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4 days ago · The squadron code is usually presented along with an individual letter or character to form a call sign for the particular aircraft. Location of the call sign combination has usually been on the rear fuselage next to the RAF roundel .
Jul 5, 2024 · He led the squadron until it was disbanded at Fairlop on 15th February 1944. Taylor was then given command of 197 Squadron at Tangmere until July 1944 when he was posted away for a rest. He was awarded the DFC (gazetted 5th September 1944).
Jun 20, 2024 · Sqn Ldr Mark Long, of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF), died when his Spitfire crashed in a field in Lincolnshire on 25 May. The service, including a flypast by colleagues, was...
Jul 9, 2024 · In March 1939 the squadron began policing duties at Lydda, with small detachments at strategic points. They assisted ground forces to round up armed tribesmen, who were terrorising certain areas. The tactics were successful and order was restored by June. For his leadership in the operations, McGregor was awarded the DSO.
Jun 28, 2024 · He joined No. 486 Squadron in December 1942. He was awarded a DFC on 17 November 1944, and following a rest from operations he was posted in February 1945 to command No. 183 Squadron on Typhoons. On 4 May his Typhoon was hit by Flak obliging him to force land on Fehman Island, where he was captured.
Jul 6, 2024 · Richardson returned to the UK in September 1945. He stayed in the RAF postwar, was awarded the AFC (gazetted 13th June 1959) and retired on 2nd May 1963 as a Squadron Leader. He died on 18th November 1988.
Squadron Leader J A F MacLachlan, the one-armed Commanding Officer of No 1 Squadron RAF, standing beside his all-black Hawker Hurricane Mark IIC night fighter, 'JX-Q', at Tangmere, Sussex.
