600th RAF Squadron
No. 600 Squadron RAF
No. 600 (City of London) Squadron RAuxAF
period of existence / Active
600 Squadron RAF [1925-1945]
600th RAF Squadron [1946-1957]
600th RAF Squadron [1999- ]
motto
Praeter sescentos (lat. - More than six hundred)
history
The squadron was formed on 14 October 1925 at Northolt as a light bomber squadron of the Auxiliary Air Force. In July 1934 it is transformed into a fighter unit and enters World War II combat as a regular fighter unit. As the Blenheim aircraft proved unsuitable for daytime duties, the unit began operating as a night fighter. It operated in this role until the end of the war, operating successively in Great Britain, North Africa and Italy, where it was disbanded on 21 August 1945.
On 10 May 1946 it is re-established at Biggin Hill as a day fighter unit of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. It is disbanded on 10 March 1957, following the abolition of that unit.
It was last reconstituted on 1 October 1999 at Northolt, this time as a ground reserve support unit. Its members have participated in combat operations in Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf.
Battle Honours
France and Low Countries 1940
Battle of Britain 1940
Homedefence 1940-1942
North Africa 1942-1943
Sicily 1943
Italy 1943-1945
Salerno
Anzio & Nettuno
Gustav Line
Gothic Line
sources
HALLEY, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal & Commonwealth Air Force 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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._600_Squadron_RAF
http://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn600-604.htm
www.raf.mod.uk
http://600squadronassociation.com/
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/600_squadron.html
www.historyofwar.org
www.flightglobal.com
No. 600 Squadron RAF
No. 600 (City of London) Squadron RAuxAF
period of existence / Active
600 Squadron RAF [1925-1945]
600th RAF Squadron [1946-1957]
600th RAF Squadron [1999- ]
motto
Praeter sescentos (lat. - More than six hundred)
history
The squadron was formed on 14 October 1925 at Northolt as a light bomber squadron of the Auxiliary Air Force. In July 1934 it is transformed into a fighter unit and enters World War II combat as a regular fighter unit. As the Blenheim aircraft proved unsuitable for daytime duties, the unit began operating as a night fighter. It operated in this role until the end of the war, operating successively in Great Britain, North Africa and Italy, where it was disbanded on 21 August 1945.
On 10 May 1946 it is re-established at Biggin Hill as a day fighter unit of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. It is disbanded on 10 March 1957, following the abolition of that unit.
It was last reconstituted on 1 October 1999 at Northolt, this time as a ground reserve support unit. Its members have participated in combat operations in Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf.
Battle Honours
France and Low Countries 1940
Battle of Britain 1940
Homedefence 1940-1942
North Africa 1942-1943
Sicily 1943
Italy 1943-1945
Salerno
Anzio & Nettuno
Gustav Line
Gothic Line
sources
HALLEY, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal & Commonwealth Air Force 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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._600_Squadron_RAF
http://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn600-604.htm
www.raf.mod.uk
http://600squadronassociation.com/
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/600_squadron.html
www.historyofwar.org
www.flightglobal.com
