68. RAF Squadron
No. 68 Squadron RAF
period of existence
68. RFC Squadron [1917-1918]
68. RAF Squadron [1941-1945]
68. RAF Squadron [1952-1959]
motto
Always ready
history
30.01.1917 - originated at the Harlaxton base as a fighter renaming 2. AFC Squadron (Australian Air Force)
September 21, 1917 - moves to France and joins the battles of the 1st st. war, carries out mostly attacks on ground targets
19.01.1918 - expires by returning to the name 2. AFC Squadron
07.02.1941 - restored at the base Catterick as a night fighter and in this role acts until the end of World War II. of war
1941-1945 - members of the squadron are gradually almost all Czechoslovak night fighters
April 20, 1945 - dissolved
01.01.1952 - restored at the German base [url=/topic/view/173720] Wahn[/url] again as a night fighter
20.01.1959 - expires by renumbering to 5. squadron
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://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn066-70.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._68_Squadron_RAF
https://www.raf.mod.uk/history/68squadron.cfm
www.historyofwar.org
sites.google.com
No. 68 Squadron RAF
period of existence
68. RFC Squadron [1917-1918]
68. RAF Squadron [1941-1945]
68. RAF Squadron [1952-1959]
motto
Always ready
history
30.01.1917 - originated at the Harlaxton base as a fighter renaming 2. AFC Squadron (Australian Air Force)
September 21, 1917 - moves to France and joins the battles of the 1st st. war, carries out mostly attacks on ground targets
19.01.1918 - expires by returning to the name 2. AFC Squadron
07.02.1941 - restored at the base Catterick as a night fighter and in this role acts until the end of World War II. of war
1941-1945 - members of the squadron are gradually almost all Czechoslovak night fighters
April 20, 1945 - dissolved
01.01.1952 - restored at the German base [url=/topic/view/173720] Wahn[/url] again as a night fighter
20.01.1959 - expires by renumbering to 5. squadron
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://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn066-70.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._68_Squadron_RAF
https://www.raf.mod.uk/history/68squadron.cfm
www.historyofwar.org
sites.google.com
