P/O Derek E. Tapson 197 Squadron November 11, 1943 – February 10, 1945 On February 10 1945, P/O D.E Tapson (No.190180) failed to return from an attack on a German Corps Headquarters just over the River Rhine. Here is his own…
197 Squadron November 11, 1943 – February 10, 1945 Derek Tapson trained as a pilot in America before completing his advanced training in Scotland on the Hawker Hurricane. He flew Typhoons exclusively with 197 Squadron RAF, performing operations before and…
C/O 197 Squadron, July 1944 – December 31, 1944 Allan Henderson Smith was Squadron Leader of 197 Squadron from July 1944 until he was shot down by flak over Holland on December 31, 1944, and taken POW. He survived the…
