No. 261 Squadron RAF

Royal Air Force, Malta, Felixstowe F.3, Gloster Gladiator, Hawker Hurricane, C-47 Skytrain, P-47 Thunderbolt, Yangon
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-613-0-38170-7
Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller e.K.

Buch, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 220 mm, Gewicht: 244 g

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! No. 261 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force notably involved in the defence of Malta from August 1940 and the campaign in Burma. The squadron motto was Semper Contendo ('I strive continually') The squadron first formed in August 1918 at Felixstowe to operate the Felixstowe F.3 flying-boat on anti-submarine and anti-shipping patrols. After the armistice is was disbanded on 13 September 1919. The squadron was reformed on 2 August 1940 to combine the two flights operating in the defence of Malta. The two flights Malta Fighter Flight operating the Gloster Sea Gladiator and No. 418 Flight RAF operating Hawker Hurricanes. Among the inherited aircraft were the two survivors of the three Gladiators named Faith, Hope and Charity, Charity had been shot down the week before the squadron formed. The squadron suffered badly from attacks by both German and Italian aircraft and when a relief squadron (185 Squadron) arrived in Malta the squadron was disbanded and the remanants were absorbed into 185 Squadron.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Surhone, Lambert M.

Timpledon, Miriam T.

Marseken, Susan F.