Service History

An Air Defence of great British Squadron (Fighter Command) until being transferred to No. 100 (Bomber Support) Group on 1 May 1944. Detached to West Malling in the summer of 1944 for anti-flying bomb (V1) operations

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

VY

Swannington, West Malling

Logistics

Operational Performance

Operational Sorties And Losses

Group

Aircraft

Bomber Support

V1 Flying Bomb

Anti-Intruder

Total Sorties

Flown

Aircraft Lost

Percent

100 GP

Mosquito

170

72

2

1190

7

0.46

Totals

170

72

2

1190

7

0.46

Of Note:

Claimed 71 German aircraft destroyed: 30 Me 110, 27 Ju88, 8 Ju188, 4 He 219, 2 Fw 190

Claimed 6 other aircraft damaged

Total number of claims is higher than any other Mosquito squadron in No. 100 Group

Claimed 30 V1 Flying Bombs destroyed

Sorties include many attacked of railways

Memorial

Unknown