No. 23 Squadron
Royal Air Force
Motto:
UNKNOWN
Updated: January 2008
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Service History | |||||||
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Returned from Italy as a fighter squadron and attached to No. 100 (Bomber Support) Squadron as a “Serrate” and intruder squadron. And remained operating in those roles from July 1944 until the wars end. | |||||||
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Little Snoring | ||||||
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Operational Performance |
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Aircraft |
Serrate |
Intruder |
Daylight Escort |
Total Sorties Flown |
Aircraft Lost |
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100 GP |
Mosquito |
70 |
125 |
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1067 |
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0.70 |
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Totals |
70 |
125 |
8 |
1067 |
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0.70 | |
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Of Note: | |||||||
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Claimed 3 enemy aircraft destroyed and 1 damaged | |||||||
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Claimed 15 aircraft destroyed on the ground | |||||||
Source: The Bomber Command War Diaries, By Matrin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt
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