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No. 601 (County of London) Squadron Royal Air Force 16th Oct 1939 Air Raid damages shipping 26th November 1939 Fighter attack 16th May 1940 More Hurricanes sent to France 11th August 1940  Ports and ships attacked 13th August 1940  Eagle Day 15th Aug 1940 Eagle Day 16th August 1940 Aftermath of Eagle Day 31st August 1940  Battle of Britain 6th September 1940 Battle of Briatin 5th February 1941 Pilots lost 20th April 1942 More Spitfires delivered to Malta 20th April 1942 New Spitfires on Malta destroyed 21st April 1942 Airfields attacked 22nd April 1942 Four pilots killed defending Malta 28th April 1942 Three pilots killed in air raid on Malta 9th May 1942 More Spitfires delivered to Malta 10th May 1942  11th May 1942 Enemy bombers suffer heavy losses 12th May 1942 Heavy losses for little benefit 14th May 1942 3 Spitfire pilots killed over Malta 16th May 1942 Endless bombing raids on Malta 11th April 1943 Wing moves to Sfax 6th May 1943 Enemy Aircraft Downed 14th May 1943 Polish Fighting Team disbanded 22nd November 1943 Move to the front line 3rd December 1943 German flight encountered 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. 601 (County of London) Squadron Royal Air Force during the Second World War 1939-1945. Veal Arthur Raymond. Ft.Sgt. 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. 601 (County of London) 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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Before and during the Battle of Britain he was based at various locations in the south of England including Duxford where he met my mother. He then went to Africa and followed the allied campaign through Egypt and North Africa, then across to Sicily and Italy. He survived the war and led a full family life until his death aged 92. He was very proud of his service and the squadron and never missed an opportunity to show us the planes and engines that he worked on. Although he must have seen harrowing times he talked mostly of the comradeship and adventure that he experienced. Wendy Ling Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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