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No. 432 (Leaside) Squadron was the twelfth RCAF bomber squadron formed overseas at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire, on 1st May 1943 with No. 6 (RCAF) Group of Bomber Command. Originally flying Wellingtons, later converting to Lancaster and Halifax. The squadron's first operation was on the night of the 23rd/24th May 1943 and by the end of the war in Europe, it had flew 3,100 sorties with the loss of 71 aircraft.
Airfields at which 432 Squadron were based during the Second World War:
- Skipton-on-Swale. May to Sep 1943
- East Moor. from Sep 1943
Now Available
A 60 minute DVD of the Memorial Service for 420, 424, 432 and 433 Squadrons held at the former RAF Skipton on Swale in June 2009 is now available for purchase. The service features a flypast by a Spitfire of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, music from the Band of the Royal Air Force Regiment, readings and tributes set against views across the runways filmed from the usually inaccessible old control tower.
To obtain your copy please send a cheque for £11.00 to:
Middleton House, PO Box 325, Stockton on Tees, TS20 1SJ.
This includes UK postage, for shipping abroad please add an extra £1 to cover costs.
List of those who served with 432 Squadron during the Second World War.
- W/O Alexander King DFC. Read their Story.
- Sergeant Charles Francis Tarr RCAF (d.14th Jan 1944) Read their Story.
If you have any names to add to this list, or any recollections or photos of those listed, please get in touch.
W/O Alexander King DFC. 432 Sqd.
On enquiring my late father, Sandy King's papers I saw that he was with 432 Squadron for 7 months from August 43 until March 44. In 1944 Dec he became Flight Sargeant then in 1945 became a Warrant Officer.
Sergeant Charles Francis Tarr RCAF 432 Squadron (d.14th Jan 1944)
My Father, Sgt. Charles Francis Tarr, Service # 1068226, British born, and a member of the RAF. He was assigned to the 432 squadron RCAF, and lost his life on a raid in January 14, 1944. I was born later that year, and obviously have only emotional and brief family stories and no living memory of this great man. I am trying in my senior and retirement years to build a history of his service and death in action. Frank Tarr frank@no-rain.com
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