| No. 263 Squadron RAF | |
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 Fellowship of the Bellows |
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| Active | September 1918 – May 1919 October 1939 – July 1958 |
| Part of | RAF Fighter Command |
| Motto | Ex ungue leonem Latin: "Know the lion by his claws" |
| Equipment | fighters, strike aircraft, missiles |
| Engagements | Italy (1918-19) Norway (1940) |
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| Identification symbol |
Lion rampant gules (Scotland) holding between the fore-paws a Norwegian cross. The Fellowships of the Bellows were loosely organised international groups formed during World War II to collect funds for the purchase of aircraft for the Royal Air Force Fighter Command was one of three functional commands that dominated the public perception of the Royal Air Force for much of the mid-20th century |
No 263 Squadron was an Royal Air Force fighter squadron formed in Italy towards the end of World War I. A fighter aircraft is a Military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other Aircraft, as opposed to a Bomber, which is designed A squadron is a small unit or formation of Cavalry, armour, Aircraft (including Balloons) or Warships Army Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All After being disbanded in 1919 it reformed in 1939 flying mainly strike and heavy fighter aircraft until becoming No 1 Squadron in 1958. A strike fighter is a Fighter aircraft which is also capable of attacking Surface targets including Ships It differs from an Attack aircraft A heavy fighter is a Fighter aircraft designed to carry heavier weapons or operate at longer ranges A fighter aircraft is a Military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other Aircraft, as opposed to a Bomber, which is designed No 1 (F Squadron is a Squadron of the Royal Air Force. It currently operates the Harrier GR7 from RAF Cottesmore.
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History
First World War
The squadron was formed in Italy on 27 September 1918 from flights of the Royal Naval Air Service after that service's amalgamation with the Royal Flying Corps to form the RAF. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Royal Naval Air Service or RNAS was the air arm of the Royal Navy until near the end of the First World War, when it merged with the British The Royal Flying Corps (RFC was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. It flew Sopwith Babys and Felixstowe F3s from Otranto reconnoitring for submarines escaping from the Adriatic Sea into the Mediterranean Sea. The Sopwith Baby was a British single-seat Seaplane used by the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS from 1915 The Felixstowe F3 was a British First World War Flying boat designed by Lieutenant Commander John Cyril Porte RN of the Seaplane Otranto is a town and commune in the Province of Lecce ( Apulia, Italy) in a fertile region once famous for its breed of horses The squadron was disbanded on 16 May 1919. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common [1][2]
Second World War
The squadron reformed as a fighter squadron at RAF Filton near Bristol on 20 October 1939 taking over some of 605 Squadron's biplane Gloster Gladiator MkIs. RAF Filton was a World War II, Royal Air Force Sector Airfield situated at Filton Aerodrome about 8km (5mi north of the city centre of Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. No 605 Squadron is an Royal Auxiliary Air Force Squadron It was one of the most successful participants of the Battle of Britain. A biplane is a Fixed-wing aircraft with two main Wings The first powered heavier-than-air Aircraft, the Wright brothers' Wright Flyer WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout It became operational towards the end of the year and scrambled for the first time on 12 January 1940. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Around this time the squadron received 22 Gloster Gladiator MkIIs to replace the MkIs [2][3]
Gloster Gladiator and Norway
The Gladiator may look like a WWI aircraft, but with twice the speed of most WWI fighters it had considerably better performance. The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF ( Norwegian: Luftforsvaret) is the Air force of Norway. A fighter aircraft is a Military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other Aircraft, as opposed to a Bomber, which is designed However, as a fighter, it did not compare well with the type of enemy aircraft it might expect to meet in World War II, it was only slightly faster than the bomber it would soon meet in Norway – the Heinkel 111. A bomber is a Military aircraft designed to attack ground and sea targets primarily by dropping Bombs on them WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
Germany invaded Norway on 9 April 1940 263 Squadron was soon instructed to prepare for a move. Operation Weserübung was the codename for Nazi Germany 's assault on Denmark and Norway during World War II and the opening operation Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On 20 April the aircraft were flown, via RAF Sealand, to Scapa Flow, Scotland where Fleet Air Arm pilots landed them on the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious [4] and 18 Gladiators sailed for Norway. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. RAF Sealand is a Royal Air Force station in Flintshire, north Wales. Scapa Flow ( Old Norse: Skalpaflói) is a body of water in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, sheltered by the islands Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the Royal Navy responsible for the operation of the aircraft on board their ships Genesis Glorious was built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast. The design was for a light Battlecruiser; while having guns she was actually On 24 April after two days sailing the Squadron flew their aircraft off the carrier to a landing strip on the frozen lake Lesjaskogsvatnet in Oppland in central southern Norway. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Lesjaskogsvatnet (literally the Lesja woods lake is a Lake which serves as the headwaters for Gudbrandsdalslågen (literally the Gudbrands valley water is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo
Unfortunately the squadron was extremely short of ground staff and equipment, few of their Gladiators had been prepared for combat when the Luftwaffe struck with Heinkel 111s shortly after daybreak on 25 April. ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. By the end of 26 April, although 263 Squadron had managed to destroy two Heinkels all their aircraft had been destroyed or rendered unservicable and by the end of the month the squadron was ordered home. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
The re-equipped squadron returned to the far north of Norway on 21 May flying from Bardufoss airfield, near Narvik and being reinforced by No 46 Squadron whose Hurricanes arrived a few days later, using an airstrip at Skånland. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Bardufoss Air Station (Norwegian Bardufoss flystasjon) is located in the municipality of Målselv in Troms county in Northern Norway. Narvik ( Northern Sami: Narviika) is a town and municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway No 46 Squadron Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force was formed in 1916 and has been disbanded and reformed three times before its last disbandment in Skånland ( Saami Skánit) is a municipality in the county of Troms, Norway. Due to unsuitable ground at Skånland 46 Squadron moved so that both were operating from Bardufoss by 27 May. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed
The squadrons had been ordered to defend the fleet anchorage at Skånland and the military base at Harstad on the island of Hinnøya. is a city and municipality in Norway, and it is located approximately 250 km (150 mi north of the Arctic Circle. Hinnøya is an island in North Norway. It is largest island in Norway (except for Svalbard) with an area of. Action was short but intense before the squadrons were instructed on 2 June to prepare for evacuation; 263 Squadron had flown 249 sorties and claimed 26 enemy aircraft destroyed. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks 263's ten surviving Gladiators were landed on HMS Glorious on 7 June. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins HMS Glorious sailed but was unfortunate to encounter German battlecruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst. Battlecruisers were large Warships in the first half of the 20th century that were first introduced by the British Royal Navy. Construction She was laid down in February 1934 at Deutsche Werke Kiel. For the German armoured cruiser commissioned in 1907 see SMS Scharnhorst The sisters - Scharnhorst and Gneisenau The She was sunk and along with the aircraft from four squadrons 263 Squadron lost its CO, S/Ldr John W Donaldson, and F/Lt Alvin T Williams along with eight other pilots. [1][2][3][5][6]
Westland Whirlwind
The Westland Whirlwind was the first cannon-armed fighter for the RAF, first flown in October 1938 and at the production stage by 1940. This article describes the Second World War fighter aircraft For the postwar helicopter of the same name see Westland Whirlwind (helicopter. It was a twin engined heavy fighter (also able to function as a fighter bomber with 500 lb bombload. A heavy fighter is a Fighter aircraft designed to carry heavier weapons or operate at longer ranges Ground-attack aircraft are military aircraft designed to attack targets on the ground and are often deployed as Close air support for and in proximity to their own ground forces With 4 20mm Hispano cannon in the nose, it was more powerful than an 8-gunned fighter like the Spitfire or Hurricane. The Hispano-Suiza HS404 Autocannon was one of the most widely used aircraft weapons of the 20th century used by British, American It was fast, matching the current Spitfire's maximum speed, but performed best at low altitude and was used for convoy escort and against small targets in the channel and northern France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Only 114 were produced (compared with over 20,000 Spitfires)
No. 263 Squadron was to spend the next six months with 13 Group near Edinburgh, they reassembled on 10 June 1940 at RAF Drem and after two weeks moved to RAF Grangemouth where they spent three months before returning to Drem until November when they moved south to be nearer their intended targets in north France and the English Channel. No 13 Group was a group in the Royal Air Force for various periods in the 20th century Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. RAF Drem is a former RAF station, just north of the village of Drem in East Lothian, Scotland. RAF Grangemouth was an RAF base situated near Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
During their time in Scotland they were to sort out the final problems with the Rolls-Royce Peregrine engines and Hispano cannon, to fill the gap they were provided with Hawker Hurricanes which were flown in action a few times. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Production of the Peregrine by Rolls-Royce was slow and it was November before they were fully equipped and the Hurricanes had disappeared. The squadron then transferred to RAF Exeter, commencing Chameleon patrols against enemy E-boats stationed in the English Channel and Western Approaches who would rescue bomber crews who had "ditched" in the sea. Exeter International Airport is an airport close to the city of Exeter in the County of Devon, England. History After the Treaty of Versailles most of Germany's military production was severely curtailed For the museum of this name at the former World War II command centre see Western Approaches Command The Western Approaches is a rectangular Here on the 12 January 1941 a section patrolling near the Isles of Scilly located a Junkers Ju 88 and Pilot Officer (PO) Stein was credited with a probable. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Pilot Officer ( Plt Off officially in the RAF PLTOFF in the RAAF and RNZAF P/O in the former RCAF and frequently in the RAF is the lowest commissioned
No. 263 Squadron flew Whirlwinds until the end of 1943 these three years being spent in the west :– two years in airfields around Wiltshire, Dorset and Gloucestershire; six months in south Wales and six months in Devon and Cornwall. Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye Dorset ( (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast History See also History of Gloucestershire Gloucestershire is a historic county mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in the 10th century Devon is a large county in the South West of England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar Apart from periods of training and "rest & recuperation" the squadrons operations involved:– Air-ground attacks on airfields, railways and roads in north France; air-sea attacks on enemy shipping (E-boats and armed trawlers), sea convoy escort and bomber escort. History After the Treaty of Versailles most of Germany's military production was severely curtailed A naval trawler is a boat built along the lines of a Commercial trawler but fitted out for Naval purposes [2][1][7]
Hawker Typhoon
Like the Whirlwind, the Hawker Typhoon 1B was a fighter bomber or strike fighter. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A strike fighter is a Fighter aircraft which is also capable of attacking Surface targets including Ships It differs from an Attack aircraft Although only powered by a single engine, the Napier Sabre, it was more powerful (2,260 hp) than the two Peregrine (885 hp each) Whirlwind engines. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout As well as four cannon it could be armed with two (later four) 500 lb (227 kg) bombs or eight "60lb" rockets. The RP-3 (from Rocket Projectile 3 inch) was a British air to ground Rocket used in the Second World War. However in practice it performed at its best only at lower altitudes.
In December 1943, 263 Squadron became non-operational while aircrew and ground staff became familiar with the new plane. By the end of the month flying on the Whirlwind had shrunk to 22 hours and over 309 hours had been flown on the Typhoon. After two weeks Armament Practice Camp at RAF Fairwood Common, the squadron became operational again on 1 February 1944 and attacked for the first time on 3 February when three divebombing operations took place. Swansea Airport is an Aerodrome located at Fairwood Common on the Gower peninsula to the west of Swansea. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states
Cap Arcona
On 3 May 1945, three ships, the Cap Arcona, the Thielbek and the Deutschland, were sunk as a result of four separate attacks by Typhoons of 83 Group. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar History The 27561 gross ton Cap Arcona, named after Cape Arkona on the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, was The Thielbek was a 2815 register ton Freighter that was sunk with the SS ''Cap Arcona'' and the Deutschland during British air raids After No. 184 Squadron RAF and No. No 184 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron during the second world war 198 Squadron RAF it was 263 Squadron's by then based in RAF Ahlhorn (Großenkneten) who were led by Squadron Leader Martin T. The former Royal Air Force Station Ahlhorn, commonly known as RAF Ahlhorn, was a Royal Air Force Airbase in Germany situated in Großenkneten is a Municipality in the district of Oldenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Squadron Leader is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence S. Rumbold.
Post war
After disbandment on 28 August 1945, No. 616 Squadron RAF with the Gloster Meteor jet fighters was renumbered as 263 squadron at RAF Acklington. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar No 616 (South Yorkshire Squadron was a unit of the British Auxiliary Air Force and later the Royal Auxiliary Air Force from 1938 to 1957 WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The former Royal Air Force Station Acklington, commonly known as RAF Acklington, was a Royal Air Force Airbase situated near Acklington, in After Meteors, 263 Squadron moved onto Hawker Hunters in 1955. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The unit arrived at Wattisham in October 1950, and transferred to Stradishall in August 1957. Wattisham is a small village in Suffolk, England. It is home to the former airforce base RAF Wattisham Stradishall is a Village which is part of the St Edmundsbury borough in the English county of Suffolk. It was disbanded there on 1 July 1958 and renumbered to become No. 1 Squadron RAF. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. No 1 (F Squadron is a Squadron of the Royal Air Force. It currently operates the Harrier GR7 from RAF Cottesmore. It was reformed for the last time on 1 June 1959 to operate the Bristol Bloodhound surface-to-air missile at RAF Watton until disbanding on 10 June 1959. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. RAF Watton is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is located 11 miles NE of Thetford in Norfolk. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Organisation
| Served from[2][8] | Name | Notes |
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| October 1939 | Sqn/Ldr John W Donaldson, DSO, AFC | Missing/KIA 9 June 1940 aged 29 |
| 10 Jun 1940 | Sqn/Ldr H Eeles | |
| December 1940 | Sqn/Ldr Munro | |
| February 1941 | Sqn/Ldr Arthur Hay Donaldson, DFC, AFC | |
| August 1941 | Sqn/Ldr Thomas P Pugh, DFC | later W/Cmdr with 182 Squadron MIA/KIA 2 August 1943 aged 23 |
| February 1942 | Sqn/Ldr Robert S Woodward, DFC | MIA/KIA 7 December 1942 aged 23 |
| 11 December 1942 | Sqn/Ldr Geoffrey Berrington Warnes, DSO, DFC | |
| June 1943 | Sqn/Ldr Ernest R Baker, DSO, DFC Bar | later W/Cmdr, MIA/KIA 16 June 1944 aged 30 |
| December 1943 | Sqn/Ldr Geoffrey Berrington Warnes, DSO, DFC | MIA/KIA 22 February 1944 aged 29 |
| 25 February 1944 | Sqn/Ldr Henri A C Gonay | formerly of Belgian Air Force, MIA/KIA 14 June 1944 aged 30 |
| June 1944 | Sqn/Ldr R D Rutter, DFC | |
| January 1945 - August 1945 | Sqn/Ldr Martin T S Rumbold, DFC Bar | 263 Squadron disbanded |
References
- ^ a b c RAF – Squadron history.
- ^ a b c d e f Rawlings, John D R. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. RAF Drem is a former RAF station, just north of the village of Drem in East Lothian, Scotland. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. RAF Grangemouth was an RAF base situated near Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Edinburgh Airport is located in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was the busiest Airport in Scotland in 2007 handling 9047558 passengers Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. RAF Drem is a former RAF station, just north of the village of Drem in East Lothian, Scotland. RAF Prestwick is the home of the "Scottish Air Traffic Control Centre (Military" which is located within the civilian Scottish and Oceanic Area Control Centre Exeter International Airport is an airport close to the city of Exeter in the County of Devon, England. History The construction of the airbase The RAF's 1930s expansion plan included a requirement for an airbase to provide anti-submarine and anti-shipping patrols Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. History The construction of the airbase The RAF's 1930s expansion plan included a requirement for an airbase to provide anti-submarine and anti-shipping patrols Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. RRH Portreath is a R emote R adar H ead operated by the Royal Air Force. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. RAF Filton was a World War II, Royal Air Force Sector Airfield situated at Filton Aerodrome about 8km (5mi north of the city centre of Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. RAF Charmy Down was a World War II airfield in England located approximately three miles north of the centre of Bath Somerset on a flat top hill between RAF Warmwell was a Royal Air Force station near Warmwell in Dorset, England from 1937 to 1946 RAF Charmy Down was a World War II airfield in England located approximately three miles north of the centre of Bath Somerset on a flat top hill between RAF Colerne now known as Colerne Airfield is a former World War II Fighter Command and Bomber Command airfield Swansea Airport is an Aerodrome located at Fairwood Common on the Gower peninsula to the west of Swansea. RRH Portreath is a R emote R adar H ead operated by the Royal Air Force. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. RAF Colerne now known as Colerne Airfield is a former World War II Fighter Command and Bomber Command airfield Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. RAF Warmwell was a Royal Air Force station near Warmwell in Dorset, England from 1937 to 1946 Swansea Airport is an Aerodrome located at Fairwood Common on the Gower peninsula to the west of Swansea. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. RAF Warmwell was a Royal Air Force station near Warmwell in Dorset, England from 1937 to 1946 Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. RAF Warmwell was a Royal Air Force station near Warmwell in Dorset, England from 1937 to 1946 RAF Zeals was a wartime Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire. RAF Warmwell was a Royal Air Force station near Warmwell in Dorset, England from 1937 to 1946 Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. RAF Manston was an RAF station in the north-east of Kent, at on the Isle of Thanet from 1916 until 1996 RAF Warmwell was a Royal Air Force station near Warmwell in Dorset, England from 1937 to 1946 RAF Ibsley is a former World War II -era RAF station and airfield in England. Swansea Airport is an Aerodrome located at Fairwood Common on the Gower peninsula to the west of Swansea. RAF Beaulieu was a World War II airfield in England located near the small village of Beaulieu in Hampshire. RAF Warmwell was a Royal Air Force station near Warmwell in Dorset, England from 1937 to 1946 Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the civil use of this facility after 1944 see Bournemouth Airport RAF Hurn was a World War II airfield in England. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (1969). Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Macdonald & Co.
- ^ a b Web site for Alex Crawford's Gloster Gladiator. Mushroom Model Publications. (2002).
- ^ one source Rawlings, John D R. (1969). Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Macdonald & Co. gives Furious
- ^ RAF Museum web site
- ^ New Zealand Electronic Text Centre.
- ^ Wikipedia article Westland Whirlwind
- ^ Commonwealth War Graves Commission web
- ^ RAF Fighter Command Web
See also
External links
- The history of No 263 squadron at raf.mod.uk
- Squadron history at rafweb.org
- No. 263 Squadron in art - painting of a No. Five vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Furious: ''Furious'', launched 1797 was a 12-gun Gunvessel. This article describes the Second World War fighter aircraft For the postwar helicopter of the same name see Westland Whirlwind (helicopter. This is a list of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons. It includes Royal Flying Corps (RFC and Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS squadrons incorporated into the 263 Squadron Westland Whirlwind
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