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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

No. 692 Squadron Royal Air Force



   No 692 Squadron was formed on 1st January 1944 at Graveley as a light bomber unit in 8 Group Bomber Command, part of the LIght Night Striking Force. It was the first squadron to carry 4,000 lb bombs in Mosquitoes, used to attack Dusseldorf. It carried out low level night raids and minelaying operations until the end of the war, disbanding on 20th September 1945.

Airfields No. 692 Squadron flew from:
  • RAF Graveley, Huntingdonshire from 1st January 1944 (formed. Mosquito IV, Mosquito XVI) li>RAF Gransden Lodge, Huntingdonshire from 4th June 1945
  • disbanded 20th September 1945


 

5th Jun 1944 Mosquito Lost

27th Jun 1944 692 Squadron Mosquito lost

31st October 1944 Two Mosquitos lost over Hamburg


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Those known to have served with

No. 692 Squadron Royal Air Force

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

  • Bradford Cyril Samuel. Flt.Lt. (d.27th May 1944)
  • Farrow James Phillip. Sqd.Ldr.
  • Hassall DSO, DFC & bar. Cyril. Sqn. Ldr.
  • McGowan Thomas Campbell. F/O. (d.27th May 1944)
  • Peterson DFC, CdG. Malcolm Albert.
  • Saunders DSO, DFC and Bar. Ernest John. Sqd. Ldr.

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Want to know more about No. 692 Squadron Royal Air Force?


There are:2003 items tagged No. 692 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.


Malcolm Albert Peterson DFC, CdG. No. 138 Squadron

I know so little about my father Malcolm Peterson's war record. I have his log books and I know he trained to be a pilot in Blenheim NZ before travelling via Canada to Britain where he first joined 51 Squadron in Sept 1941, during which time he flew on bombing ops over Europe. Following that he joined No. 138 Squadron in January 1942, and this is where the information becomes sketchy because his logbook states 'ops as ordered', rather than mentioning towns which were bombed as happened during the time with 51 Squadron. I think this is when he was with SOE flying out of RAF Stradishall.

From July 1942 there was a stint at No. 10 OTU Abingdon followed by one at No.24 OTU Honeybourne, and on 14th February 1943 a crash at RAF Greenham Common, where the aircraft was totally destroyed. There were no injuries sustained by the crew, but my father was very badly injured and out of the war for 10 months. He recuperated at Stretton Hall, Staffordshire where he met my mother who was a nurse there. There seems to have been a long period of training when my father returned to the war, and finally he joined No. 692 Squadron in Feb 1945. He was awarded the DFC and also the Croix de Geurre avec palme for his war efforts.

Jane Ivers



F/O. Thomas Campbell McGowan 692 Squadron (d.27th May 1944)

Flying Officer Thomas McGowan was the don of William and Sarah McGowan, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is buried in Heinerscheid Churchyard in Luxembourg. He was aged 25.

S Flynn



Flt.Lt. Cyril Samuel Bradford 692 Squadron (d.27th May 1944)

Flight Lieutenant (Navigator (Bomber)) Cyril Bradford was the son of Samuel James Bradford and Annie Bradford, husband of Evelyn Winifred Bradford of East Sheen, Surrey. He is buried in Heinerscheid Churchyard in Luxembourg and was aged 28 when he died.

S Flynn



Sqn. Ldr. Cyril Hassall DSO, DFC & bar. 142 Squadron

Squadron Leader Cyril Hassall, DSO, DFC and BAR flew Mosquitos in 1944 with 139 and 692 Squadrons. He then apparently served as a Navigation Flight Instructor before joining 142 Squadron on Mosquitos. He completed a total of 102 sorties, of which 67 were on Mosquitos.

Any picture of S/L Hassall, DSO, DFC and BAR is welcomed. It seems he started operations in August 1940, but I do not know in which Squadron. Any information is most welcomed.




Sqd. Ldr. Ernest John Saunders DSO, DFC and Bar. 692 Squadron

I am looking for contacts with relatives of the late S/L Ernest John Saunders, DSO, DFC and BAR (RAFVR 108139), who flew a first tour with 40 Squadron and then a second and third tour with 692 Squadron. I am doing some researches on the 692 Squadron and would like to contact the relatives.

Adriano Silva Baumgartner



Sqd.Ldr. James Phillip Farrow 692 Squadron.

My Dad, Sqd Leader James Phillip Farrow (RNZAF), flew with 50 Sqd not long after his arrival from the training he received in Canada sometime in either 1940/42. He was at that time a Sergeant. I would like to find out more about 50 squadron, as Phil passed away last year and I never really asked him anything about this Sqd. I think he must have been flying Hampton's, as he was next sent to 408 Canadian Sqd (Goose Sqd). I realise that many of my dad’s mates may have passed on as he has, but one never knows. He did end up flying Mosies with 692 Sqd

Jeff Farrow







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