No. 515 Squadron

Royal Air Force

 

Motto:

 

UNKNOWN

 

 

Updated: January 2008

Source: The Bomber Command War Diaries, By Matrin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt

Service History

A radio-countermeasure squadron the squadron was transferred to No. 100 (bomber Support) Group in December 1943. Where the squadron converted to Mosquitoes and flew “Serrate” operations from March 1944 until the end of the war

 

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

Unknown

Little Snoring

 

Logistics

Operational Performance

Operational Sorties And Losses

Group

Aircraft

Serrate/

Intruder

Escort

 

Total Sorties

Flown

Aircraft Lost

Percent

100 GP

Mosquito

239

9

 

1366

21

1.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

239

9

 

1366

11

1.50

Of Note:

Claimed 11 German aircraft destroyed in the air

Claimed 18 German aircraft destroyed and 5 more damaged on the ground

Suffered the most losses and the highest percentage loss of all Mosquito squadron’s in No. 100 Group

Memorial

Unknown

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