652. squadron RAF
Well. 652 Squadron RAF
term of existence
652. squadron RAF [1942-1957]
motto
Sive aere sive campo (lat. - in The sky on the battlefield / In the air and in the field)
history
Unit arises 1. may 1941 on the base Old Sarum as a unit intended primarily to control artillery fire, carried out but also courier and connecting flights. Its flying personnel were members of the artillery, who went through pilot training. The unit participates in the allied landings in Normandy (operation Overlord), and then supports the british 2nd. the army (2nd Army) during the fighting in France, in the Netherlands and Germany, where it ends its war pilgrimage. Her squadron, the swarm and the individual aircraft operated from suitable surfaces directly on the front line and cooperate with individual artillery units. In the postwar period remains in Germany as part of the british occupying forces.
Expires 1. September 1957, when it moved under subordination of vojskového of the air force (Army air corps / Army Air Corps).
resources
Halley, James J.: The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918-1988, Air Britain Ltd., 1988, ISBN 0 85130 164 9
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._652_Squadron_RAF
http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/652squadron.cfm
http://www.rafweb.org/Sqn651-670.htm
http://www.army.mod.uk/aviation/30289.aspx
www.historyofwar.org .
Well. 652 Squadron RAF
term of existence
652. squadron RAF [1942-1957]
motto
Sive aere sive campo (lat. - in The sky on the battlefield / In the air and in the field)
history
Unit arises 1. may 1941 on the base Old Sarum as a unit intended primarily to control artillery fire, carried out but also courier and connecting flights. Its flying personnel were members of the artillery, who went through pilot training. The unit participates in the allied landings in Normandy (operation Overlord), and then supports the british 2nd. the army (2nd Army) during the fighting in France, in the Netherlands and Germany, where it ends its war pilgrimage. Her squadron, the swarm and the individual aircraft operated from suitable surfaces directly on the front line and cooperate with individual artillery units. In the postwar period remains in Germany as part of the british occupying forces.
Expires 1. September 1957, when it moved under subordination of vojskového of the air force (Army air corps / Army Air Corps).
resources
Halley, James J.: The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918-1988, Air Britain Ltd., 1988, ISBN 0 85130 164 9
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._652_Squadron_RAF
http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/652squadron.cfm
http://www.rafweb.org/Sqn651-670.htm
http://www.army.mod.uk/aviation/30289.aspx
www.historyofwar.org .
