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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

No. 609 (West Riding) Squadron Royal Air Force



8th August 1940 Convoy attacked

11th August 1940  Ports and ships attacked

13th August 1940  Eagle Day

14th August 1940  Airfields attacked

15th Aug 1940 Eagle Day

25th August 1940 Battle of Britain

6th September 1940 Battle of Briatin

7th Sept 1940 Battle of Britain

11th September 1940 Battle of Britain

15th Sep 1940 Battle of Britain Day

15th December 1940 Postings

26th June 1941  On the Move

30th June 1941 Circus 27

22nd January 1942 Mid-air collision

12th October 1942 Second hand aircraft collected

3rd November 1942 Visit by Air Marshall

18th December 1942 Friendly fire incident

13th June 1943 Attack on aerodrome

17th June 1943 184 Squadron's First Operation

21st June 1943 Missed rendezvous

28th June 1943 Hurricane Pilot lost on shipping attack

27th July 1943 First bombing op

6th August 1943 Pilot saved from burning aircraft

17th February 1944 New Flight Commander

15th March 1944 Squadrons swap duties

21st March 1944 Typhoon Shot down in Holland

22nd April 1944 Rocket Firing Practice

3rd May 1944 Wing attack on railway target

6th June 1944 Killed in borrowed aircraft

9th August 1944 104 sorties by the Wing

20th August 1944 Mass wing attack on tanks

29th October 1944 Into Belgium

26th November 1944 Move into the Netherlands

13th January 1945 Wing Commnader killed in flying accident

22nd February 1945 Two SAAF Typhoon pilots lost

2nd March 1945 German pontoon bridge destroyed

21st March 1945  Wing Moves to New Airbase

24th March 1945 Operation Varsity

17th April 1945 Wing Moved again


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Those known to have served with

No. 609 (West Riding) Squadron Royal Air Force

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

  • Lister Jack .
  • Smith Stanley Edgar. WO. (d.23rd April 1945)
  • Van Daele John Noel Charles Marie Joseph. F/Lt. (d.28th Sep 1944)

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Want to know more about No. 609 (West Riding) Squadron Royal Air Force?


There are:2037 items tagged No. 609 (West Riding) 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.


WO. Stanley Edgar Smith 609 Squadron (d.23rd April 1945)

Stanley Smith was 23 when he died, he is buried in the Nieuw-Scheemda Protestant Churchyard, Groningen, Netherlands.

S Flynn



F/Lt. John Noel Charles Marie Joseph Van Daele No. 609 (West Riding) Squadron Royal Air Force (d.28th Sep 1944)

Flight Lieutenant Van Daele is buried in the Alblasserdam General Cemetery, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands.

S. Flynn







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...a tremendous personal account of one of the fiercest and most famous air conflicts seen through the eyes of a pilot of No.609 Squadron - and an impressive first-hand account of a wartime fighter pilot in Britain's darkest hours. Crook and his colleagues committed acts of unimaginable bravery against the German aircraft. Many did not make it and the author describes the ansence they leave in the squadron with great poignancy. His descriptions of aerial conflict will rarely be bettered. --Magazine 'A brilliant first-hand account of the life of a fighter pilot before and during the Battle of Britain.' --Spectator 'A unique personal insight into one of the crucial periods of the war ... I cannot recommend this highly enough.' --World War II Magazine --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Review ...a tremendous personal account of one of the fiercest and most famous air conflicts seen through the eyes of a pilot of No.609 Squadron - and an impressive first-hand account o
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