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in turn relieving the previous section, to give continuous cover from approx 15:00 until dusk. The first section finished its patrol before any enemy aircraft showed up, but the second and third sections intercepted a total of 12 torpedo bombers including Ju.88s, He 111s and at least one Do.217, all on their way to attack the convoy. The squadron's claim was one Do.217 destroyed, one Ju.88 destroyed and another probably destroyed, two further Ju.88s and two He 111s damaged. The primary objective of protecting the convoy was fully achieved; the remaining enemy aircraft all dropped their torpedoes, scattered and fled without ever coming within range of their target. One Beaufighter was hit by enemy fire and was lost, with both crew members.
400: 416: 76: 306: 396:. The squadron started to re-equip with the twin-engined Beaufighter from 22 July 1941 and by 6 August was at full strength with 18 aircraft. The transition did not go smoothly and it would take over a year, diagnosis of the cause of multiple engine supercharger failures on the Beaufighter Mk.II's Merlin XX engines, re-equipment with Mk.VI Beaufighters (which had Bristol Hercules engines) and a move to North Africa before combat victories resumed in numbers that exceeded the squadron's aircrew losses to causes other than enemy action. 1938: 60: 466:, moving by air and rail, on 1 March 1942 and all serviceable aircraft followed on 8 March. Following the move, the squadron started to re-equip with the Beaufighter VI and operational night flying resumed using Mk.VI aircraft on the night of 7–8 April 1942, when "precautionary night patrol" sortie was flown. No enemy aircraft were located during the patrol, and on return the crew reported a defective radar set. 5772: 325:(GCI) techniques to guide its aircraft toward their targets, using a procedure called "vectoring". In effect, the GCI Station did the work of a navigator, calculating the course to steer and altitude to achieve in order to intercept the moving target. The ground station then transmitted this information to the fighter pilot by radio; to achieve a successful interception, accurate guidance was required. 31: 530:. The idea of working a night fighter squadron so close to the front is a novel one, the tradition being a restriction of its activities to home defence. The more courageous policy adopted by the powers-that-be in this particular instance may well become an eye-opener to the hitherto unexplored possibilities of night fighters being used so close to the front in direct support for our attacking forces." 184: 518:
the Beaufighters before being sent to Africa which made the squadron's attempts to defend against German night bomber attacks ineffective. A German air-raid on the night of 20/21 November caused the loss of five Beaufighters on the ground, along with the aircraft of several other squadrons. In response, radar sets were sent out to equip the squadron's aircraft and GCI control was set up.
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incompatibilities that threatened to label friendly aircraft as foe for want of an IFF signal showing otherwise. The risk of mis-identification of targets and consequent friendly fire casualties rose significantly. Until the squadron was completely re-equipped with new aircraft using only centimetric
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at 09:35 with a 100 lb bomb. This resulted in air bubbles and an oil slick. Peebles returned to Pembroke and was later involved in another attack against the submarine, which resulted in further oil being brought to the surface. The Admiralty's assessment at the time classified the result of the
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dog called Bruce. Bruce was originally owned by Pilot Officer Michael John Mortimer, who was killed on 15 January 1942. His brother the Rev. J.L. Mortimer, who attended the funeral, gave the dog to Wing Commander Kelly, as Squadron mascot. When the squadron moved to North Africa in November 1942 the
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ceased on 13 May 1943. Over the course of the rest of the month the squadron consolidated at La Sebala II, mounting only defensive patrols against Axis bombers operating out of Sicily. These patrols were from Paddington up until the 21st of the month, from La Sebala exclusively for the next week and
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Such defensive patrols continued throughout June, but the squadron did not engage in aggressive activity. On 17 June the squadron paraded at La Sebala I for a visit by H.M. the King. During the proceedings the squadron CO, Wing Commander Player, was presented to His Majesty. Towards the end of
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On 13 April 1943, the commanding officer received an urgent daytime request to intercept any Axis torpedo bombers that might fly west of Sardinia to try and attack a major Allied naval convoy bound for Algiers. He sent up three successive sections each consisting of three Beaufighters, each section
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over Sardinia. This marked a significant extension of the squadron's role; they were no longer just being used for defensive work, but were also carrying the fight into enemy airspace. The first such intruder operation took place on the night of 23/24 March 1943. On 6 April 1943, the squadron moved
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continued throughout the month. At 13:00 on 26 December, an Axis air raid on the airfield resulted in the death of an airman who was killed by shrapnel, the second victim of bombing raids on the squadron's airfields in North Africa. Two Beaufighters were destroyed in the same raid and a further two
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in Algeria. The squadron's Beaufighters arrived on 15 November 1942, while the groundcrew, following by troopship, arrived in December 1942. The aircrews were in action almost immediately on arrival, without waiting for their ground crews. As a security measure, the radar sets had been removed from
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From 28 April two aircraft were placed on 30 minute availability throughout the daytime in order to deal with enemy aircraft operating in conditions unsuitable for day fighters. This kept the squadron's personnel busy during what a relatively quiet period in the air war over England. Entries in the
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landings, the squadron moved in part by air and in part by sea from England to Algeria, soon establishing a forward operating base in Tunisia. In Africa, their role expanded somewhat. Night-time air defence predominated but, additionally, daylight defence of Mediterranean convoys and a few air-sea
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operational area. That relocation commenced on 2 March 1942, again taking the squadron out of the front line. Once the root causes of the high accident rate amongst experienced pilots had been identified, the Air Ministry took action as soon as the aircraft supply situation permitted. The squadron
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The squadron's next move, from Hibaldstow to Coltishall, commenced on 16 August 1941. After their arrival, it was determined that only two of 255's crews were combat ready in their new aircraft. As a result, late on 23 August 1941, the squadron was deemed non-operational to "complete conversion to
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The squadron's posting to Hibaldstow resulted in little combat. Much of the Luftwaffe bomber force that had been ranged against the east coast ports of Hull and Grimsby during the squadron's time at RAF Kirton Lindsey had, in May 1941, been moved to the Russian Front ready to support
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The squadron departed RAF Kirton Lindsey on the 15th, although due to some facilities at RAF Hibaldstow not being complete, the squadron's administrative HQ and some maintenance activities remained at Kirton Lindsey. The split of administrative location continued until 9 June.
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The very end of February marked the commencement of a technical problem that took a while to resolve. Unannounced, replacement Beaufighters arrived equipped with the new and somewhat hastily produced Mk.VII AI sets. These were, in essence, pre-production versions of the
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The Allied invasion of Sicily began on 9/10 July. No. 255 Squadron received the order to move to Sicily during the evening of 9 August and on the tenth a motor convoy took 2 officers and 160 men to a staging camp. The following day this group moved to the docks at
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single-seat fighters were delivered to the squadron while it was at Kirton Lindsey to supplement the Defiants. These arrived over the period 21–23 March. Not all were in serviceable condition on receipt, but two combat victories were achieved with these aircraft.
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suffered 20 non-combat incidents whilst at Coltishall resulting in deaths or injury to crew members, damage to an aircraft or a forced landing away from home base. Of these, four arose primarily because of Merlin XX engine failure resulting in eight deaths.
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in Norfolk the squadron continued to train on the Beaufighter although they continued to experience set backs with several aircraft suffering engine problems. On 3 January, five Beaufighter aircraft were moved on detachment to
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The first of the new Beaufighters arrived from England on 2 December 1942, followed by the much-needed AI sets which arrived two days later. A change of tactics was introduced from 5 December. These were described as follows:
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On 28 January 1942, the squadron was notified that it would be re-equipped with either the Beaufighter Mk.VI or the Mosquito, with the change also involving a move from RAF Coltishall to RAF High Ercall, Shropshire, in
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equipment – never a mixture. The S-Band equipped Beaufighters were unable to make use of the VHF Radar Beacons. The changeover was not completed until August 1943, just prior to the squadron's departure to Sicily.
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On 10 July 1918, a patrol by a No. 255 Squadron aircraft reported sighting a hostile periscope at location 64LYK. The following day a target in the same area was attacked by Short seaplanes from another squadron.
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the month, much activity took place regarding Mk.VIII radar equipment when on 3 July two new Beaufighters arrived pre-fitted with Mk.VIII AI, beginning a complete re-equipment of the squadron.
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was over and apart from some token raids designed to create the pretence of ongoing strategic bombing, the night fighters guarding the ports of the Humber Estuary were left short of targets.
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All AI equipment was removed from the Squadron's aircraft in November 1942, before travel to Africa. Some was re-installed later the same month in Algeria and the remainder in December 1942.
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Pip-Squeak was removed and IFF installed as part of the change-over from HF to VHF radios. Hence the entries "Transitional" above. The whole Pip-Squeak system was obsolescent by 1941.
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that had been created for coastal operations against U-boats. On 6 June 1918, these flights were formed as: No. 519 and No. 520 Flights at Pembroke, No. 521 and No. 522 Flights at
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on 16 November 1942. A second airfield was constructed later by US military engineers about 4 km (2.5 mi) to the south-west of the town, and used primarily by bombers.
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squadron's ORB during this period record mostly "no operational night flying. No enemy aircraft in the Sector." The comment was often suffixed by "...and weather u/s".
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as "probably destroyed". On 17 February, the fitting of VHF radios to the squadron's aircraft, a process that had taken nearly two months, was completed. Five
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in order to provide crew rotation out of territory known as "Hell Fire Corner". On 14 January, a 255 Squadron crew on this rotation scored a victory over a
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and training on Beaufighters". All but two aircraft were ordered back to RAF Hibaldstow, with the two that remained being attached to the more experienced
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rescue searches also took place. Experimentally, there were a small number of night intruder missions into Sardinia. Following the final defeat of the
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from November 1943. This resulted in numerous detachments and a major series of fighter-intruder and fighter-bomber missions. Some were in support of
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On the night of 9 May, the Luftwaffe launched a series of raids against targets in England's north-east and the Midlands, with 129 bombers attacking
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The squadron re-formed on 23 November 1940 at RAF Kirton in Lindsey. It became operational as a night fighter unit on 5 January 1941, assigned to
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No. 255 Squadron's first claimed strike against the enemy occurred on 14 August 1918 when Lieutenant Peebles in a DH.6 attacked a submarine at
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and the new Beaufighters. A base was set up at Bo Rizzo and, for a period, the squadron reverted to a near-exclusive night air defence role.
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strike as "U-boat possibly damaged", giving the decoded position as 51°17'N, 05°04'W. There is no recorded loss of a U-boat in the area.
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Artist's impression of Bruce, based on a photograph that appeared in the morning edition of the Birmingham Post, 12 August 1942.
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New aircraft equipped with Mk.VIII AI started arriving 3 July 1943 at La Sebala II. The change-over continued until about 5 August.
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aircraft. These single-engine biplanes could carry either a 100 lb bomb or an observer in addition to the pilot, but not both.
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RAF Squadrons – A Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912
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Aircraft operated by No. 255 Squadron, with details of usage, fitting of Pip-Squeak, Airborne Interception Radar and IFF
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Numerous skirmishes between the squadron's Beaufighters and bombers and fighter-bombers of both the Luftwaffe and the
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R2402, coded YD-G, a Beaufighter Mk.II night fighter of No. 255 Squadron at RAF Hibaldstow, 5 September 1941
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Bloomington:1stBooks. Volume One of the autobiography of No. 255 Squadron pilot Michael F. Wynne-Willson (1919–2013).
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There is no known record of the squadron having either a badge or a motto during the First World War. In 1943, a
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Cut-away drawing of a Beaufighter Mk.II, adapted from the frontispiece of Pilot's Notes, A.P. 1721B Vol.1.
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coastal flights and was responsible for coastal anti-submarine patrols. It was disbanded after the war.
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From Honiley the squadron continued to fly operational patrols with 255's aircraft ranging as far as
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The night of 10/11 February 1941 saw the squadron's first combat successes, with pilots claiming two
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radar, it was necessary to ensure that all fighter aircraft in the air at any one time had either
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Mosquito XIX aircraft were not normally fitted with Mk.X AI; this is a rare example.  
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leaving 255 with only two flights at Pembroke. The squadron was disbanded on 14 January 1919.
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dive bombers operating without fighter escort were shot down by the squadron's Beaufighters.
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During the Second World War the squadron operated as a night fighter unit, at first with the
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out of Macdonald to a new campsite at nearby Aïn Arnat, because of concerns about malaria.
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Aarons, N. (2011). "The Aristocrat and the Balkan Communists." Series 1, Episode 13 of
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basin with the objective of destroying oil barges supplying fuel to Germany from the
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The squadron was formed at Pembroke, Wales, to manage a number of "Special Duties"
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Hand-painted metallic casting circa 1950, depicting the Squadron's official
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A History of the Mediterranean Air War: Vol 3 Tunisia and the End in Africa
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it was the sole night-fighter squadron covering most of Italian airspace.
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and some, during the autumn of 1944, headed south-east over the southern
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was approved which consisted of a "Panther's face" along with the motto
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A Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I. similar to that used by No. 255 Squadron.
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with Squadron Leader Mike Dean, MBE, of the Historical Radar Archive.
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On 21 March 1943, seven aircrews relocated to Bône in readiness for
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On 15 August 1918, No. 521 and 522 Flights were separated to form
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The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918–1988
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After this, the squadron was deployed to Italy, operating from
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Paddington was one of six airfields or landing grounds around
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On 6 June 1942, the squadron moved from RAF High Ercall to
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TNA : AIR27/1518 folio 72 side1 and folio 76 side 1.
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On 16 June 1941, the squadron took delivery of its first
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The sole function of No. 255 Squadron during the war was
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in Cornwall, the first stop on the way to North Africa.
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Royal Air Force 1939–1945: Volume II The Fight Avails
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The adjacent village has, since 1966, been known as
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Unpublished memoirs ( 1823:, Crowborough : Classic Publications. 1529:"Luftwaffe aerial photograph: Souk el Arba" 477:, in Warwickshire, where they rotated with 5283: 5269: 1928: 1914: 1738:Tonbridge:Air-Britain (Historians), 1988. 1616:"No. 255 Squadron (RAF): Second World War" 1482: 1407:TNA : AIR10/2668 (Original document). 1299:TNA : AIR1/485/15/312/269, folio 171. 485:. The move was completed in a single day. 29: 5807:1918 establishments in the United Kingdom 1633: 1326:TNA : ADM239/26 tab 1292F folio 167. 1308:TNA : AIR1/485/15/312/269 folio 100. 1290:TNA : AIR1/485/15/312/269 folio 169. 1281:TNA : AIR1/485/15/312/269 folio 163. 1272:TNA : AIR1/485/15/312/269 folio 156. 1266: 1657: 1347: 735: 613: 414: 398: 304: 182: 1613: 1552:TNA : AIR27/1518 folio 130 side 1. 1497:TNA : AIR27/1518 folio 117 side 1. 1329: 1317:TNA : AIR1/419/15/245/1 folio 518. 1192:all named after London railway stations 5789: 5654:Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment 1842:Shrewsbury : Airlife Publishing. 1681:TNA : AIR27/1519, various folios. 1672:TNA : AIR27/1518, various folios. 1470:TNA : AIR27/1518 folio 84 side 1. 1461:TNA : AIR27/1518 folio 74 side 1. 1443:TNA : AIR27/1518 folio 68 side 1. 1434:TNA : AIR27/1518 folio 64 side 1. 1416:TNA : AIR27/1518 folio 58 side 2. 1398:TNA : AIR27/1518 folio 36 side 2. 1389:TNA : AIR27/1518 folio 35 side 1. 1380:TNA : AIR27/1518 folio 25 side 2. 1371:TNA : AIR27/1518 folio 25 side 1. 1362:TNA : AIR27/1518 folio 19 side 2. 1259: 1257: 1255: 623:, then travelling to Sicily by sea in 508: 462:The advance party left Coltishall for 437:when the squadron became twinned with 5577:List of equipment of the RAF Regiment 5264: 1909: 1604:TNA : AIR27/1518 folios 186–192. 1425:TNA : AIR50/98/5 and AIR50/98/6. 284:In November 1942, within days of the 5771: 1853: 1721:The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force 1691:The Turret Fighters: Defiant and Roc 1211: 756: 658:with the objective of harassing the 5478:Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service 5290: 1786:Sturtivant, Ray and Page, Gordon . 1565:), p.155 of the hand-written draft. 1488:Richards and Saunders 1954, p. 258. 1252: 252: 199:and No. 523 and No. 524 Flights at 13: 5797:Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons 5718:Combined Cadet Force (RAF section) 1879:Wynne-Willson, M.F. (1996, 2003). 1805: 707: 700:, Malta, in September 1945 and to 664:fighting in the Dodecanese Islands 321:turret fighter, the squadron used 245:. Nos. 523 and 529 Flights formed 178: 14: 5818: 1888: 696:The squadron moved from Italy to 685:and started to re-equip with the 681:and in February 1945 it moved to 300: 203:. The squadron was equipped with 5770: 5634:Assistant Chief of the Air Staff 1936: 1708:. Publ. Suzanne Marshall, 2016. 1335:Sturtivant and Page 1992, p. 438 1263:Sturtivant and Page 1992, p. 443 269:in Norfolk with a detachment at 74: 58: 49:23 November 1940 – 30 April 1946 5728:RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine 5608:List of serving senior officers 1895:No 251 – 255 Squadron Histories 1675: 1666: 1651:TNA : AIR27/1518 folio 67 1645: 1607: 1598: 1589: 1580: 1568: 1555: 1546: 1521: 1500: 1491: 1464: 1455: 1446: 1437: 1428: 1419: 1410: 1401: 1392: 1383: 1374: 1365: 1356: 1338: 1320: 1311: 1182: 1706:Diary of a Night Fighter Pilot 1344:TNA : AIR27/1518 folio 6. 1302: 1293: 1284: 1275: 1238: 1205: 1173: 457: 323:Ground-Controlled Interception 1: 1775:. London: Grub Street, 2016. 1199: 662:'s eventual retreat from the 423: 371: 47:6 July 1918 – 14 January 1919 1614:Rickard, J. 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Index


badge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom

Royal Air Force
Latin
panther
Royal Air Force
First World War
night-fighter
Second World War
Royal Naval Air Service
Boulton Paul Defiant
Bristol Beaufighter

flights
Anglesey
Luce Bay
Airco DH.6
anti-submarine warfare
Fishguard
Caldey Island
wireless telegraphy
periscope depth
No. 244 Squadron
No. 258 Squadron
RAF Kirton in Lindsey
Hibaldstow
RAF Coltishall

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