224 Squadron's Hudsons forced a Dornier Do 18 down near Jutland, the first German aircraft downed by RAF aircraft operating from Britain. On this day in 1939, over the North Sea. rafch.link/vXGs #CoastalCommand
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@therafchronicle.bsky.social224 Squadron's Hudsons forced a Dornier Do 18 down near Jutland, the first German aircraft downed by RAF aircraft operating from Britain. On this day in 1939, over the North Sea. rafch.link/vXGs #CoastalCommand
#RAF #ViceMarshal #Slatter, Air Officer Commanding No. 15 Group, #coastalcommand which patroled over convoys beginning mid 1943 #15Group under #tacticalcommand & colocated in secret bunker #Liverpool of #RN #Westernapproaches which controlled all #convoyescorts #battleofAtlantic
An aircrew sergeant of #209Squadron #RAF #coastalcommand about to launch #carrierpigeon from the side hatch of a Saro Lerwick flying boat. Using #carrierpigeons when out of radio range didn't work
FltLtFraser & crew w/ their #B24 #120Squadron of #15group #coastalcommand #Reykjavik after sinking German type #IXUboat #U200 June 1943 Fraser awarded bar to his DFC for attacking Uboat thru heavy #AA & bringing his damaged aircraft and crew safely back to base following the engagement
#RAF #B24Liberator #ASV ocean-scanning radar, 4x 20 mm fixed cannon mounted forward half of the bomb-bay. #120Squadron. Contrary to myth #AdmiralKing wouldn't release these aircraft from Pacific, the US allocated 114 #B24s to UK in 41 & 42. #Portal sent them to MidEast & not #coastalcommand
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