No. 239 Squadron

Royal Air Force

 

Motto:

 

UNKNOWN

 

 

Updated: January 2008

Source: The Bomber Command War Diaries, By Matrin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt

Service History

A Mosquito night-fighter squadron stationed in England, the squadron was transferred to No. 100 (Bomber support) Group on 9 December 1943. The squadron continued in the night-fighter role and flew “Serrate” operations from the duration of the war

 

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

Unknown

West Raynham

 

Logistics

Operational Performance

Operational Sorties And Losses

Group

Aircraft

Bombing Targets Tasked

Mine Laying Areas Tasked

Leaflets

Total Sorties

Flown

Aircraft Lost

Percent

100 GP

Mosquito

263

0

0

1394

9

0.60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

263

0

0

1394

9

0.60

Of Note:

Carried out the most serrate/intruder operations and flew the most Mosquito sorties on No. 100 Group

Claimed 27 Me110, 10 Ju88’s and 14 of seven other non-specified types German aircraft shot down

Claimed 9 other German aircraft destroyed or damaged

Memorial

Unknown

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