250. RAF Squadron
No. 250 Squadron RAF (Sudan)
period of existence/Active
250. RAF Squadron [1918-1919]
250. RAF Squadron [1941-1946]
motto
Close to the sun (Close to the sun)
history
May 10, 1918 - is formed at the base of Padstow by merging several separate squadrons (No. 494, 500, 501, 502 and 503) and until the end of the war continues anti-submarine patrols in the Bristol Channel area
31.05.1919 - dissolved
April 1, 1941 - restored at the base of Aqir and provides air defense of Palestine and Syria
June 13, 1941 - moves to the area of the Western Desert in Egypt and Libya and carries out mostly attacks on ground targets
July 9, 1943 - after the end of the fighting in North Africa, he moved to Malta, from where he attacked targets in Sicily and then until the end of the war in Italy, where he remained in the post-war period as part of the occupying forces
12/30/1946 - dissolved
resources
Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
Jefford, Wing Commander C.G., MBE, BA, RAF (Retd.). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
Rawlings, John D.R. Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1982. ISBN 0-7106-0187-5.
http://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn246-250.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._250_Squadron_RAF
http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/250squadron.cfm
No. 250 Squadron RAF (Sudan)
period of existence/Active
250. RAF Squadron [1918-1919]
250. RAF Squadron [1941-1946]
motto
Close to the sun (Close to the sun)
history
May 10, 1918 - is formed at the base of Padstow by merging several separate squadrons (No. 494, 500, 501, 502 and 503) and until the end of the war continues anti-submarine patrols in the Bristol Channel area
31.05.1919 - dissolved
April 1, 1941 - restored at the base of Aqir and provides air defense of Palestine and Syria
June 13, 1941 - moves to the area of the Western Desert in Egypt and Libya and carries out mostly attacks on ground targets
July 9, 1943 - after the end of the fighting in North Africa, he moved to Malta, from where he attacked targets in Sicily and then until the end of the war in Italy, where he remained in the post-war period as part of the occupying forces
12/30/1946 - dissolved
resources
Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
Jefford, Wing Commander C.G., MBE, BA, RAF (Retd.). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
Rawlings, John D.R. Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1982. ISBN 0-7106-0187-5.
http://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn246-250.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._250_Squadron_RAF
http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/250squadron.cfm
