No. 221 Squadron RAF
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No. 221 Squadron was a
Second World Wars
. Its motto was "From sea to sea".
History
The squadron was formed in Greece on 1 April 1918, from 'D' Squadron of No. 2 Wing
Bolsheviks. The unit was based at Petrovsk from January to 1 September 1919, when it was disbanded.[2]
On 21 November 1940, No. 221 Squadron was reformed as part of
Middle East in January 1942 and operated in the Mediterranean for the rest of the war, disbanding at Idku, Egypt on 21 August 1945.[3]
See also
References
- ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
- ISBN 0-7183-0671-6.
- ISBN 1 84037 086 6.
External links
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