No. 515 Squadron
Royal Air Force
Motto:
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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 | |||||||
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Little Snoring | ||||||
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Operational Performance |
Operational Sorties And Losses | |||||
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Serrate/ Intruder |
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Total Sorties Flown |
Aircraft Lost |
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100 GP |
Mosquito |
239 |
9 |
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1366 |
21 |
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239 |
9 |
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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 | |||||||
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