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602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron is a Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadron. [10] Originally formed in 1925 as a light bomber squadron, its role changed in 1938 to army co-operation and in 1939 to that of a fighter squadron. During the Second World War, the squadron flew Spitfires and took part in the Battle of Britain.
McKellar grew up and joined the family business in his native Scotland, but in 1936, aged 24, he joined the RAF and began pilot training. He completed his training in 1938 and was assigned to No. 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron RAF, an Auxiliary Unit. In 1939 he converted to the Supermarine Spitfire fighter.
Latta returned home to pursue a career in engineering, but retained his interest in aviation. Following the formation of the Auxiliary Air Force, Latta was appointed commander of No. 602 (City of Glasgow) (Bomber) Squadron in October 1925, [15] with the rank of squadron leader. [16]
The squadrons scored a number of notable successes before and during the Second World War: the first flight over Mount Everest, undertaken by auxiliary pilots from 602 Squadron, the first German aircraft destroyed over British territorial waters – and over the mainland, the first U-boat to be destroyed with the aid of airborne radar, the ...
He was commissioned in March 1936, and joined No. 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron flying Hawker Hinds, and later Hawker Harts. By 1939, 602 Squadron were flying Spitfires and MacLean flew with the squadron throughout the Battle of Britain. He claimed two shared kills – a Heinkel He 111 on 22 December 1939 and a Junkers Ju 88 in July 1940.
No. 601 (County of London) Squadron [47] No. 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron; No. 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron ... East of Scotland Universities Air Squadron ...
Robert Findlay Boyd was born on 8 June 1916 in East Kilbride, Scotland.He joined No. 602 Squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force in 1935, and was commissioned as a pilot officer later that year.
A Spitfire squadron, No. 602 (City of Glasgow), was based at Abbotsinch. [5] To counter the German threat from the east, 602 Squadron was moved to bolster the defences around the Firth of Forth. On 7 October, it moved to Grangemouth, [5] and on 13 October to RAF Drem, [5] nearer the coast.