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No. 137 Squadron Royal Air Force   20th September 1941 New Squadron formed 24th October 1941 Operational 28th October 1941 C/O killed in training accident 30th October 1941 Drowned off Cornwall 8th November 1941 Move to the East Coast 1st December 1941 North Sea patrols 12th February 1942 Flight shot down in mistaken rendezvous 15th May 1942 First victory 27th May 1942 Blenheim shot down in error 20th June 1942 Enemy bomber shot down 25th July 1942  German bomber shot down off Yarmouth 29th July 1942 North Sea patrol 19th August 1942 German bombers attacked 24th August 1942 Squadron relocated for refitting 17th September 1942 Training 31st October 1942 Three Whirlwinds lost 19th December 1942 German fighter shot down 23rd January 1943 Two Whirlwinds shot down 2nd March 1943 Prisoner of War 6th April 1943 Offensive sortie 25th April 1943 Shot down by armoured train 18th May 1943 Australian pilot killed 25th May 1943 Head on attack 12th June 1943 Re-equipped 23rd July 1943  Back on operations 8th August 1943 Move back to RAF Manston 9th August 1943 Redistribution of duties 14th August 1943 Crashed into the sea 2nd September 1943 Three Hurricanes lost over Zeeland 2nd September 1943 3 aircraft lost in attack on Dutch coast 14th September 1943 Canadian pilot missing 7th October 1943 Crash at sea 20th November 1943 Combat avoided 5th December 1943 Operational again in the mud 14th December 1943 Relocated 2nd January 1944  Hurricanes exchanged for Typhoons 4th February 1944 Back onto ops 8th February 1944 V1 launch sites attacked 12th February 1944 Missing in Action 1st April 1944 Missing over Belgium 21st May 1944 Two pilots lost over Belgium 23rd May 1944  Shot down and taken PoW 25th May 1944 Shipping strike 10th June 1944 V-1 flying bombs 10th June 1944 Wing Commander killed 27th July 1944 Mid-air collision 4th August 1944 Shipping strike in the Netherlands 13th August 1944 Move to Normandy 13th August 1944 Tanks attacked 18th August 1944 Canadian pilot killed 27th August 1944 New Zealand Pilot killed 29th August 1944 Move postponed 29th August 1944 Move postponed 30th August 1944 Aircraft move to new base 6th September 1944 On the move across northern Europe 20th September 1944 Killed in flying accident 22nd September 1944 Moved on 23rd September 1944 Night landings 24th September 1944 Norwegian pilot killed 27th September 1944 Trains attacked 28th September 1944 Two Typhoons lost 29th September 1944 Pilot missing after attack on ferries 30th September 1944 New flight commander posted 4th October 1944 Attacks in support of the army 11th October 1944 Taken PoW 18th November 1944 Australian pilot shot down 5th December 1944 Two Typhoons lost 25th December 1944 Missing in action on Christmas Day 27th December 1944 PoW 29th December 1944 Crashed in Germany 31st December 1944 Crashed in Germany 1st January 1945 Operation Bodenplatte 1st January 1945 Killed in combat 13th January 1945  Short move 28th January 1945 Poor flying conditions 3rd February 1945 Shot down 2nd March 1945 Armed recce attacked by Luftwaffe 3rd March 1945 Shortage of serviceable aircraft 13th March 1945 More flying practice 24th March 1945 Long Range Ground Attack 26th March 1945 Pilots evade capture 29th March 1945 Rain, filmshow and postings 1st April 1945 Aircraft Shot down 4th April 1945 Allied airman in German hospital 11th April 1945 Moved to the Border 11th April 1945 Comfortable billets 12th April 1945 Shot down 13th April 1945 Move into Germany 14th April 1945 Pilot killed 17th April 1945 Move to Hanover 7th May 1945 In Germany If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Logbooks Do you have a WW2 Flying Log Book in your possession? If so it would be a huge help if you could add logbook entries to our new database. Thank you. View Logbook entries Those known to have served with No. 137 Squadron Royal Air Force during the Second World War 1939-1945. O'Connell Patrick Michael. AC2. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of No. 137 Squadron Royal Air Force from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 24 years. 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