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No. 609 (West Riding) Squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, originally formed as a bomber squadron and in the Second World War active as fighter squadron, nowadays provides personnel to augment and support the operations of the Royal Air Force. The squadron is no longer a flying squadron, but instead has the role of Force Protection.
English: Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. Armourers fit two extra 60-lb rocket-projectiles to the four normally carried on the wing rails of Hawker Typhoon Mark IB, MN178 'PR-V', of No. 609 Squadron RAF at B77/Gilze-Rijen, Holland.
In June, the detachment from 137 Squadron ended. [33] On 18 August, 609 Squadron move in, equipped with Typhoons, staying until 14 December. [4] 609 squadron operated missions in preparation for D-Day, participating in attacks against "Doodlebug" launch sites in the Pas de Calais. [34] The squadron included the only German to fly for the RAF ...
In a photograph taken on the occasion of the presentation of No. 609 Squadron's crest, Bisdee stands on the left in this group, next to the squadron's commander, Paul Richey. Bisdee, having flown on operations for 18 months, was rested at the end of July and sent to No. 61 Operational Training Unit (OTU) to serve as an instructor.
In November, No. 609 Squadron relocated to Digby in the Midlands and commenced an intensive period of training. [7] On 22 January 1942, Offenberg, now with the rank of flight lieutenant , was conducting a flying training session at about 1,000 feet (300 m) with a pilot who had only recently joined the squadron.
Beamont was keen to resume operational flying in one of the two Typhoon squadrons. He was initially posted to No. 56 Squadron, as a supernumerary flight commander in July 1942, [29] followed by a permanent posting to No. 609 Squadron RAF in October. [29] When its commanding officer Paul Richey left in January 1943, Beamont was promoted to ...
Flight lieutenant Andrew Beck Mamedoff (12 August 1912 – 8 October 1941), known as Andy, was an American pilot who flew with the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain in World War II. He was one of 11 American pilots [ 1 ] who flew with RAF Fighter Command between 10 July and 31 October 1940, thereby qualifying for the Battle of ...
During August 1940, the squadron destroyed 46 enemy aircraft but nearly all the pre-war auxiliary pilots were lost, either killed or missing. In October 1940, 609 became the first squadron to achieve 100 confirmed aerial victories. Geoffrey Gaunt had rejoined 609 Squadron on 16 August and got into many combats through the month.