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No. 609 (West Riding) Squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, originally formed as a bomber squadron and in the Second World War active as fighter squadron, nowadays provides personnel to augment and support the operations of the Royal Air Force.
Flying the Spitfire Crook participated in the Battle of Britain, flying with No. 609 Squadron RAF (at the time this was a squadron of the Auxiliary Air Force). He initially joined the squadron on 22 September 1938 as an acting pilot officer , [1] this rank was confirmed on 4 May 1940, [2] and later further back-dated to 9 December ...
No 609 Squadron RAF. No. 609 Squadron was formed on 10 February 1936 at Yeadon as a day bomber unit of the Auxiliary Air Force. It began to receive Harts in June and these were replaced by Hinds before the squadron was redesignated a fighter unit on 8 December 1938.
It is currently based at RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire. No. 609 Squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, originally formed as a bomber squadron and in the Second World War active as fighter squadron, nowadays provides personnel to augment and support the operations of the Royal Air Force.
The squadron spent the first months of the war in the north, before moving to the south-east in May 1940. The squadron helped cover the evacuation from Dunkirk. It was based at Middle Wallop (No.10 Group) for the entire Battle of Britain, and remained in the south over the winter of 1940-41.
18 de ago. de 2020 · 609 Squadron falls under 2 Force Protection Wing. Based at RAF Leeming , it is a RAF Reserve Combined Force Protection Squadron offering RAF Police and RAF Regiment roles, and mobilisation opportunities in the UK and overseas.
Sergeant Adam joined 609 Squadron of the Auxiliary Air Force at RAF Lympne on 1 October 1943, flying the Hawker Typhoon. The Squadron was employed intercepting ‘hit and run’ raiders on the south coast, as bomber escorts and also for raids across the Channel attacking all manner of targets.
