197 Squadron RAF December 23, 1942 – April 22, 1943 Ernest Fletcher was one of the very first pilots to join 197 Typhoon Squadron shortly before they flew their first operational sorties on 31 March 1942. Barely a year later,…
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…
On the 4th May 1945 P/O J W “Johnnie” Howell RAAF (AUS 425852) flew Typhoon Ib OV-K (PD531) on the last operational sortie flown by 197 Squadron in WW2. A photograph, taken at ALG B.111 Aalhorn, Germany records that historic…
