No. 260 Squadron RAF

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No. 260 Squadron RAF
ActiveAugust 1918 – 22 February 1919
22 November 1940 – 19 August 1945
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
Motto(s)Latin: Celer et fortis ( Swift and Strong)[1]
Insignia
Squadron BadgeA sword and morning star
Squadron CodesHS (Feb 1942 – Aug 1945)

No. 260 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron formed as a reconnaissance and anti–submarine unit in World War I and a fighter unit in World War II.

History

Formation and World War I

No. 260 Squadron Royal Air Force was formed on 25 July 1918 and operated DH.6s from Westward Ho!, Devon on anti-submarine patrols and disbanded on 5 March 1919.[citation needed]

Reformation in World War II

The squadron reformed on 22 November 1940 at

Operation Husky. As the allied forces advanced into Italy it converted to the North American P-51 Mustang and it disbanded at Lavariano on 19 August 1945. Among notable squadron personnel was the future actor Christopher Lee
, who served as an intelligence officer.

Aircraft operated

A crashed Kittyhawk I of 260 Squadron, flown by Flt Lt M D Wylie DFC shot down on 30 May 1942 in North Africa, nr El Adem.
Aircraft operated by no. 260 Squadron RAF[2]
From To Aircraft Variant
Aug 1918 Feb 1919 Airco DH.6
Nov 1940 Feb 1942 Hawker Hurricane I
Feb 1942 Mar 1942 Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk II
Feb 1942 Sep 1942 Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk I
Jun 1942 May 1943 Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk IIA
Dec 1942 Mar 1944 Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk III
Apr 1944 Aug 1945 North American P-51 Mustang III
Jun 1945 Aug 1945 North American P-51 Mustang IV

2012 aircraft recovery in Egypt

In May 2012,

RAF Museum in London,[4] but these plans fell through. Instead the plane was given a cosmetic restoration and displayed at the El Alamein Military Museum.[3]

References

  1. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X
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  2. ISBN 1-85310-053-6
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  3. ^ a b c Allnutt, Richard (12 January 2018). "Desert War Kittyhawk Unveiled". warbirdsnews.com. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  4. ^ Silverleib, Alan (11 May 2012). "British WWII fighter found in Egyptian desert". CNN. Retrieved 11 May 2012.

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