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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

No. 130 (Punjab) Squadron Royal Air Force



 

20th June 1941 New Squadron formed

1st August 1941 Firing practice

2nd August 1941 Flying exercises

3rd August 1941 Flying exercises

5th August 1941 Formation flying exercises

6th August 1941 Attack exercises

7th August 1941 Training

9th August 1941 Convoy patrol

10th August 1941 Convoy patrol and flying exercises

11th August 1941 Convoy patrol and low flying exercises

12th August 1941 Convoy patrol and flying exercises

14th August 1941 Crash on take-off

15th August 1941 Quiet day

16th August 1941 Squadron's first sweep over France

17th August 1941 Convoy patrol

18th August 1941 Escort to The Hague

19th August 1941 Training

20th August 1941 Bomber escort to Holland

20th August 1941  German aerodrome bombed

21st August 1941 Two Spitfire pilots missing

21st August 1941 Bomber escort

22nd August 1941 Recuperation

24th August 1941 Convoy cover

25th August 1941 Convoy cover

26th August 1941 Convoy protection

27th August 1941 Convoy protection

28th August 1941 Continuous patrols

29th August 1941 Training exercises

30th August 1941 Quiet day

31st August 1941 Sweep over France

25th September 1941 Spitfire lost at sea

11th October 1941 Killed in training

25th October 1941 Relocated

5th December 1941 Back to Cornwall

31st December 1941 Crashed at sea

3rd June 1942 Mid-air collision

25th June 1942 Failed to return

19th July 1942 Shot down in the sea

8th August 1942 Bomber and gunnery training

19th August 1942 Dieppe Raid

26th January 1943 Shot down at sea

6th March 1943 Pilot taken PoW

30th March 1943 Recuperation

30th April 1943 Back on operations

5th July 1943 Training

5th August 1943 Operations over the continent

18th September 1943 Shortage of experienced pilots

10th November 1943 Relocated

25th November 1943 Collision on the ground

30th November 1943 Move to Northumberland

4th January 1944 Return to Scorton

13th February 1944 Squadron disbanded

5th April 1944 Squadron renumbered

30th April 1944 Move of base

21st May 1944 Shot down at Peronne

6th June 1944 D-Day

10th June 1944 Shot down by friendly fire

17th June 1944 Mid-air collision

19th June 1944 Relocated

22nd June 1944 Shot down by friendly fire

24th June 1944 Missing over the Channel

27th June 1944 Relocated

17th July 1944 Engine fire

3rd August 1944 Faster aircraft provided

11th August 1944  Intercepting V-1 flying bombs

30th September 1944 Move to the Netherlands

5th October 1944 Wing Co. injured

8th December 1944 Shot down

22nd December 1944 Two Spitfires shot down by US Army

31st December 1944 Shot down by friendly fire

16th January 1945 Three Spitfires destroyed

23rd January 1945 Crashed

February 1945 Recuperation

27th February 1945 Aircraft abandoned

2nd March 1945 Two pilots taken PoW

30th March 1945 Killed at Munster

1st April 1945 Evaded capture

5th April 1945 Crash landing on a battlefield

8th April 1945 Spitfire crash landed

11th April 1945 Spitfire damaged and abandoned

19th April 1945 Three Spitfires shot down

27th April 1945 Shot down at only 50ft

2nd May 1945 Caught up in an explosion

5th May 1945 Move back to Britain

30th May 1945  Move to Scotland

July 1945 Move to Norway


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Those known to have served with

No. 130 (Punjab) Squadron Royal Air Force

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

  • Walmsley DFC & Bar Harold. S/Ldr.
  • Woolley DFC & Bar Frank Geoffrey. S/Ldr.

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There are:2085 items tagged No. 130 (Punjab) Squadron Royal Air Force available in our Library

  These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War.


S/Ldr. Harold Walmsley DFC & Bar 350 Sqdn.

S/Ldr Walmsley served with 350, 611 and 130 Squadrons during WWII.




S/Ldr. Frank Geoffrey Woolley DFC & Bar 350 Sqdn.

Sq. Ldr Woolley served in 350, 602 and 130 Squadrons during WWII.








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