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No. 242 (Canadian) Squadron RAF; Active: 15 Aug 1918 – 15 May 1919 30 Oct 1939 – 10 Mar 1942 10 Apr 1942 – 4 Nov 1944 15 Nov 1944 – 1 May 1950 1 Oct 1959 – 30 Sep 1964: Country: United Kingdom: Branch: Royal Air Force: Nickname(s) Canadian: Motto(s) French: Toujours prêt ("Always ready") Engagements: Battle of Britain ...
- Canadian
- United Kingdom
Royal Air Force. Part of. Northwest African Tactical Air Force. Northwest African Coastal Air Force. Engagements. World War II. • Operation Husky. No. 242 Group was a group of the British Royal Air Force (RAF) formed on 24 August 1942. Its first commander was Air Commodore George Lawson.
- 24 August 1942 – 14 September 1944
- United Kingdom
He was Canada's fifth-highest scoring ace of the war. McKnight joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) in early 1939 and served in No. 242 Squadron RAF during the final phase of the Battle of France, covering the Allied retreat from Brittany, and later the Battle of Britain.
- 1939–1941
- Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force Squadron Number 242-the "Canadian Squadron": Summer 1940. Royal Air Force (RAF) Squadron Number 242, composed almost entirely of Canadian pilots, was known as the "Canadian Squadron." It had been assigned to France from April to June 1940 and had flown several combat missions.
No. 242 Squadron RAF. On 30 October 1939, No 242 Squadron reformed at Church Fenton as a fighter squadron and initially had a large number of Canadian personnel on strength. In December it received Blenheim fighters which were replaced in January 1940 by Hurricanes, the squadron becoming operational on 23 March.
Le No. 242 Squadron RAF est un squadron de la Royal Air Force (RAF). Il joue de nombreux rôles pendant la Première Guerre mondiale, la Seconde Guerre mondiale et la Guerre froide.
No 242 reformed at Stoney Cross in November 1944 as a transport squadron, receiving eighty crows from No 232 and No 242 squadrons. Training began on Wellington XVIs, then Stirling Vs and then Yorks. The squadron was disbanded in 1950. Airfields No. 242 Squadron flew from: RAF Church Fenton, Yorkshire from 30th October 1939 (re-formed.
