, one did not reach Stettin and one went missing. It was for this mission and pressing home the attack that Phil was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Having successfully completed 33 missions Phil and his crew left the Squadron on the 6th October. In 2002, after 58 years Phil was re-united with his Navigator at a Re-union at East Kirkby, the Station from where they flew during the war. Sadly, Phil Ainley passed away on 19th September 2011.
Allan,
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Allan,


Barber, A. L. H.
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   Died : 22 / 3 / 1941
Barber, A. L. H.


Beetham, Michael
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Beetham, Michael

Michael Beetham volunteered for the RAFVR in May 1941. After pilot training he was commissioned, and in November 1943 posted to 50 Squadron flying Lancasters at Skellingthorpe. At this time the bomber offensive was at its height, culminating in the Battle of Berlin. Sir Michael and his crew made ten trips to Berlin, lost an engine over Augsburg and took heavy damage during an attack on Leipzig. After completing his first tour and a period of instructing, Sir Michael started his second tour with 57 Squadron at East Kirby, taking part in Operation Exodus, bringing home Prisoners of War from Germany. After a distinguished post war career, Sir Michael received the RAFs top job, Chief of the Air Staff, where he was deeply involved in the Falklands War.
Bendall, D. J.
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   Died : 25 / 1 / 1940
Bendall, D. J.


Bewlay, H R
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Bewlay, H R

Taken prisoner on 7th November 1939 when his Blenheim Mk.I L1325 DX-? of No.57 Sqn was shot down over Mainz by German Ace Joachim Munchberg.
Bradford, Stan
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Bradford, Stan

A mid-upper gunner on Lancaster ED308 D-Donald of 57 squadron RAF Bomber Command, then based at Scampton. By the end of his tour in March 1944 Stan had become an air Ace, credited by 5 Group with the shooting down of 6 enemy fighters, including a Bf109 over France on his very first operation on the night of August 27th 1943.
Casey, M J
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Casey, M J


Castagnola, James
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Castagnola, James

Joining the RAF in 1941 he graduated as a pilot after completing his training in America. Returning to England he joined 51 Squadron in early 1943 flying from RAF Snaith. Joining 617 Squadron in early 1944 he took part in many of the squadrons successes including attacks on U-boat pens and all three raids against the Tirpitz. Born in 1922 in Islington, Cass as he was known to all, enlisted in 1941 and trained in North America. Returning to England he crewed up at OTU and after completing their HCU course the crew, captained by a newly commissioned Cass, joined 57 Squadron in December 1943 for their first tour of operations. They were to be blooded with a series of attacks against Berlin, completing three operations against this target in four nights during January 1944. In all Cass was to visit the Big City eight times during his tour. During the Nuremberg operation of 30/31 March 1944 his Lancaster's rear turret guns froze up but a burst from the mid-upper caused an approaching Me 210 to break away. On return his gunners also claimed one Ju 88 destroyed and another damaged. On 5 April 1944 the crew were one of six attached along with their aircraft to the Squadron at Woodhall Spa, to provide an H2S capability. After an initial trip as passenger with Fg Off Fearn for the attack against the Luftwaffe Depot at St Cyr on 10 April to observe the Squadron's methods, Cass found himself non-operational for a month as the Squadron trained intensively for Operation Taxable. Teamed up with Nick Knilans he completed the D-Day deception operation and three nights later he was operating against the Saumur railway tunnel. Unable to carry Tallboy, his H2S equipped aircraft was loaded with thousand pounders to be aimed at the adjacent railway bridge across the Loire. His next three trips were as an additional member of Knilans'crew. By July Cass had been posted back to 57 Sqn at East Kirkby and would complete his first tour with them.He was not away from Woodhall for long, arriving back on the Squadron on 15 August to start his second tour. This was to be much more satisfying. With his trademark 'operationally battered' cap, Cass and his crew soon proved themselves a popular and valuable asset to the Squadron. Starting with a trip to Brest on 27 August and now carrying Tallboy they were part of the high level force for the attack on the Kembs Dam, and took part in all three operations against Tirpitz, claiming a direct hit in the middle of the superstructure during the final attack. During the attack on Bergen on 12 January 1945 his aircraft came under fighter attack and Cass dived to within the range of the flak batteries; the fighter deigned to follow. Heading out to sea he spotted Ian Ross' aircraft at low level, on fire and under fighter attack. With his bomb aimer manning the front turret and without thinking of his own safety Cass dived to offer whatever assistance he could. He was successful in driving the fighter away, but Ross was forced to ditch, while Cass circled overhead dropping an emergency radio wrapped in Mae Wests when it was seen that Ross' dinghy had not deployed. Climbing to 500 feet they signalled the ditched Lancaster's position and remained in the area, seeking cloud cover when a German fighter came too close. With fuel running low he was eventually forced to leave the stricken crew to their fate. The remaining months saw a new routine develop, railway viaducts replacing U-boat pens as targets during February and March, before returning to April's target list, along with other naval targets during the last month of hostilities. After a total of 62 operations Cass' war came to an end on 19 April 1945 with an attack on the island fortress of Heligoland. The latter part of 1945 saw him as the Squadron's Inspector Pilot as they worked up for 'Tiger Force' – the RAF's projected contribution to the Pacific War but, with the squadron prepared to go overseas to India, in January 1946 he was posted to RAF Snaith, to conduct aircrew training. Having been awarded the DFC for his time on 57 Sqn, Cass was to receive a bar in March 1945 for his service with 617 and a further award of the DSO in October 1945.Awarded a permanent commission in 1947, he was posted to the Central Flying Establishment, RAF West Raynham, flying Mosquitos, Vampires and Meteors, before transferring to the Empire Test Pilots School, RAE Farnborough, in March 1950. After qualifying as a test pilot his experience was put to good use for four years at the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment, Boscombe Down. Cass transferred to fighters in April 1954 and served in the Middle East and Germany before becoming Officer Commanding No. 41 Sqn, Biggin Hill, flying the Hunter F 5. In keeping with a number of pilots following their fighter tour, at the beginning of 1958 he was sent on a radar control course prior to being posted to Neatishead radar station, Norfolk, as Control Executive. After a final tour as a Staff Officer with HQ No. 13 Group, at Ouston, he left the RAF in November 1961 as a Squadron Leader, joining British Airways as a captain on Comets and Tridents until his retirement in 1980.
Couzens, G F
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   Died : 12 / 5 / 1940
Couzens, G F


Culver,
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Culver,


Day, H M A
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Day, H M A

On 13th October 1939, his Blenheim Mk.I L1138 of No.57 Sqn was hot down by Ernst Vollmer near Birkenfeld. He was taken prisoner.
Drimmie, J K R
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Drimmie, J K R


Dwyer,
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Dwyer,


Emmerson,
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Emmerson,


Fripp, A G
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Fripp, A G


Gardiner, W J
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Gardiner, W J


Gardner,
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Gardner,


Gibberd,
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Gibberd,


Gibson, Alexander
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   Died : 26 / 8 / 1940
Gibson, Alexander

Killed aged 28 on 26th August 1940 when his Blenheim Mk.IV P6928 of No.57 Sqn was lost without trace. His name is on the Runnymede Memorial. Son of Alexander and Margaret Gibson.
Gilmore,
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Gilmore,


Graham-Hogg, H G
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   Died : 14 / 4 / 1940
Graham-Hogg, H G


Hagen,
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Hagen,


Hillier, Eric Bernard
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   Died : 13 / 10 / 1939
Hillier, Eric Bernard

Killed aged 23 on 13th October 1939 when Blenheim Mk.I L1138 was shot down by Ernst Vollmer near Birkenfeld. He is buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery. Son of Samuel Bernard and Mabel Eliza Hillier, of Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex.
Hunter, J R
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   Died : 25 / 1 / 1940
Hunter, J R


Jenkinson, Ken
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Jenkinson, Ken

Initially on Lancasters with 57 Sqn, as Radio Operator to pilot Ian Ross, he remained with the crew when they joined 617 Sqn and their aircraft crash landed in Russia after the first raid on the Tirpitz.
Jordan, F T
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   Died : 10 / 5 / 1940
Jordan, F T


Legg, Ron
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Legg, Ron

Joined the RAF at Lord Cricket on 12th July 1943. Prior to that he was an engineering apprentice with a well known Bristol company. He was called to the Aircrew Selection Board at Oxford and chose to become a Flight Engineer and following a minor operation on his nose, he went to Lords Cricket Ground. After three weeks initial training in London, he went to Torquay and then to St Athans for the six months training as a Flight Engineer. He passed out in March 1944 having never flown in an aeroplane. When on his first leave, friends would say "What's it like up there?" he was embarrassed to admit that he had not yet flown. After his leave, he was posted to Scampton where he met the lads that had been crewed up at OTU and were destined for the Lancaster. His next posting was to Winthorpe, 1661 Heavy Conversion Unit. The aircraft was the Stirling and he flew with Sgt Anscombe for a full course; this was mainly to gain air experience. He was then crewed up with F/L Oldacre and did the same course again as the F/E. An experienced F/E flew with them until he was satisfied that they were competent. The next posting was with his crew to Syerston for a conversion on the Lancaster and then to 9 Squadron, Bardney where they did a total of about 12 hours on training flights. The pilot had to do one operation as a 2nd pilot, on that trip he was shot down but he baled out and evaded capture. They then returned to another HCU 1654 Wigsley, once again on the Stirling and another pilot W/O Ross. From there the course was completed and they went through the Lancaster finishing course once again, then to 57 Squadron East Kirkby for operational flying. the first op was a daylight raid on Wilhelmshaven 5th October 1944 and the last on 7th April 1945. His total was 31 operations. He was then posted to a holding unit for redundant aircrew and never flew again with the RAF.
Lemarchant, Harry
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Lemarchant, Harry

Trained on Whitleys and was then attached to an anti-submarine unit in Cornwall. After an 11 hour flight in Dec 1942, the crew were forced to bale out over Bodmin Moor. He was with 57 Sqn and then returned at the request of his CO to 97 Sqn to serve out his RAF career.
MacIver, N. C.
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   Died : 22 / 3 / 1941
MacIver, N. C.


Manning, Len
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Manning, Len

As a Rear Gunner on Lancasters with 57 Sqn, his aircraft was shot down by a German Night Fighter on only his 3rd Operation on 18th April 1944. Taken in by local French civilians, they kept him in hiding until the Allies advanced through Northern France before he finally got back to Britain on 5th September 1944.
Mantle, F J
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   Died : 16 / 3 / 1940
Mantle, F J

Killed on 16th March 1940 when his Blenheim Mk.IV L9249 DX-? of No.57 Sqn crashed near Orny.
McIntyre, S
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McIntyre, S

Taken prisoner on 7th November 1939 when his Blenheim Mk.I L1325 DX-? of No.57 Sqn was shot down over Mainz by German Ace Joachim Munchberg.
McMaster, W. W.
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   Died : 22 / 3 / 1941
McMaster, W. W.


Meeking, Ronald W
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Meeking, Ronald W

Undertook flying training at Heany, Southern Rhodsia and at Nakuru, Kenya, before joining 55 Squadron in the Western Desert where he flew Mark IV Blenheims and Baltimores. Following an injury, he was repatriated to the UK and eventually joined 57 Squadron at East Kirkby in December 1944. From then until 1945 he completed 16 operational flights, the last being on April 25th 1945 when he was engaged in dropping mines in Oslo fjord and upon returning to East Kirkby, the aircraft he was flying, Lancaster LM231 was the last Lancaster to return to East Kirkby from an operational flight.
Moller, Frederick George
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   Died : 13 / 10 / 1939
Moller, Frederick George

Killed on 13th October 1939 after his Blenheim Mk.I L1138 of No.57 Sqn was shot down by Ernst Vollmer near Birkenfeld. He is buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Montague, J. L.
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   Died : 22 / 3 / 1941
Montague, J. L.


Morton, A D
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   Died : 6 / 11 / 1939
Morton, A D


Neaumont, O R
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   Died : 14 / 5 / 1940
Neaumont, O R


Nelson, J
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Nelson, J


O'Reilly-Blackwood, J N
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   Died : 25 / 1 / 1940
O'Reilly-Blackwood, J N


Park,
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Park,

On 16th March 1940 when his Blenheim Mk.IV L9249 DX-? of No.57 Sqn crashed near Orny. He survived despite the other two crew on board being killed.
Patterson, G. G.
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Patterson, G. G.


Pattinson, L.
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Pattinson, L.


Pike, R.
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Pike, R.


Pirie, G R
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   Died : 22 / 5 / 1940
Pirie, G R


Proctor, J R
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   Died : 14 / 4 / 1940
Proctor, J R


Rice, Geoffrey
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   Died : 0 / 11 / 1981
Rice, Geoffrey

Pilot Offcier geoffrey Rice was born on 4th January 1917. Geoff Rice joined the RAF in 1941 and was posted to No.57 Sqn on 20th February 1943. Joining No.617 Sqn on 26th March 1943, he was promoted to Flying Officer on 20th August 1943 and awarded the DFC on 16th November 1943. He was later promoted to Flight Lieutenant. He was shot down on 20th December 1943, but was hidden by the French Resistance for six months before being captured. He was taken prisoner of war until the end of the war, not returning to the UK until 10th May 1945. Geoff Rice passed away in November 1981 in Somerset. He was Pilot on Lancaster ED936 AJ-H of No.617 Sqn on the Dambusters raid of 16th May 1943. The aircraft clipped the surface of the North Sea while flying low en route to the target, ripping the Upkeep mine from the aircraft and scooping up some seawater. Amazing, the aircraft did not crash, and despite the rear gunner almost being washed away by the rush of seawater as the aircraft climbed, managed to return to base.
Riley, Eddie Andreas Hals
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   Died : 26 / 8 / 1940
Riley, Eddie Andreas Hals

Killed on 26th August 1940 when his Blenheim Mk.IV P6928 of No.57 Sqn was lost without trace. His name is on the Runnymede Memorial.
Russell, F. T.
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Russell, F. T.


Saunders, R L
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   Died : 22 / 5 / 1940
Saunders, R L


Shuttleworth, J
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   Died : 14 / 4 / 1940
Shuttleworth, J

Flight Officer Lord Shuttleworth joined No 145 Hurricane Squadron in June 1940. Shuttleworth scored two victories during the Battle of Britain. Following combat over a convoy south of the Isle of Wight, Shuttleworth was posted as missing on August 8th 1940, aged 27.
Shuttleworth, R
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Shuttleworth, R


Simmons, S F
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   Died : 22 / 5 / 1940
Simmons, S F


Spencer, W G
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Spencer, W G


Starkins, S. T.
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Starkins, S. T.


Stiles, Royston Charles Edward
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   Died : 26 / 8 / 1940
Stiles, Royston Charles Edward

Killed aged 18 on 26th August 1940 when his Blenheim Mk.IV P6928 of No.57 Sqn was lost without trace. His name is on the Runnymede Memorial. Son of Archibald and Evelyn Laura Stiles, of Brockhurst, Hampshire.
Stone, W. C.
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   Died : 22 / 3 / 1941
Stone, W. C.


Storr, G
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   Died : 6 / 11 / 1939
Storr, G


Thomas,
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   Died : 10 / 5 / 1940
Thomas,


Thomas, P L
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   Died : 10 / 5 / 1940
Thomas, P L


Turnidge,
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Turnidge,


Twinning, F A
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   Died : 6 / 11 / 1939
Twinning, F A


Ward, A. R.
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Ward, A. R.


Ward, E Gray
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Ward, E Gray

After joining the RAF in November 1940, Gray Ward trained as a pilot. His first operational squadron was 50 Squadron flying Lancasters, before he joined 57 Squadron as a Flight Commander. In late 1944 he was selected to join 617 Squadron, and took part in the 22,000lb "Grand Slam" raids on the Bielefeld and Arnsberg viaducts.
Wilkins, S. A.
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   Died : 22 / 3 / 1941
Wilkins, S. A.


Wyatt, G M
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Wyatt, G M





Squadrons :
No.57 Sqn RAF
Historical Notes :
13-10-1939 - Shot down by Ernst Vollmer near Birkenfeld. Wing Commander H M A Day taken prisoner, Sergeant E B Hillier killed, Aircraftsman 1 F G Moller killed.
Squadrons :
No.57 Sqn RAF
Pilots or Aircrew :
M J Casey
A G Fripp
J Nelson
Historical Notes :
16-10-1939 - Crashed near Lingen. Flying Officer M J Casey taken prisoner, Sergeant A G Fripp taken prisoner, AC1 J Nelson taken prisoner.
Squadrons :
No.57 Sqn RAF
Pilots or Aircrew :
A D Morton
G Storr
F A Twinning
Historical Notes :
06-11-1939 - Shot down near Bad Kreuznach. Pilot Officer A D Morton killed, Sergeant G Storr killed, AC1 F A Twinning killed.
Squadrons :
No.57 Sqn RAF
Pilots or Aircrew :
Gilmore
Turnidge
Historical Notes :
16-11-1939 - Force landed near Waregem. Sergeant Gilmore interned, Sergeant Turnidge interned, AC1 T J Jervis interned.
Squadrons :
No.57 Sqn RAF
Historical Notes :
25-01-1940 - Crashed near Duisburg. Pilot Officer J N OReilly-Blackwood killed, Sergeant D J Bendall killed, Aircraftsman 2 J R Hunter killed.
Squadrons :
No.57 Sqn RAF
Historical Notes :
07-11-1939 - Shot down by German Ace Joachim Munchberg over Mainz. Pilot Officer H R Bewlay taken prisoner, Sergeant S McIntyre taken prisoner, AC1 T P Adderley taken prisoner.
Squadrons :
No.57 Sqn RAF
Pilots or Aircrew :
W G Spencer
R. Pike
O R Neaumont
Historical Notes :
14-05-1940 - Crashed 0800hrs near Genk. Pilot Officer W G Spencer ok, Sergeant R Pike ok, Aircraftsman 2 O R Neaumont killed.
Squadrons :
No.57 Sqn RAF
Historical Notes :
22-05-1940 - Crashed near Arras. Pilot Officer R L Saunders killed, Sergeant S F Simmons killed, Aircraftsman 1 G R Pirie killed.
Squadrons :
No.57 Sqn RAF
Pilots or Aircrew :
Thomas
P L Thomas
F T Jordan
Historical Notes :
10-05-1940 - Failed to return. Pilot Officer Thomas killed, Sergeant P L Thomas killed, Aircraftsman 1 F T Jordan killed.
Squadrons :
No.57 Sqn RAF
Historical Notes :
10-05-1940 - Hit by ground fire and returned to base at Rosieres-en-Santerre, where it was abandoned. Flight Lieutenant G M Wyatt injured, Sergeant W J Gardiner ok, Corporal F T Russell ok.
Squadrons :
No.57 Sqn RAF
Pilots or Aircrew :
W W Adam
Park
F J Mantle
Historical Notes :
16-03-1940 - Crashed near Orny. Flying Offcier W W Adam killed, Sergeant Park ok, LAC F J Mantle killed.
Squadrons :
No.57 Sqn RAF
Historical Notes :
14-04-1940 - Shot down by Me109 of Ace Arnold Lignitz. Flying Officer H G Graham-Hogg killed, Sergeant J R Proctor killed, Aircraftsman 1 J Shuttleworth killed.
Squadrons :
No.57 Sqn RAF
Historical Notes :
26-08-1940 - Lost without trace. Sergeant E A H Riley killed, Sergeant A Gibson killed, Sergeant R C E Stiles killed.
Squadrons :
No.57 Sqn RAF
Historical Notes :
12-05-1940 - Crashed near Vlijtingen. Pilot Officer J K R Drimmie taken prisoner, Sergeant G F Couzens killed, AC1 R Shuttleworth taken prisoner.
Squadrons :
No.57 Sqn RAF
Historical Notes :
27-03-1941 - Wellington crashed while trying to land in poor visibility at East Wretham in Norfolk.
Squadrons :
No.57 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.57 Sqn RAF
Historical Notes :
13-03-1941 - Wellington was shot down by a night fighter. Both pilots were injured as a result, Sergeant Gibberd received an eye injury which led to his repatriation in October of 1943.
Squadrons :
No.57 Sqn RAF
Historical Notes :
21-03-1941 - Wellington crashed into the sea off Oostende. Only Flight Lieutenant Barber's grave is known, the rest of the crew are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Squadrons :
No.57 Sqn RAF



Known Individual Aircraft of No.57 Sqn RAF :

Type

Serial

Codes

First Flew

Squadron History

Aircrew History

History Notes

Engine

Factory

Blenheim I

L1138

DX-?

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details

details

details

Blenheim I

L1141

DX-?

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details

details

details

Blenheim I

L1145

DX-?

-

details

details

details

Blenheim I

L1148

DX-?

-

details

details

details

Blenheim I

L1280

DX-?

-

details

details

details

Blenheim I

L1325

DX-?

-

details

details

details

Blenheim IV

L9180

DX-?

-

details

details

details

Blenheim IV

L9184

DX-?

-

details

details

details

Blenheim IV

L9245

DX-?

-

details

details

details

Blenheim IV

L9246

DX-?

-

details

details

details

Blenheim IV

L9249

DX-?

-

details

details

details

Blenheim IV

L9465

DX-?

-

details

details

details

Blenheim IV

P6928

DX-?

-

details

details

details

Blenheim IV

P6930

DX-?

-

details

details

details

Wellington IC

R1441

-

details

details

details

Wellington IC

R1722

-

details

no information

no information

Wellington IC

T2970

-

details

details

details

Wellington IC

X3162

-

details

details

details

Wellington IC

Z8946

-

details

no information

no information

Aircraft for : No.57 Sqn RAF
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Anson



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

Anson

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

Black Hawk



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Black Hawk

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Blenheim



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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



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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.

Lincoln

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Manufacturer : Avro
Production Began : 1945
Retired : 1967
Number Built : 624

Lincoln

he first RAF Lincolns joined No. 57 Squadron at East Kirby in 1945. No. 75 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF began re-equipping with Lincolns at RAF Spilsby during August 1945. However, 75 (NZ) Sqn received just three aircraft before VJ Day. In the postwar Royal Air Force, the Lincoln equipped many bomber squadrons. Nearly 600 Lincolns were built to equip 29 RAF squadrons, mainly based in the United Kingdom. They were partially replaced by 88 Boeing Washingtons, on loan from the USAF, which had longer range and could reach targets inside the Iron Curtain. Small numbers remained in use with Nos 7, 83 and 97 Squadrons until the end of 1955, when they were replaced by the first of the V bombers. RAF Lincolns were used in combat during the 1950s, in Kenya against the Mau-Mau, operating from Eastleigh, and also served in Malaya during the Malayan Emergency, against insurgents aligned to the Malayan Communist Party. In Malaya, Lincolns operated from Changi and Tengah, More than 3,000 sorties were flown during their  7 1⁄2-year deployment, with half a million pounds of bombs dropped. This equated to 85% of the bomb tonnage dropped during the Malayan emergency. On 12 March 1953, a RAF Lincoln (RF531 "C") of Central Gunnery School was shot down 20 mi (32 km) NE of Lüneburg, Germany by several Soviet MiG-15s as it flew to Berlin on a radar reconnaissance flight, resulting in the deaths of the seven crew members. In November 1955, four Lincolns of No. 7 Squadron RAF were detached for duties in British territories in the Middle East. In Bahrain, they carried out border patrols of the then Trucial States. When 7 Sqn was disbanded in December 1955, the four detached crews and aircraft became No. 1426 Flight RAF, officially a photographic reconnaissance unit. It was later sent to Aden, carrying out patrols in the lead up to the Aden Emergency. As the RAF Lincolns became unserviceable due to wear and tear, they were replaced by jet aircraft. The Lincolns of Bomber Command were phased out from the mid-1950s and were completely replaced by jet bombers by 1963. The last Lincolns in RAF service were five operated by No. 151 Squadron, Signals Command, at RAF Watton, Norfolk, which were retired on 12 March 1963. From late 1946, Australian-built Lincolns were phased into No. 82 Wing RAAF at RAAF Amberley, replacing the Consolidated Liberators operated by 12, 21 and 23 Squadrons. In February 1948, these units were renumbered 1, 2 and 6 Squadrons respectively; a fourth RAAF Lincoln squadron, No. 10 was formed on 17 March 1949 at RAAF Townsville as a reconnaissance unit. RAAF Lincolns took part in operations in Malaya in the 1950s, operating alongside RAF examples. The RAAF based the B.Mk 30s of No.1 Squadron at Tengah, for the duration of operations in Malaya. The RAAF Lincolns were retired in 1961, with the MR.Mk 31s of No. 10 Squadron being the final variant to see service in Australia.

Oxford

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Manufacturer : Airspeed
Production Began : 0
Retired : 0
Number Built : 6695

Oxford

The Oxford was built by Airspeed (4,960), De Havilland (1,515), Percival Aircraft (1,525) and the Standard Motor Group (750) during WW2. It was capable of training pilots, navigators, air gunners, radio operators and flight engineers. As well as equipping service flying schools in Great Britain, they spread out all over the globe, training aircrew in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, and Southern Rhodesia. Nearly 50% of all aircrew who served in the RAF, RCAF, RAAF and RNZAF went through the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, The Oxford was the preferred trainer for the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) and British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), which sent thousands of potential aircrew to Canada for training. 27 Oxfords were on the strength of No 4 Flying Training School RAF Habbaniya, Iraq in early 1941 and some were converted locally, for use as light bombers to help in the defence of the School against Iraqi forces. Airspeed Ltd was founded by Neville Shute Norway in 1931. N.S. Norway had trained as an aeronautical engineer, and worked under Barnes Wallis (of ‘Bouncing Bomb’ fame) at Vickers Ltd. on the successful R.100 airship. His first design for the new company was the Airspeed A.S.6 Envoy, he was responsible for devising a retractable undercarriage for the Envoy, and it enjoyed both civil and military success – an Envoy served in ‘The King’s Flight’, and was used to convey members of the Royal Family, and the South African Air Force ordered a batch of seven ‘Convertible Envoys’ which could be fitted with an Armstrong Whitworth gun turret and carriers for small bombs, as needed. In 1941, the aviatrix Amy Johnson went missing in an Airspeed Oxford, presumably crashing into the Thames Estuary. After the war, 152 surplus Oxfords were converted into small 6-seat commercial airliners called the AS.65 Consul. A few Oxfords were acquired by the Hellenic Air Force and used during the Greek Civil War by No. 355 Squadron RHAF. Although the Oxford was equipped with fixed-pitch wooden or Fairey-Reed metal propellers, the cockpit contained a propeller pitch lever, which had to be moved from "Coarse" to "Fine" for landing. This was to reinforce this important step for trainee pilots. Oxfords continued to serve the Royal Air Force as trainers and light transports until the last was withdrawn from service in 1956. Some were sold for use by overseas air arms, including the Royal Belgian Air Force.

Wellington



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Manufacturer : Vickers
Production Began : 1938
Retired : 1953

Wellington

The Vickers Wellington was a Bomber aircraft and also used for maritime reconnaissance. and had a normal crew of six except in the MKV and VI where a crew of three was used. Maximum speed was 235 mph (MK1c) 255 mph (MK III, X) and 299 mph (MK IIII), normal operating range of 1805 miles (except MK III which was 1470miles) The Wellington or Wimpy as it was known, was the major bomber of the Royal Air Force between 1939 and 1943. The Royal Air Force received its first Wellingtons in October 1938 to 99 squadron. and by the outbreak of World war two there were 6 squadrons equipped with the Vickers Wellington. Due to heavy losses on daylight raids, the Wellington became a night bomber and from 1940 was also used as a long range bomber in North Africa. and in 1942 also became a long range bomber for the royal Air Force in India. It was well used by Coastal Command as a U-Boat Hunter. The Wellington remained in service with the Royal Air Force until 1953. Probably due to its versatile use, The aircraft was also used for experimental work including the fitting of a pressure cabin for High altitude tests. The Vickers Wellington could sustain major damage and still fly, probably due to its construction of its geodesic structure and practical application of geodesic lines. Designed by Sir Barnes Wallis




Last edited : 16:30, May 11, 2017
Last editor : kc

No.57 Sqn RAF Artwork



Clipped Signature - Joe Warburton.


Clipped Signature - Sir Michael Giddings.


Outward Bound by Philip West (AP)


Black Buck One by Keith Woodcock.


A Winters Dawn by Philip West.


Return to East Kirkby by Richard Taylor.


The Hunted and the Hunter by Ivan Berryman.

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