73. RAF Squadron
No. 73 Squadron RAF
period of existence
73. RFC Squadron [1917-1918]
73. RAF Squadron [1918-1919]
73. RAF Squadron [1937-1969]
motto
Tutor et Ultor (Protector and Avenger)
history
The squadron was formed on July 1, 1917 at the base Upavon as a fighter. After completing his training, he moved to France in January 1918 and worked there until the armistice. Its pilots claim 132 victories over the enemy while operating over the Western Front, and 10 of them gain the status of aces for five or more victorious battles. In February 1919, she returned to Great Britain and was dissolved there on July 2 of the same year.
The second, and so far the last, chapter in the history of the unit begins on March 15, 1937, when it is reactivated as a fighter at the base Mildenhall. After the outbreak of the 2nd vol. war in September 1939 moves to France as part of the British Expeditionary Force (AASF) and after its attack protects Allied airports and bases. On June 18, 1940, she was withdrawn to Great Britain. However, during the evacuation, 40 ground personnel died in the sinking of RMS Lancastria near St. Nazaire. Replenished by personnel and aircraft, he soon became involved in the fighting Battle of Britain. With its end, it was transferred to Egypt in November, where it will cross Gold Coast (today's Ghana) moves to the end of 1940. Participates in the entire North African campaign and then moves to Italy, where the main focus of its activities is attacks to ground targets. He later fought in Greece and Yugoslavia. The end of the war means moving to Malta and then operating in Iraq or Cyprus. Among other things, he was involved in the fighting in Egypt during the Suez Crisis in 1956. The following year marks a turning point in its history, as in March it is converted to tactical bombers Canberra and operates on them in Cyprus until its dissolution on February 3, 1969 (some sources also state January 10 or 17. March this year).
bojová hodnocení/Battle Honors
Western Front, 1918
Maine, 1918
Light
Amiens
Arras
Hindenburg Line
France & Low Countries, 1939-1940
Battle of Britain, 1940
Egypt & Libya, 1940-1943
Mediterranean, 1941-1943
El Alamein
El Hamma
South East Europe 1943-1945
Italy 1943-1945
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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._73_Squadron_RAF
http://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn071-75.htm
http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/73squadron.cfm
http://www.rafakrotiri.co.uk/73sqdn/73sqdn.html
www.historyofwar.org
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/73_squadron.html
www.raf.mod.uk
www.theaerodrome.com
No. 73 Squadron RAF
period of existence
73. RFC Squadron [1917-1918]
73. RAF Squadron [1918-1919]
73. RAF Squadron [1937-1969]
motto
Tutor et Ultor (Protector and Avenger)
history
The squadron was formed on July 1, 1917 at the base Upavon as a fighter. After completing his training, he moved to France in January 1918 and worked there until the armistice. Its pilots claim 132 victories over the enemy while operating over the Western Front, and 10 of them gain the status of aces for five or more victorious battles. In February 1919, she returned to Great Britain and was dissolved there on July 2 of the same year.
The second, and so far the last, chapter in the history of the unit begins on March 15, 1937, when it is reactivated as a fighter at the base Mildenhall. After the outbreak of the 2nd vol. war in September 1939 moves to France as part of the British Expeditionary Force (AASF) and after its attack protects Allied airports and bases. On June 18, 1940, she was withdrawn to Great Britain. However, during the evacuation, 40 ground personnel died in the sinking of RMS Lancastria near St. Nazaire. Replenished by personnel and aircraft, he soon became involved in the fighting Battle of Britain. With its end, it was transferred to Egypt in November, where it will cross Gold Coast (today's Ghana) moves to the end of 1940. Participates in the entire North African campaign and then moves to Italy, where the main focus of its activities is attacks to ground targets. He later fought in Greece and Yugoslavia. The end of the war means moving to Malta and then operating in Iraq or Cyprus. Among other things, he was involved in the fighting in Egypt during the Suez Crisis in 1956. The following year marks a turning point in its history, as in March it is converted to tactical bombers Canberra and operates on them in Cyprus until its dissolution on February 3, 1969 (some sources also state January 10 or 17. March this year).
bojová hodnocení/Battle Honors
Western Front, 1918
Maine, 1918
Light
Amiens
Arras
Hindenburg Line
France & Low Countries, 1939-1940
Battle of Britain, 1940
Egypt & Libya, 1940-1943
Mediterranean, 1941-1943
El Alamein
El Hamma
South East Europe 1943-1945
Italy 1943-1945
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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._73_Squadron_RAF
http://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn071-75.htm
http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/73squadron.cfm
http://www.rafakrotiri.co.uk/73sqdn/73sqdn.html
www.historyofwar.org
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/73_squadron.html
www.raf.mod.uk
www.theaerodrome.com
