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 | |||||||
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Stations | ||||||
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West Raynham | ||||||
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Logistics |
Operational Performance |
Operational Sorties And Losses | |||||
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Bombing Targets Tasked |
Mine Laying Areas Tasked |
Leaflets |
Total Sorties Flown |
Aircraft Lost |
Percent |
100 GP |
Mosquito |
263 |
0 |
0 |
1394 |
9 |
0.60 |
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263 |
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1394 |
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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 | |||||||
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