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	The Royal Air Force - History Section
		No 266 Squadron became one of the Rhodesian squadrons during World War Two and took the bataleur eagle as its symbol, this eagle being common in Rhodesia and a good aerobatic bird.
		No 266 Squadron was formed on 27 September 1918 from Nos 437 and 438 Flights at the seaplane station at Mudros, for anti-submarine patrols over the Aegean.
		On 30 October 1939, No 266 Squadron reformed at Sutton Bridge and was intended to be a Blenheim squadron.
	www.raf.mod.uk /history/h266.html (339 words)

	List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It includes Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service squadrons incorporated into the RAF when it was formed in 1918, during World War I.
		However, the list excludes squadrons which were later transferred to the Army Air Corps or the Fleet Air Arm.
		Squadrons with Roman numerals instead of Arabic numerals are identified in that fashion traditionally.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_aircraft_squadrons (292 words)

	The Battle of Britain - Home Page
		No 303 Squadron was formed at Northolt on 22 July 1940 with Polish personnel evacuated from France, and became operational with Hurricanes before the end of the month.
		No 310 Squadron was formed at Duxford on 10 July 1940 with Czechoslovak personnel as a fighter unit.
		No 312 Squadron was formed at Duxford on 29 August 1940 with Czechoslovak personnel as a fighter unit.
	www.raf.mod.uk /bob1940/266to312.html (477 words)

	No 266 Spitfire Squadron
		No 266 Squadron was reformed at Sutton Bridge on the 30th of October 1939, just after the war began.To begin with it was a Fairy Battle Squadron but in January 1940 it began to receive Spitfire's.
		No 266 became the RAF's second Spitfire Squadron after No 19 Squadron.
		No 266 was based at Wittering up until the 8th of August, it then moved briefly to Tangmere on the 9th it then moved to Eastchurch temporarily on the 12th to defend against possible anti-shipping operations.
	www.the-battle-of-britain.co.uk /squadrons/266sqn.htm (146 words)

	Sarasota Sailing Squadron - About The Squadron
		The Sarasota Sailing Squadron is a club organized to encourage the sport of sailing, to promote the science of seamanship and navigation, to sponsor cruises, races and instruction classes for adults and children, and to foster a spirit of good fellowship, courtesy and sportsmanship; and to provide entertainment and refreshments for members and their guests.
		The purpose of the Squadron shall be to encourage the sport of sailing, to promote the science of seamanship and navigation, to sponsor cruises, races and instruction classes for adults and children, and to foster a spirit of good fellowship, courtesy and sportsmanship; to provide entertainment and refreshments for members and their guests.
		The Squadron's funds shall be kept in a bank depository approved by the Executive Committee and checks may be drawn on such depository for deposit in the Squadron's regular operating account by such of the officers or management as the Executive Committee shall designate.
	www.sarasotasailingsquad.com /aboutthesquadron.htm (8533 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Air Vice-Marshal Colin Coulthard
		In July 1943 the squadron started flying from airstrips on the island in support of the invasion of the Italian mainland, before moving in September to one of the Salerno beachhead airfields.
		No 266 had been a Rhodesian squadron during the Second World War and Coulthard thought it would be appropriate for it to attend the Rhodes Centenary in Salisbury, but the Air Ministry turned down his proposal.
		This, with a squadron of single-engine aircraft with limited range, was a considerable achievement, and Coulthard was subsequently awarded the AFC.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/11/29/db2901.xml (919 words)

	RAF Leuchars - 43(F) Squadron
		Squadron History: No. 43 Squadron was formed at Stirling on 15 April 1916 as a unit of the Royal Flying Corps.
		In February 1949, Meteor-equipped No 266 Squadron at Tangmere was renumbered No 43.
		In November 1990 the Squadron deployed to Saudi Arabia as the lead RAF Tornado F3 Squadron at Dhahran and was on active service throughout the Gulf War, returning to Leuchars in March 1991.
	www.leuchars.raf.mod.uk /sqn43.htm (649 words)

	609typhoonsqd
		He took command of five squadrons in North Africa, using them to great success and survived the war, winning the D.F.C and Bar as well as the D.S.O. and an American D.S.O. he new CO turned out to be 609 veteran Paul Richey.
		As the squadron was still officially tied down by its defence status, these Rhubarbs were conducted on a volunteer basis only, but during his tenure, Bee had pilots jostling for the chance to take part in these very dangerous but exciting experiments.
		No 609 emerged as the highest scoring squadron over this period claiming 27 of the total.
	www.geocities.com /murraycat_2000/609typhoonsqd.htm (3254 words)

	Sqn Histories 266-270_P
		The squadron was disbanded on 1 November 1958 by being renumbered No 209 Squadron.
		The Squadron was declared operational in June 1942, and commenced a range of reconnaissance and intruder operations, again primarily along the coast of northern France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
		In April 1945 the Squadron moved from Mill to Twenthe and commenced re-equipment with the Supermarine Spitfire FR XIVS, a dedicated reconnaissance version of the Roll-Royce Griffon engined variant of the Spitfire, which was used alongside the remaining Mustangs.
	www.rafweb.org /Sqn266-270.htm (2762 words)

	Ca-pilots
		P/O F.W.Cale was an Australian serving with No 266 Squadron flying Spitfires On the 15th of August 1940 Cale was shot down in his Spitfire I (N3168) near Maidstone, Kent at 18:50hrs.
		P/O A.R. McL Campbell of No 54 Squadron was wounded in combat on the 24th of August 1940.
		P/O F.N.Cawse of No 238 Squadron was shot down in his Hurricane I (P3222) and killed by a Bf 109 on the 11th of August 1940, at 10:50hrs.
	www.the-battle-of-britain.co.uk /pilots/Ca-pilots.htm (1751 words)

	Chronicles of Oklahoma
		Cooper was one of the earliest of the Indian agents to openly side with the Confederacy, and his regiment of Choctaws and Chickasaws was the first to be organized among the Indian nations.
		Some provisions and a portion of the train were brought down that night by the Cherokee wagonmaster and his teamsters, "true to their duty." The remainder of the camp equipment was removed the next morning.
		Reporting no loss of his own command in either killed or wounded, he and Major Boudinot claimed to have killed about twenty loyal Indians, the figure being revised to fifteen by Colonel McIntosh in his report.
	digital.library.okstate.edu /Chronicles/v018/v018p266.html (5517 words)

	New Zealand Military Aircraft Serial Numbers - De Havilland DH.112 Venom FB.1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Squadron strength of 16 aircraft was comprised of various aircraft at different times from 1955-1958.
		Squadron strength of 16 aircraft was comprised of various aircraft at different times.
		The second Venom to be delivered to the Squadron arriving at the end of May 1955.
	www.adf-serials.com /nz-serials/we370.shtml (2570 words)

	Fairey Battle
		Battles used by the squadrons of the Advanced Air Striking Force in France were shadow-shaded green and brown on the upper surfaces and painted all-fl underneath.
		Battles with the medium bomber squadrons in 1937 and 1938, prior to the Munich crisis, were camouflaged on the upper surfaces and all matt fl underneath, with serial number painted under each wing in white.
		No 12 Squadron: paint scheme for No.12 Sqd aircraft PH_K as flown by FO D.E.Garland V.C. Prototype K4030: prototype bare metal scheme as used at the 1936 RAF display.
	www.pavaservices.com /cfs/Battle.htm (3525 words)

	De Havilland Venom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Venom, along with their Royal Navy counterpart, the Sea Venom, also saw service during the Suez War with the Royal Air Force, being operated by No's' 6, 8 and 249 Squadrons flying from RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus.
		The Anglo-French invasion, codenamed Operation Musketeer, had happened in response to the nationalisation of the Suez Canal by Egypt's leader, General Nasser.
		They were part of Naval Squadrons 809, 892 and 893 based on the light fleet carrier HMS Albion and fleet carrier HMS Eagle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/De_Havilland_Venom (1549 words)

	Bi-pilots
		P/O Harold A.C.Bird-Wilson of No 17 Squadron was slightly wounded on the 24th of September 1940 at 09:55hrs.
		P/O J.W.Bland of No 501 Squadron was shot down and killed on the 18th of August 1940 at 13:35hrs in a Hurricane I (P3208).
		Sgt E.Bloor of No 46 Squadron was injured on the 3rd of September 1940 at 10:45hrs.
	www.fortunecity.co.uk /meltingpot/lightsey/28/Pilots/Bi-pilots.html (1245 words)

	FOREWORD
		It was obvious at once that there was no room for both of them, for the cockpit of a Camel is small, and the turkey is a large bird.
		He had no intention of losing his life for the sake of a meal, so he forthwith prepared to jettison his cargo--an action which had always been in the background of his mind as a last resort.
		Twenty-odd pounds of dead weight was a very different proposition from the same weight of jerking, flapping, muscular life, and he had no difficulty in stowing it in the space between the calves of his legs and the bottom of the seat.
	www.arts.ualberta.ca /~idesign/dec-01/biggles.html (4625 words)

	History of the Hawker Hurricane
		Gillan, No. 111 Squadron quickly settled down with its new monoplanes, and on February 10, 1938, the commander personally demonstrated the prowess of the Hurricane by flying from Edinburgh to Northolt at an average speed of 408 m.p.h.
		Squadrons were rapidly equipped with the Hurricane--thanks to the foresight of the Hawker Aircraft directors--and at the time war was declared, on September 3, 1939, just short of 500 Hurricanes had been delivered and eighteen squadrons had been equipped.
		The development of the aircraft rocket had introduced a new factor in the use of aircraft as ground-assault weapons, and the Hurricane IIB and IIC were the first single-seaters to employ the rockets operationally.
	www.jetagemuseum.org /aircraft/hurricane/history.shtml (1646 words)

	B1-pilots
		F/Lt P.H.Barron from No 609 Squadron on convoy patrol flying his Spitfire (L1069) off Portland Bill and was shot down by a Bf 109 of JG 27 at 18:10hrs, on the 11th of July 1940.
		He was posted to No 253 Squadron on the 10th of September, and on the 15th of September was involved in a battle with a Do 215, once again force-landing at Hawkinge.
		E.A.Bayley was posted to No 249 Squadron in September, he was killed on the 10th of October 1940, at 15:45hrs, when his Hurricane I (V7537) crashed due to oxygen failure while on a routine patrol,he was aged 29.
	www.fortunecity.co.uk /meltingpot/lightsey/28/Pilots/B1-pilots.htm (1997 words)

	III. Snell Photos 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Luckily there was no fire, the pilot walked away as they used to say, and no one was hurt.
		The squadron reformed on 1 July 1923 at Henlow, again it was a fighter squadron and initially it was equipped with its previous mount the Snipe.
		In July 1989 the squadron's last Phantom was retired and the squadron began training on the Tornado F Mk 2, its first aircraft being received in September when the squadron became operational again.
	www.airmuseum.ca /vets/snell3.html (1038 words)

	British Military Aviation in 1918 - Part 3
		In the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, the Russian army that had previously blocked Turkish forces in the south Caucasus collapses and a British force under the command of Major-General L. Dunsterville 'Dunsterforce' is deployed to the Caspian Sea port off Baku to stiffen the remaining White Russian forces in the region.
		The Victoria Cross is awarded to Captain F.M.F. West of No.8 Squadron, Royal Air Force, for gallantry displayed during a low-level attack on German troops far over enemy lines north east of Roye in France, with the co-operation of the Tank Corps.
		These were operated by no fewer than 133 squadrons and 15 flights overseas, on the Western Front and in the Middle East, Italy and the Mediterranean, 55 squadrons at home and 75 training squadrons and depots.
	www.rafmuseum.org.uk /milestones-of-flight/british_military/1918_3.html (1194 words)

	Martlesham Heath Aviation Society - Control Tower Museum - RAF Station MH memories
		Martlesham Heath was Suffolk's oldest airfield, beginning when the Royal Flying Corps moved its testing squadron from Upavon to "The Heath" on 16 January 1917.
		But Squadron No.182 was formed at Martlesham on 1 September as a Hawker Typhoon bomber squadron.
		Unfortunately successful missions were rather isolated, and the were thought of as a "hard luck" squadron.
	www.mhas.org.uk /history (501 words)

	FEBRUARY, 1944
		Twenty‑two planes of a squadron of 23 Marine Corsair fighters failed to reach their destination in a routine flight from Gilbert Islands to a base in the Ellice Islands on January 25 (West Longitude Date), when they ran into a severe local weather disturbance.
		No fighter opposition was encountered in these raids, and all of our planes returned to their bases.
		No fighter opposition was encountered in any of these raids.
	www.ibiblio.org /pha/comms/1944-02.html (4563 words)

	Battle of Britain - 11 Group
		No 266 Squadron (Spitfires) from 14 August 1940
		No 401 Squadron, RCAF, (Hurricanes) from Mid-August 1940
		No 302 Squadron, Polish, (Hurricanes) from 11 October 1940
	www.battle-of-britain.com /BoB2/Airfields/airfields_11group.htm (812 words)

	Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 266
		Prepared for deployment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, which involved complex, high-tempo operations, and the challenging task of forming a composite squadron that more than doubled its number of assigned aircraft and personnel.
		No Class A or B ground mishaps, and no flight mishaps during 2003, while conducting more than 5,300 flight hours, surpassing a 30,000 mishap-free flight hour milestone over a period of seven years, and safely transporting more than 9,600 passengers and 687,400 pounds of cargo.
		Use of Operational Risk Management (ORM) as a leadership development tool - Younger Senior NCO and NCO leaders in larger Departments are identified for focused ORM training; they are given adequate time for technical training as well as safety training.
	www.safetycenter.navy.mil /awards/excellence04/hmm266.htm (226 words)

	Hawker Hurricane P3868 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		He is buried in section 5 C. of E. Collective No grave 85, screen wall panel No 2, Liverpool (Anfield) Cemetery.
		Five of the six aircraft were shot down, the sixth piloted by Pilot Officer Davy crashed on fire short of his airfield, the pilot having instructing his crew to bail out.
		Flight Lieutenant Davy subsequently volunteered for fighter command and joined No 266 Squadron in August 1940 and No 72 Squadron in September 1940.
	www.south-lancs-aviation.co.uk /P3868.htm (193 words)

	THE BOTTLE PARTY
		"No one but a madman would take on that job.
		"No, you ass—to make it whistle," Henry retorted.
		There was no time for further meditation, for the Fokkers, painted all colours, were falling on them like a living rainbow.
	www.arts.ualberta.ca /~idesign/apr-03/Biggles.html (2680 words)

	16 August 1940
		Four No. 266 Squadron Spitfires are shot down in a bitter struggle with II/JG 26 over Deal.
		Flying with RAF 601 squadron based at Tangmere, he died in a belly landing after being shot up defending England during the Battle of Britain.
		The German Luftwaffe will offer proof that no power in the world can prevent it from dropping its bombs anywhere in England that it chooses - even, if it should be necessary over the City of London.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /andrew.etherington/1940/08/16.htm (1137 words)

	9 August 1942
		HMAS Canberra is hit by a torpedo, possibly from USS Bagley, and Japanese gunfire from IJN Chokai Aoba, Kako, Kinugasa and Furutaka; USS Chicago is also damaged by a Japanese torpedo; and USS Patterson is damaged by gunfire.
		Since the 3 aircraft carriers withdrew yesterday, and there are no aircraft on Guadalcanal and 4 heavy cruisers have been sunk, the surface vessels have no air or surface support and all are withdrawn leaving the 17,000 Marines and sailors ashore with only half of their supplies.
		The destroyer, continuing to retire westward, had little speed, no radio communications, and few operative guns; but she refused aid from the destroyer USS Blue (DD-378) upon being sighted at 0325 hours.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /andrew.etherington/1942/08/09.htm (1243 words)

	Rhodesians Worldwide - Bundu Times October/November 1997
		It also had a restaurant and bar which offered a reasonable menu, and no complaints about the beer which is a lot safer than the water.
		Despite the poverty and squalor, we at no time felt a security problem and were surprised how lax people were in locking their cars.
		But this seventy thousand has placed no less than eight thousand men in the fighting services, of whom as many as one quarter are in the Royal Air Force.
	www.rhodesia.com /oz_wa/bt6th_97.htm (4172 words)

	Battle of Britain - Ian “Widge” Gleed
		Gleed was posted to France with No: 87 Squadron, on May 14th 1940 and remained with them throughout the Battle of Britain.
		When No: 87 Squadron became operational again on June 21st 1940, they were re-equipped with more Hurricanes and Pilots shortly before the move to Exeter, which would be their base for the duration of the Battle of Britain.
		During 1941 small attacks were made against German targets across northern France and during the night of March 14th /15th 1941, he was involved in one such attack on Caen airfield where he managed to destroy a Do17 on the ground, damaged another Do17 and a Ju88.
	www.battle-of-britain.com /BoB2/Battle_personnel/Profiles/RAF/gleed.htm (820 words)

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