First World War The squadron was formed as No. 112 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps on 30 July 1917 at Throwley Aerodrome, Kent, England for air defence duties protecting the London area. It was equipped initially with Sopwith Pups and received Sopwith Camels in 1918. RAF 112 Squadron Photos 1941 George Walton McKeag, collection via his son Ian, even though the photo is labeled 1942, the above photo is a Tomahawk which replaced the Gladiators on or about 29/06/41, the Tomahawk was replaced by the Kittyhawk on or about 29/12/41
Curtiss P40M Kittyhawk RAF 112Sqn GA? flown by Sqn Ldr Billy Drake ET790 Gazala 1942
112 Squadron was formed at Throwley aerodrome on 30th of July 1917 and served as a Home Defence Squadron until it was disbanded in June 1919. It was reformed aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Argus in Portsmouth on 16th May 1939. It immediately set sail for Egypt and arrived there ten days later. I thought that £1.25 per month (UK pounds) would be reasonable but I am open to suggestions. This is not a requirement so please continue to use to site as before and contact Rob at
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[email protected]. RAF 112 Bases 1939-1946 Formed aboard HMS Argus, Portsmouth, Hampshire Disembarked at Alexander to Egypt Helwan "B" Flt detached to Sudan 2 June 1940, sub - flts at Port Sudan, working with 14 Sqdn, Khartoum, Gedarf, (finally detached from 112 Sqdn 31 August 1940 to form 250 Sqdn) No.112 Squadron served as a fighter squadron during the Second World War, first as a Gladiator equipped squadron in North Africa and Greece, then as a Tomahawk and Kittyhawk squadron in North Africa, Sicily and Italy, and finally as a Mustang squadron.
RAF 112 Squadron Photos 1941
Duke was posted to 112 Squadron in February 1941 after serving with No. 92 Squadron RAF in the United Kingdom. Despite being shot down twice, he achieved an impressive tally of eight confirmed victories in the Western Desert before leaving the Squadron in April 1942. The white code "A7" probably indicates aircraft number 7 of 'A' Flight of the Squadron. 112 exchanged their Pups for Sopwith Camels from March 1918. Sopwith F.1 Camel, 112 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Throwley, Kent, August 1918. The F.1 Camels that re-equipped 112 Sqn from March 1918 carried no actual squadron markings as such, each. Pilots of No. 112 Squadron RAF photographed on reaching the end of their tour of operations in North Africa, 1942- Flight Lieutenant D F "Jerry" Westenra, Flying Officer N F Duke and Flight Lieutenant P H "Hunk CM2504.jpg 2,256 × 1,772; 871 KB. Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. CM1820.jpg 795 × 800; 85 KB. No.112 Squadron, RCAF, was an army co-operation squadron that moved to Britain in the summer of 1940 and was largely engaged in training, before becoming No.2 Squadron, RCAF in December 1940.. The squadron was moved to Old Sarum, the location of the RAF's School of Army Cooperation, where in June it was equipped with the Lysander.
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112 Squadron RAF 112 'Shark' Squadron The Menace Tomahawk IIB AN218, coded 'B' and named 'Menace' was flown by Flying Officer Neville Bowker. These shots were among the first group of photos to be released showing 112 Squadron's then-new sharkmouth motif, providing inspiration for the A.V.G. in China/Burma to decorate their P-40s No 112 Squadron formed at Throwley as a home defence unit. The squadron undertook day and night interceptions of German bombers attacking London until the end of the war. It disbanded on 13 June 1919.. The Royal Air Force Museum is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC000922) and is a charity registered in England and Wales (1197541)
The first Tomahawk fighter to see combat belonged to the No. 112 Squadron of the British Royal Air Force over North Africa; they noted the Tomahawk fighters' ability to absorb battle damage. No. 112 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It served in both the First World War and Second World War and was active for three periods during the Cold War. It is nicknamed "The Shark Squadron", an allusion to the fact that it was the first unit from any air force to use the famous "shark mouth" logo on Curtiss P-40s. [2] Contents
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The '?' he originated on his aircraft Fx 561/740/760 was to commemorate " Here today ,gone tomorrow" reflecting the high attrition rate that the planes and men of 112 faced in Italy at this time . I look forward to hearing your views in due course. Robin Brown Author of 'Shark Squadron' will also verify these points I have raised. During the summer of 1941, No. 112 Squadron RAF, which had lost all its Gloster Gladiators in Greece the previous spring, was re-equipped with Tomahawks. Its pilots took one look at their sleek new mounts and decided that the P-40's cowling would make an ideal place to paint the squadron badge, a black cat. The results, however, looked more.
