| Název: Name: | 40. peruť RAF | No. 40 Squadron RAF |
| Originální název: Original Name: | No. 40 Squadron RAF | |
| Datum vzniku: Raised/Formed: | 01.04.1931 | |
| Předchůdce: Predecessor: | - | - |
| Datum zániku: Disbanded: | 01.04.1947 | |
| Nástupce: Successor: | - | - |
| Nadřízené velitelství: Higher Command: | DD.09.1939-DD.12.1939 71. křídlo RAF DD.12.1939-DD.11.1940 2. skupina RAF DD.11.1940-DD.02.1942 3. skupina RAF | DD.09.1939-DD.12.1939 No. 71 Wing RAF DD.12.1939-DD.11.1940 No. 2 Group RAF DD.11.1940-DD.02.1942 No. 3 Group RAF |
| Dislokace: Deployed: | 01.04.1931-08.10.1932 Upper Heyford, Royal Air Force Station Upper Heyford 08.10.1932-02.09.1939 Abingdon-on-Thames, Royal Air Force Station Abingdon 02.09.1939-03.12.1939 Bétheniville, Bétheniville Airfield 03.12.1939-02.02.1941 Wyton, Royal Air Force Station Wyton 02.02.1941-14.02.1942 Alconbury, Royal Air Force Station Abbots Ripton 14.02.1942-01.05.1942 Luqa, Royal Air Force Station Luqa 01.05.1942-23.06.1942 Ismailia, Royal Air Force Station Abu Sueir 23.06.1942-20.08.1942 Suez, Royal Air Force Station Shallufa 20.08.1942-08.11.1942 Kibrit, Royal Air Force Station Kabrit 08.11.1942-13.11.1942 6th of October City, Landing Ground 222 / LG-222 13.11.1942-26.11.1942 Qesm Ad Dabaah, Landing Ground 104 (Qotafiyh II) / LG-104 26.11.1942-13.01.1943 Sheikh Zayed City, Landing Ground 237 / LG-237 13.01.1943-20.01.1943 Káhira, Royal Air Force Station Heliopolis 20.01.1943-14.02.1943 Sheikh Zayed City, Landing Ground 237 / LG-237 14.02.1943-13.03.1943 Bir el Gardabia, Gardabia Airfield (Gardabia East) 13.03.1943-28.05.1943 Bir el Gardabia, Gardabia Airfield (Gardabia South) 28.05.1943-25.06.1943 El Alem, Alem East Airfield 25.06.1943-18.11.1943 Kairouan, Hani West Airfield 18.11.1943-16.12.1943 Ben Arous, Oudna 1 Airfield 16.12.1943-30.12.1943 Cerignola, Cerignola Airfield 30.12.1943-31.10.1945 Foggia, Foggia Main Airfield 31.10.1945-17.09.1946 Ismailia, Royal Air Force Station Abu Sueir 17.09.1946-01.04.1947 Suez, Royal Air Force Station Shallufa | |
| Velitel: Commander: | 01.04.1931-01.04.1934 Taylor, Malcolm Lincoln (Squadron Leader) 01.04.1934-06.08.1935 Bussell, Edward Irvine (Squadron Leader) 06.08.1935-18.12.1936 Ledger, Arthur Percy (Squadron Leader) 18.12.1936-07.02.1938 MacDonald, A. H. H. (Squadron Leader) 07.02.1938-07.02.1939 Parker, H. C. (Squadron Leader) 07.02.1939-DD.04.1939 Barlow, E. C. (Squadron Leader) DD.04.1939-04.06.1940 Barlow, E. C. (Wing Commander) 04.06.1940-23.12.1940 Barnett, D. (Wing Commander) 23.12.1940-23.08.1941 Davy, E. J. (Wing Commander) 23.08.1941-DD.MM.1942 Stickley, L. J. - ME Echelon from 10.1941 (Wing Commander) DD.10.1941-26.11.1941 Pretty, ? - Home Echelon * (Squadron Leader) 26.11.1941-14.02.1942 Heath, P. G. R. - Home Echelon (Wing Commander) 01.05.1942-21.12.1942 Ridgway, R. E. (Wing Commander) 21.12.1942-31.03.1943 Morton, J. E. S. (Wing Commander) 31.03.1943-19.02.1944 Bagnall, D. R. (Wing Commander) 19.02.1944-DD.MM.1944 Kirwan, J. E. (Wing Commander) DD.MM.1944-31.01.1945 Mervyn-Jones, C. * (Squadron Leader) 31.01.1945-06.02.1946 Smith, P. N. (Wing Commander) 06.02.1946-05.09.1946 Mills, G. A. (Wing Commander) 05.09.1946-01.04.1947 Melrose, J. D. (Squadron Leader) | |
| Výzbroj: Armament: | DD.04.1931-DD.11.1935 Fairey Gordon Mk.I DD.11.1935-DD.03.1936 Hawker Hart DD.03.1936-DD.08.1938 Hawker Hind DD.07.1938-DD.12.1939 Fairey Battle DD.12.1939-DD.11.1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV DD.11.1940-DD.06.1943 Vickers Wellington Mk.IC DD.03.1943-DD.04.1944 Vickers Wellington Mk.III DD.05.1943-DD.03.1945 Vickers Wellington Mk.X DD.02.1945-DD.01.1946 Consolidated Liberator B Mk.VI DD.01.1946-DD.03.1947 Avro Lancaster Mk.VII | |
| Poznámka: Note: | Squadron Codes OX (10.1938-09.1939) BL (09.1939-04.1947) historie jednotky * - pověřen velením | Squadron Codes OX (10.1938-09.1939) BL (09.1939-04.1947) 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._40_Squadron_RAF http://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn036-40.htm https://www.raf.mod.uk/history/40squadron.cfm www.raf.mod.uk www.historyofwar.org http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/40_squadron.html http://www.rafcommands.com/Ross/Bomber/40B.html http://www.lancaster-archive.com/bc_sqn-40.htm | |
40. peruť RAF [1931-1947]
No. 40 Squadron RAF
Detašmány / Detachments
Note/Note: The period is only approximate / Detachment dates indicate that and the detachment(s) took place at some point between these dates unless specific dates quoted.
resources
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/Menu.htm#Station .
| period | dislocation |
|---|---|
| 31.10.1941-14.02.1942 | RAF Luqa |
| DD.11.1942-DD.01.1943 | RAF Luqa |
| DD.01.1943-DD.02.1943 | El Magrun Airfield |
Note/Note: The period is only approximate / Detachment dates indicate that and the detachment(s) took place at some point between these dates unless specific dates quoted.
resources
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/Menu.htm#Station .
Reklama
German mínolovka anchored near the village of Čunovo zostrelila 5. októbra 1944 british bombers Vickers Wellington B Mk.X (MF 458) zo 40. perute RAF with his päťčlennou crew - Arthur Leslie Mayers, Vallance McCall, Charles Herbert Gunby, Harry Walker Hesketh and Robert Cummin Ropson Johnson. Wellington mal for the role klásť deadlines to Dunaja. Under eye-witness events, bratislava citizen Vincent Szelleho, airplane letelo chvíľku somewhere along Dunaja, and then exploded. One wing for sa was found on the bank of the embankment, will bring the rest lietadla ended up in the Danube. The whole crew died, found sa iba one body, rádiotelegrafiu sergeant Gunbyho. Neskôr bol buried in britskom vojenskom cintoríne in prague Olšanoch.
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![40. peruť RAF [1931-1947] - Autor: Miroslav Nedeljak
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