Between the intense but comparatively short sorties and missions, there were many long hours and days of waiting for the Squadron members. Any distraction or form of entertainment must have been a blessing – unless it took the form of…
197 Squadron pilot John Kilgour “Paddy” Byrne was posted to 197 Squadron at Tangmere in March 1944 and served continually with the Squadron for sixteen months. During that period he was stationed on sixteen airfields and had four commanding officers…
P/O Derek G Lovell.197 Squadron June 1944 – August 1945 NERO ONE NINE – Just Another Op. This is a first-hand story of a typical operation of a 2nd Tactical Air Force Typhoon Squadron during the winter of 1944/45, following…
