658. squadron RAF
Well. 658 Squadron RAF
the period of existence of the / Active
658. squadron RAF [1943-1946]
motto / Motto
Videmus Delemus (lat. - we See and we destroy / We see and destroy)
history / History
30.04.1943 - arises at the base of the Old Sarum as a unit designed to control artillery fire, courier, and connecting flights and its flying staff consisted of members of the artillery, who went through pilot training. The unit supports the british 21. the group armies (to 21st Army Group) 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.
02.10.1945 - transferred to India
15.10.1946 - 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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._658_Squadron_RAF
http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/658squadron.cfm
http://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn651-670.htm
www.historyofwar.org.
Well. 658 Squadron RAF
the period of existence of the / Active
658. squadron RAF [1943-1946]
motto / Motto
Videmus Delemus (lat. - we See and we destroy / We see and destroy)
history / History
30.04.1943 - arises at the base of the Old Sarum as a unit designed to control artillery fire, courier, and connecting flights and its flying staff consisted of members of the artillery, who went through pilot training. The unit supports the british 21. the group armies (to 21st Army Group) 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.
02.10.1945 - transferred to India
15.10.1946 - 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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._658_Squadron_RAF
http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/658squadron.cfm
http://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn651-670.htm
www.historyofwar.org.
