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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

No. 177 Squadron Royal Air Force



 

28th November 1942 New Squadron formed at sea

March 1943 Squadron HQ relocated

26th March 1943 Deliberate collision

4th April 1943 Flew into sea

May 1943 New aircraft arrive

28th May 1943 Died of heat-stroke

29th May 1943 Attack on railway in Burma

August 1943 Squadron operational

24th September 1943 Ditched but crew safe

10th October 1943 Two aircraft lost

4th November 1943 Crashed on take-off

25th November 1943 Shot down over Heho airfield

31st December 1943 Beaufighter lost

2nd January 1944 Killed in flying accident

29th January 1944 Beafighter missing over Burma

23rd February 1944 Two Beaufighters lost over Burma

March 1944 New aircrew arrive from Britain

8th March 1944 Missing after Night Patrol

4th April 1944 Died of smallpox

5th April 1944 Beaufighter failed to return

22nd April 1944 Beaufighter shot down by Oscars

7th May 1944 Valiant Navigator fails to land Beaufighter safely

9th May 1944 Crashed in Burma

May 1944 Beaufighters equipped for rockets

4th August 1944 Detachment to Imphal

10th August 1944 Back onto operations

14th August 1944 Beaufighter lost over the Chindwin River

14th August 1944 Flying accident

9th September 1944 Two Aircraft Lost

10th September 1944 Japanese convoy attacked

15th September 1944 Beaufighter and crew missing

September 1944 Vera Lynn in India

27th September 1944 Sorties to Meiktila

1st October 1944 Sortie to the Irrawaddy aborted

15th October 1944 Beaufighter missing

17th October 1944 Two killed in flying accident

20th October 1944 Attack on Siam

24th November 1944 Failed to return from raid on Burma

1st December 1944 Four airmen lost over Burma

28th December 1944 Tour ended in hospital

12th March 1945 Beaufighter lost over Burma

20th March 1945 Aircraft lost on attack on railway

1st May 1945 No opposition

5th July 1945 Squadron stood down


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Those known to have served with

No. 177 Squadron Royal Air Force

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

  • Palmer Patrick Joseph. Sgt. (d.4th August 1944)

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Want to know more about No. 177 Squadron Royal Air Force?


There are:2044 items tagged No. 177 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.


Sgt. Patrick Joseph Palmer 77 Sqdn. (d.4th August 1944)

Patrick Palmer was the Son of Charles and Kathleen Palmer, of Ballyfermot.

He was 19 when he died and is buried in Grave 5HB.PR in the Clondalkin (Bluebell) Cemetery, Co. Dublin, Ireland.

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