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	The Royal Air Force - History Section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		No 608 Squadron was formed on 17 March 1930 at Thornaby as a day bomber unit of the Auxiliary Air Force.
		By the end of 1942, the squadron was flying anti-submarine patrols over the Western Mediterranean from Algeria, a move being made to Sicily in September for a month, before moving on to Italy where the squadron disbanded on 31 July 1944.
		On 24 August 1945, the squadron was disbanded.
	www.raf.mod.uk /history/h608.html (327 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 History of Thornaby Aerodrome
		The Auxiliary airforce 608 Bomber squadron was formed at Thornaby on 17 March 1930, consisting of one officer and 11 airmen.
		Squadron Leader G H Ambler took command of 608 squadron on 30 December 1934.
		608 Squadron`s annual camp took place at Warmwell but was cut short by the impending war and the squadron received signal giving one hour`s notice to return to Thornaby at 1600hrs on the 23rd August.
	hammer.prohosting.com /~thornaby/history.html (935 words)

	uboat.net - Fighting the U-boats - Aircraft - Lockheed Hudson Patrol Bomber
		Additional squadrons were formed during the war until the RAF saw a peak of 17 Hudson squadrons.
		An Africa-based RAF Hudson of No. 608 Squadron was the first aircraft to sink a U-boat with rockets.
		Hudsons of No. 161 Squadron were used in clandestine operations, landing in open fields of occupied Europe at night to deliver or retrieve agents or to provide weapons or information to partisans.
	uboat.net /allies/aircraft/hudson.htm (1541 words)

	United States of America
		RAF Extra Dark Sea Gray was originally supposed to supersede both AAF Neutral Gray and USN Blue Gray as Sea Grey 603, the Extra Dark prefix being dropped.
		RAF Insignia Red was much less intense, and was of a much darker hue.
		The fact this point is moot stems from the fact that in the same month the RAF color was accepted by the USAAF, all red was eliminated from the insignia of all U.S. aircraft.
	www.njipms.org /Technique/USAAC_Paint.htm (1480 words)

	Avro Anson
		The first war time operation flights of 608 squadron from Thornaby was on the 21st September 1939 by Anson serial no. N5207 flown by squadron leader G Shaw with f/o Woolcock, W Op LAC Kelly and Cpl Knott as crew, on an anti- submarine patrol, in response to a false alarm.
		Pilots of 224 and 608 squadrons were sometimes used to ferry pilots from Catterick to collect Spitfires from Shawbury or to collect Ansons from Cosford and Hudsons from Shawbury.
		The real tasks of 608 squadron were to locate surface mines which were subsequently destroyed by mine sweepers of the Royal Navy, the siting of U-boats or ships suspected of aiding the enemy and looking for small boats carrying refugees and escapees in addition to guarding the North Sea convoys.
	hammer.prohosting.com /~thornaby/anson.html (355 words)

	BBC - WW2 People's War - 608 SQN PROFILE PART TWO
		By September 19th 1939, the squadron was available for anti-submarine patrol from 0600 hours to 1600 hours with four Anson’s on standby, but the first operational flight of 608 Squadron was not made until the 21st.
		Thus, it was the role of Anson M {R3316} of 608 Squadron that escorted the Torpedoed Destroyer H.M.S. Kelly, Captained by L. Mountbatten, back into the Tyne after it had fought off the German E boats in an encounter of Heligoland, causing her 27 fatal casualties.
		Yet the North Riding Squadron which led the movement for auxiliary units to retain their identity and which two years later still possessed 70 percent of its personnel, flight and ground staff, natives of the Riding whose name it was associated with.
	www.bbc.co.uk /ww2peopleswar/stories/33/a4233133.shtml (2401 words)

	NLS - 635 Squadron Story
		With no ops scheduled, training flights were laid on, and each crew's training flight log was as closely scrutinized as were the ops ones.
		With 608 Squadron of Mosquitoes of Light Night Striking Force on the same field, and many times operating jointly with 635 as markers on the same targets, there was always a friendly feeling of competitiveness between them.
		When going to the same target, 608, in their much faster Mosquitoes, would take off long after 635 had disappeared, would be over the target finishing their marking as the 635 primary markers were arriving, and be back to Downham, debriefed and in bed or the bar while 635 were still struggling home.
	www.lancastermuseum.ca /s,squadron635.html (1472 words)

	Sqn Histories 600-610_P
		In November 1941, the squadron flew off the carrier HMS Argus to Malta, where it was retained as part of the island's defences, prior to continuing its journey to the Far East.
		A new No 605 was formed at Ford on 7 June 1942, equipped with Bostons in the intruder role.
		It became one of the few squadrons to fly the Blackburn Botha which it flew alongside Anson from October 1939 to November 1940, when the type was relegated to a training role.
	www.rafweb.org /Sqn605-610.htm (1931 words)

	C:\SCRATCH\F015.TXT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		No cannon was provided, since the received wisdom of the late 1950s was that the internal gun was an obsolete holdover from the pre-missile age.
		The 555th Fighter Squadron stationed at Luke AFB was transferred to Europe, and in its place the 550th Fighter Squadron has been reactivated as the second F-15E unit at Luke.
		No F-15C/D Eagles were lost in combat, although two F-15E Strike Eagles were shot down by ground fire, one on Jan 18 (88-1689) and the other on Jan 19 (88-1692).
	www.csd.uwo.ca /~pettypi/elevon/baugher_us/f015.html (19651 words)

	2 May 1945
		There had been no offensive operations by Bomber Command since 26/27 April and most squadrons thought that their war in Europe was over, but it was feared that the Germans were assembling ships at Kiel to transport troops to Norway in order to carry on the war there.
		A Mosquito of No 169 Squadron, No 100 Group, was lost while carrying out a low-level napalm attack on Jagel airfield; its crew - Flying Officer R Catterall, DFC, and Flight Sergeant DJ Beadle - were killed.
		RAF Mitchell light bombers of 2nd T.A.F. make their last mission of the war when 47 aircraft of Nos.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /andrew.etherington/1945/05/02.htm (1008 words)

	460 Squadron RAAF - History - Page 2
		The squadrons heavy operational commitments were not in any way disrupted by its transfer to Binbrook on the 14th May, 1943, the aircrews and ground staff flying over in Lancasters, whilst the main body were transported in Horsa gliders.
		Squadron Leader Jack Clark DFC., who had assumed command of the squadron, was shot down on 12 December in an attack on Essen and this popular officer, who had done his first tour on 460, was greatly missed.
		The squadron's Bomber Command record for the number of sorties flown in the last winter of the war, broke its its previous record and on 7 March, 1945, in the attack on Dessau, it became the first to complete 5000 sorties in Lancasters.
	users.tpg.com.au /adsls7ld/history2.htm (1728 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The commanding officer of this squadron was the redoubtable Sailor Malan and the second in command Mungo-Park.
		By the time Brian arrived at the squadron the Battle of Britain was in full spate and the Tigers were in the thick of it.
		Shortly after arriving at Kirton-on-Lindsay the squadron was detached to North Weald in Essex to face the onslaught of the Luftwaffe.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /scmetcalfe/pages/2kirk.htm (673 words)

	RAF History - Bomber Command 60th Anniversary
		The falcon's leg was chosen to indicate the squadron's readiness to go into the air at any time and attack tooth and nail.
		608 (North Riding) Squadron was formed at Thornaby-onTees, Yorkshire, on 17th March 1930, as an Auxiliary Air Force light-bomber squadron, its first operational aircraft (not received until the summer) being the Westland Wapiti.
		Its role continued to be general reconnaissance and as the campaign progressed it moved on to Sicily and Italy.
	www.raf.mod.uk /bombercommand/h608.html (321 words)

	460 Squadron RAAF - Accolades Page 1
		Because there were no genuine Australian squadrons, nor could there be Australian wings and groups, which meant that promising RAAF officers were denied the experience which would have come with those formations.
		No.460 Squadron, which by then was flying the premier bomber of the war, the four~engined Avro Lancaster, and, together with other RAAF units, was in the vanguard of Bomber Command's operations.
		Four RAAF squadrons fought in Bomber Command's worst night of the war, the notorious strike against Nuremberg on 30/31 March 1944 when ninety-five of 608 aircraft - almost 16 per cent - were lost.
	users.tpg.com.au /adsls7ld/raafretro.html (1396 words)

	Caithness CWS - Caithness Field Club - Annual Bulletins - 1985 - October - Air Operations From RAF Wick During ...
		This squadron was replaced by No. 608 Squadron which arrived at Wick from Thornaby in January and was equipped with Hudson Mk.
		This was no small achievement in itself since the Hampden was vulnerable in the face of enemy fighters and torpedo attacks airways involved great risks from flak; on some missions the loss rate was fifty per cent.
		A number of squadrons were transferred from Bomber to Coastal Command and among them was No. 144 Squadron which was transferred to the latter Command on 21st April 1942, at Leuchars.
	www.caithness.org /caithnessfieldclub/bulletins/1985/october/airoperationsfromwick.htm (1476 words)

	Nuclear Warships and Naval Nuclear Weapons 1990: A Complete Inventory
		A nuclear version of the SS-N-7 missile may no longer be active, as Charlie I class submarines are being retired, and two have been leased to India with conventional versions of the missile.
		Two squadrons of 12 aircraft each are in carrier air wings which have not been upgraded to the F/A-18.
		The one squadron assigned to the USS Midway (CV-41) is stationed at NAF Atsugi, Japan.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/nep5text.htm (19640 words)

	HEA, F/O Riley Winston Knight (J86040) - Distinguished Flying Cross - No
		No citation other than "completed...numerous operations against the enemy in the course of which [he has] invariably displayed the utmost fortitude, courage and devotion to duty".
		On his last operational sortie he and his pilot were forced to ditch in enemy waters and although landing in enemy territory, after three days in a dinghy, through help by Italians and their own initiative, they regained friendly territory by rowing to Corsica from Elba.
		Nevertheless, Squadron Leader Hemphill flew to an emergency field in England where he executed a masterly landing.
	www.airforce.ca /wwii/ALPHA-HE.html (6458 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		He trained as a wireless operator/air gunner and was posted to No 608 Squadron with the rank of sergeant.
		This squadron was flying Whitley Bombers with Coastal Command from Thorney Island in Hampshire.
		RAF Station Thornaby was a coastal Command base and for the first year of the war operated the Avro Anson affectionately known as 'Annie'.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /scmetcalfe/pages/2law.htm (322 words)

	The Wartime Memories Project - Thornaby
		The Auxiliary Airforce 608 Bomber squadron was formed at Thornaby on 17 March 1930, flying Wapitis.
		My father was one of those RAF technician who were attached to Number 815 Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm and served on board H.M.S. Kent, a County Class cruiser, before the war on its tour to the Far East.
		608 Squadron was a Coastal Command SQ, a Lockheed Hudson spotted the Altmark [supply ship for sea raiders ] in a Norwegian fiord and this resulted in the release of a good number of Allied Merchant Seamen being taken to a German P O W camp.
	www.wartimememories.co.uk /airfields/thornaby.html (2922 words)

	Avro Lancaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		First used in 1942, together with the Handley-Page Halifax it was the main heavy bomber of the RAF, the Royal Canadian Air Force, and squadrons from other Commonwealth and European countries serving with RAF Bomber Command.
		This aircraft was the first RAF heavy bomber aircraft to complete 100 operations, and is now on display at the RAF Museum, Hendon.
		NX611 now resides at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre at the former RAF East Kirkby, and is frequently taxied on a length of the old perimeter track.
	www.evergreencaus.com /section/Lancaster_bomber (2304 words)

	[2.0] Mosquito In Service / Foreign Users
		Number 151 Squadron may have scored the Mosquito's first "kill" in the dark hours of the morning on 30 May 1942, claiming a Heinkel He-111 on the night of 29 May. Number 157 Squadron competitively claimed damage to a Dornier Do-217 the next night.
		It was by no means a beast, it just provided a lot of performance and the pilot had to be aware of what he had his hands on.
		A special squadron, RAF Number 618, was formed to use the weapon, but various problems kept the Highball out of service until May 1944, by which time it was not regarded as particularly needed in Europe.
	www.faqs.org /docs/air/avmoss2.html (7596 words)

	Ferrying Vampires from Indonesia - AIR COMMODORE DAVID BOUCHÉ [www.bharat-rakshak.com]
		Dakota aircraft of No.11 Squadron commanded by Wg.Cdr.Tikoo Sen. The flight to Jakarta took a few days, and on arrival we were looked after by our Embassy.
		I remember No.8 Squadron was based at Mingladon at the time and their Flight Commander was Flt.Lt. Ranjan Dutt (Later to become Director of Operations at Air HQ).
		No refuelling facilities were available and we had to get jet fuel flown to us on C119G aircraft (Packets) based at the time in Agra.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /IAF/History/1960s/DavidBouche.html (910 words)

	Statement on the Defence Estimates 1996
		In the period between the ceasefires and publication of the Statement, considerable progress was made towards a return to entirely civilian policing in many areas, as the reduction in the terrorist threat enabled the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) to operate progressively without routine military support.
		The ability of all terrorist organisations in Northern Ireland to return to violence anywhere in the United Kingdom with little or no notice was demonstrated by the bomb attack mounted by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) at South Quay in Docklands in February, which killed two people and injured approximately a hundred others.
		The role of the Squadron in these waters, as elsewhere within British fishing limits, is to enforce fisheries legislation and ensure that all vessels can go about their lawful fishing activity.
	www.fas.org /news/uk/mod96/ch2.htm (2506 words)

	360-hist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In July 1942 the squadron lost its original combat crews and new crews had to be trained., and a new gunnery school was started with the help of T/Sgt Stamper.
		The squadron shortly thereafter received orders from higher headquarters that all combat crews and airplanes were to be transferred to other bomb groups in the ETO.
		The Squadron was assigned to the Green Support Project and attached to the 1252nd AAF Base Unit, Casablanca, French Morocco.
	wejones.ftdata.com /360-hist.html (5908 words)

	[No title]
		Early versions of the B-24 were heavily armed by pre-war standards, the B-24A having two.30 caliber machine guns in the tail and six.50 caliber weapons (one in the nose, one in a ventral position, two in an upper turret, and one on each side at the waist positions).
		Early in the war, both the RAF and the USAAF found this armament inadequate, and additional machine guns were added in subsequent versions.
		Some of No. 311 Squadron's Liberators were equipped with four 5-inch rockets on airfoil-shaped mounts forward of the bomb bays, and such rockets were used in sinking one U-boat.
	uboat.net /allies/aircraft/b24.htm (2060 words)

	Lets Buy Turkish F-4 Phatoms - Pakistani Defence Forum
		As you people all know the turkish airforce is wanting to sell its phantoms even though it just had them upgraded by IAI israeli aircraft industries, there now more interested in the JSF.
		They are selling at $ 17 000 000 (us), thus if pakistan buys even 1 squadron it will be a very cheap option considering the ammount of technology you would be getting beacuse they have been updated.
		I believe the remainder of the non upgraded F-4Es are probably being floated around (some of them, perhaps the older air frames), but no way will the Turks sell their recently upgrade Phantoms.
	www.pakistanidefenceforum.com /index.php?showtopic=12751 (1239 words)

	Aerospace World News--October 1995 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The seventeen-member phase dock inspection crew at the 19th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, knew that when an F-15 gearbox overheats, the problem is usually a faulty check valve.
		As a result, the squadron cut in half the time Elmendorf's 3d Wing fighters are grounded because of engine failures or secondary power system problems, according to MSgt.
		The Captain, from the 308th Fighter Squadron at Luke AFB, Ariz., was on a routine training mission.
	www.afa.org /magazine/world/1095world.html (3892 words)

	608 SQUADRON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Here is our current member listing for 608 SQUADRON RAF This website is one of the largest resources for ex forces personnel, veterans, comrades and colleagues on the net and aims to help you find out about old friends or family who served in 608 SQUADRON RAF.
		Vernon Lilley served in 608 SQUADRON RAF between 1943 and 1944
		You can search for more 608 SQUADRON RAF Units, Photos and Messages here.
	www.comradesandcolleagues.com /ROYAL_AIR_FORCE/608_SQUADRON_RAF.asp (165 words)

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