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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

No. 266 (Rhodesia) Squadron Royal Air Force



12th August 1940 Battle of Britain

12th Aug 1940 In Action

13th August 1940  Eagle Day

14th Aug 1940 Move

15th Aug 1940 Eagle Day

16th August 1940 Aftermath of Eagle Day

11th September 1940 Battle of Britain

30th June 1941 Circus 27

7th November 1942 Temporary C.O. appointed

6th January 1943 Sit down and wait

13th January 1943 Aircraft at last

4/5th April 1943 Attachment

23rd June 1943 Cherbourg aerodrome bombed

26th June 1943 Raid on Brest

28th June 1943 Morlaix aerodrome attacked

9th July 1943 Minesweepers attacked

10th July 1943 Ops

13th July 1943 Tugboat attacked

22nd September 1943 Sweep over Brest

26th October 1943 Fine day

10th November 1943 Ships bombed in harbour

1st December 1943 Mosquito lost in ship attack

21st January 1944 Fighter sweep

29th January 1944 crash landing

6th February 1944 Minesweeper destroyed

18th April 1944 Army Cooperation Exercise

24th April 1944 Railway yards bombed

6th June 1944 D-Day

29th Jun 1944 Move

13th Jul 1944 Move

17th August 1944 Typhoon lost in dogfight

13th October 1944 H.M. The King visits Antwerp

29th November 1944 Another Gestapo HQ attacked

25th December 1944 Dog-fight

18th March 1945 Press report bombing sortie

16th April 1945 Move into Germany

30th April 1945 On the move in heavy snow


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Those known to have served with

No. 266 (Rhodesia) Squadron Royal Air Force

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

  • Culligan Patrick Joseph. P/O. (d.26th March 1945)
  • Donne Edward Henry. F/O (d.1st April 1945)
  • Watts William Denzil. Flt.Sgt.

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There are:2035 items tagged No. 266 (Rhodesia) 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.


F/O Edward Henry Donne 266 Squadron (d.1st April 1945)

Flying Office (Pilot) Edward Donne was the son of William Ralph and Violetta Donne of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. He was 21 and is buried in the Lonneker Roman Catholic Churchyard, Overijssel, Netherlands.

S flynn



P/O. Patrick Joseph Culligan 266 Squadron (d.26th March 1945)

Pilot Officer (Pilot) Patrick Culligan was the son of Francis Joseph and Margherita Culligan of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. He was 21 when he died and is buried in the Grave Roman Catholic Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

S flynn



Flt.Sgt. William Denzil "Taffy" Watts 266 Squadron

I was captured by the Germans in January 1943 and taken to interrogation at Frankfurt and then to Stalag VIIIB. Resident of Barrack 17d RAF Compound. Anyone who was resident in the same barrack, please contact me.

Denzil Watts







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