Název: Name: | 608. peruť RAF | No. 608 Squadron RAF |
Originální název: Original Name: | No. 608 (County of York / North Riding) Squadron AuxAF | |
Datum vzniku: Raised/Formed: | 17.03.1930 | |
Předchůdce: Predecessor: | - | - |
Datum zániku: Disbanded: | 22.07.1944 | |
Nástupce: Successor: | - | - |
Nadřízené velitelství: Higher Command: | DD.MM.193?-DD.MM.1942 18. skupina RAF DD.MM.1942-DD.MM.1942 16. skupina RAF DD.MM.1942-DD.MM.1942 RAF Gibraltar DD.MM.1942-DD.MM.1944 ? | DD.MM.193?-DD.MM.1942 No. 18 Group RAF DD.MM.1942-DD.MM.1942 No. 16 Group RAF DD.MM.1942-DD.MM.1942 RAF Gibraltar DD.MM.1942-DD.MM.1944 ? |
Dislokace: Deployed: | 17.03.1930-02.01.1942 Thornaby, Royal Air Force Station Thornaby 02.01.1942-29.07.1942 Wick, Royal Air Force Station Wick 29.07.1942-27.08.1942 Sumburg, Royal Air Force Station Sumburgh 27.08.1942-09.11.1942 Gosport, Royal Air Force Station Gosport 09.11.1942-18.12.1942 Gibraltar, Royal Air Force Station North Front 18.12.1942-06.08.1943 El Boulaida, Royal Air Force Station Blida 06.08.1943-02.09.1943 Protville, Protville Airfield 02.09.1943-04.09.1943 Augusta, Augusta Airfield? 04.09.1943-17.11.1943 Rilievo, Borizzo Airfield 17.11.1943-04.01.1944 Corvinia, Montecorvino Airfield 04.01.1944-24.06.1944 Grottaglie, Grottaglie Airfield 24.06.1944-22.07.1944 Pomigliano d'Arco, Royal Air Force Station Pomigliano | |
Velitel: Commander: | 17.03.1930-23.04.1930 Falconer, Colin Logan* (Flight Lieutenant) 23.04.1930-DD.MM.1932 Howard-Davies, W. (Squadron Leader) DD.MM.1932-DD.12.1934 Thomson, I. W. H. (Squadron Leader) DD.12.1934-DD.12.1938 Ambler, Geoffrey Hill (Squadron Leader) DD.12.1938-DD.05.1941 Shaw, G. (Wing Commander) DD.05.1941-DD.11.1941 Derbyshire, R. S. (Wing Commander) DD.11.1941-DD.02.1943 Hutchings, P. D. R. (Wing Commander) DD.02.1943-DD.12.1943 Grece, C. M. M. (Wing Commander) DD.12.1943-22.07.1944 Finlay, Denis (Wing Commander) | |
Výzbroj: Armament: | DD.06.1930-DD.01.1937 Westland Wapiti DD.01.1937-DD.03.1939 Hawker Demon DD.03.1939-DD.05.1941 Avro Anson Mk.I DD.06.1940-DD.11.1940 Blackburn Botha Mk.I DD.02.1941-DD.08.1941 Bristol Blenheim Mk.I DD.03.1941-DD.09.1941 Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV DD.07.1941-DD.07.1944 Lockheed Hudson Mk.V DD.08.1941-DD.08.1942 Lockheed Hudson Mk.III DD.07.1942-DD.08.1942 Lockheed Hudson Mk.IIIA DD.03.1943-DD.07.1944 Lockheed Hudson Mk.VI DD.12.1943-DD.07.1944 Lockheed Hudson Mk.IIIA | |
Poznámka: Note: | kódové označení PG (10.1938-09.1939) UL (09.1939-MM.1942) historie jednotky * - pověřen velením | Squadron Codes PG (10.1938-09.1939) UL (09.1939-MM.1942) Units History * - temp. |
Zdroje: Sources: | 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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._608_Squadron_RAF http://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn605-610.htm http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/608squadron.cfm http://www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/h608.html www.historyofwar.org http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/608_squadron.html |