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RAF - 12 Squadron
10/05/1940 - 30/06/1940

12 SQUADRON - - Bomber, Fairey Battle
AASF | Bomber Command, 1 Group

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The German invasion of France and the Low Countries dealt a devastating blow to the Allies and to12 Squadron in particular. When they took part in the first attack on the German forces, on 10 May 1940, 3 out of the 4 aircraft taking part in the raid were lost.

Worse followed on 12 May, when, with the German forces threatening to breakout, the order went out to destroy the Maastricht bridges. Despite the amount of AAA known to be in place at the bridges, the whole Squadron volunteered for the mission. Of the 6 crews chosen for the raid, one had to turn back early due to technical problems and the remaining 5 were all lost.

Flying Officer Thomas led Pilot Officer Davy in the attack on the Vroenhaven bridge, damaging but not destroying it. Thomas was taken prisoner and Davy crashed on the way home. Flying Officer Garland led Pilot Officer McIntosh and Sergeant Morland against the Veldwezelt bridge, which was destroyed. McIntosh's aircraft was shot down and he was taken prisoner. Flying Officer Garland and Sergeant Morland were shot down near the target. Both crews died in the attack. Flying Officer Garland and his observer Sergeant Gray were posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, the first Royal Air Force personnel in the Second World War to receive such an honour. The third member of the crew, Leading Aircraftsman L R Reynolds, a wireless operator/air gunner, received no award.

A third disastrous raid on 14 May saw another 5 out of 6 aircraft lost, and the withdrawal of the Battle squadrons from the daytime war. The Squadron moved to Echimines, where a few night raids were flown, with mixed success. The Squadron was now suffering from a lack of crews and aircraft, and in June 1940 returned to the United Kingdom, to Finningley in Yorkshire.

Despite their appalling losses the Battle Squadrons struggled on valiantly until mid June when, with the war situation in France now hopeless, the remaining serviceable aircraft were flown back to England. No.1 Group was reformed, again equipped with Battles and for several months operated by night from northern airfields against Dutch and French ports in which Hitler was massing his invasion craft for Operation Sealion.

The last operational sorties with Fairey Battles flown by No.1 Group took place on 15/16th of October 1940, when No.301 (Polish) Squadron bombed Boulogne and Nos. 12 and 142 Squadrons bombed Calais. During late 1940 No.1 Group converted to Wellingtons.

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OPERATIONS AND LOSSES 10/05/1940 - 30/06/1940

10/05/1940: Luxembourg. 3 a/c lost, 1 a/c damaged; 1 WIA, 5 POW (of these 5 WIA)
12/05/1940: Veldwezelt and Vroenhoven (Maastricht bridges), B. 5 planes lost; 6 KIA, 7 POW
14/05/1940: Sedan, F. 4 Planes lost; 6 KIA, 6 POW
15/05/1940: ?. 1 KIA
19/05/1940: Hannogne. 2 Planes lost; 1 KIA, 1 DOW, 3 WIA
04/06/1940: ?, F. 1 KIA or DOW
07/06/1940: Poix, F. 1 Plane lost, 3 KIA
08/06/1940: Battle area, F. 1 Plane lost, 2 KIA, 1 POW
13/06/1940: Forêt de Gault, F. 3 Planes lost, 1 KIA, 6 POW
14/06/1940: Evreux, F. 2 Planes lost, 5 KIA
15/06/1940: German bombing of Souge airfield, F. 1 KIA

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10/05/1940, Operation Luxembourg

The overall British commander, Air Marshal Barratt, acting on his own initiative, orders 32 Battles from Nos 12, 103, 105, 142, 150, 218 and 226 Squadrons to attack German troops advancing through Luxembourg at noon. In a chilling scene-setting series of events, 13 are shot down by mobile anti-aircraft and machine guns. The remainder all suffer damage of some kind. In a second attack during the afternoon, a further 10 Battles from 32 ordered into the air are lost to German fighters and flak.

type: Fairey Battle 1
serial number: L5249, PH-D
operation: Luxembourg
damaged: 10/05/1940; later abandoned.
P/O C.L. Hulse - unhurt
Sgt A. Young - wounded in shoulder
LAC J. Aitkin - unhurt
Took off from Amifontaine. Returned badly damaged by ground-fire during low-level attack on enemy armoured column on the Luxembourg-Junglinster road, 17.30 hrs. Aircraft damaged, but repairable. Later abandoned.

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type: Fairey Battle 1
serial number: L2243, PH-U
operation: Luxembourg
lost: 10/05/1940
F/L P.M.H.S. Hunt - unhurt
Sgt P.E. Wilks - unhurt
LAC H. Cooke - unhurt
Airborne 17.00 hrs? from Amifontaine. Hit by ground-fire during sortie to attack enemy column between Luxembourg and Echternach. Forced-landed at Haucourt-la-Rigole, west of Piennes, 17.30 hrs. Salvaged by 2483MU June 1940; 18MU 29/11/1943.

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type: Fairey Battle 1
serial number: L5190, PH-P
operation: Luxembourg
lost: 10/05/1940
Airborne 17.15 hrs from Amifontaine. Shot down by small arms ground fire in the target area. L5190 had orders to attack enemy troop columns reported between Luxembourg and Junglinster, 14 km NNE of Luxembourg. Belly-landed near Kirchberg at 17.45 hrs.
All three airmen were wounded.
P/O A.W. Matthews - Inj, PoW
Sgt A.A. Maderson - Inj, PoW
LAC J.C. Senior - Inj, PoW
Sgt A.A.Maderson was confined in Hospital due injuries. Repatriated Oct43. No PoW No. P/O A.W.Matthews in Camps 9AH/L3, PoW No.1261. LAC J.C.Senior in Camp L6, PoW No.5786.

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type: Fairey Battle 1
serial number: L4949, PH-V
operation: Luxembourg
lost: 10/05/1940
F/L William Simpson DFC Inj, PoW
Sgt E.N. Odell - unhurt
LAC R.T.Tomlinson Inj, PoW
Airborne 17.15 hrs from Amifontaine with orders to attack enemy troop columns reported between Luxembourg and Junglinster, 14 km NNE of Luxembourg. Shot down by ground fire in the target area. Crash-landed on fire at 'Mohimont', Sommethonne, north-west of Virton, 17.55 hrs.
F/L Simpson was dreadfully burned, LAC Tomlinson less badly. Both airmen were eventually treated at an emergency hospital near Verdun, before transport to hospital in Bar-le-Duc, where they were separated. F/L Simpson being repatriated to England via Spain in 1941. F/L Simpson was later awarded the DFC, his crew both receiving the DFM.

Sources: W.R. Chorley, Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume 1, 1939/40; Peter D. Cornwell, The Battle of France, Then and Now, 2008

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12/05/1940. Operation Veldwezelt and Vroenhoven (Maastricht bridges)


Type: Fairey Battle 1
Serial number: P2204, PH-K
Operation: Veldwezelt
Lost: 12/05/1940 (3 KIA)
Flying Officer (Pilot) Donald E. Garland, RAF 40105, 12 Sqdn., age 21 , Victoria Cross, 12/05/1940, Heverlee War Cemetery , B
Sergeant (Observer) Thomas Gray, RAF 563627, 12 Sqdn., age 26, Victoria Cross, 12/05/1940, Heverlee War Cemetery, B
Leading Aircraftman (W. Op. [Air]) Lawrence R. Reynolds, RAF 550860, 12 Sqdn., age 20, 12/05/1940, Heverlee War Cemetery, B

Type: Fairey Battle 1
Serial number: L5227, PH-J
Operation: Veldwezelt
Lost: 12/05/1940 (3 KIA)
Sergeant (Obs.) Kenneth D. Footner, RAF 580423, 12 Sqdn., age 24, 12/05/1940, Heverlee War Cemetery, B
Sergeant (Pilot) Fred Marland, RAF 514450, 12 Sqdn., age 28, 12/05/1940, Heverlee War Cemetery, B
Leading Aircraftman (W. Op. [Air]) John L. Perrin, RAF 537397, 12 Sqdn., age 22, 12/05/1940, Heverlee War Cemetery, B
Airborne 0822 from Amifontaine with orders to destroy a metal bridge spanning the Albert Kanaal. Last seen climbing, out of control. Crashed near Veldwezelt (Limburg), 21 km ESE of Hasselt, Belgium.

Type: Fairey Battle 1
Serial number: L5439, PH-N
Operation: Veldwezelt
Lost: 12/05/1940
P/O I.A.McIntosh PoW
Sgt N.T.W.Harper PoW
LAC R.P.MacNaughton PoW
Airborne 0822 from Amifontaine with orders to destroy a metal bridge spanning the Albert Kanaal. Hit by Flak in main fuel tank and crash-landed, on fire, near Neerharen (Limburg), 14 km SE of Genk, Belgium. Sgt N.T.W.Harper was interned in Camps L1/L6/357, PoW No.88. LAC R.P.MacNaaughton in Camps 8B/L3/L1, PoW No.13048. P/O I.A.McIntosh in Camps L1/L3, PoW No.104. Australian serving in the RAF.

Type: Fairey Battle 1
Serial number: L5241, PH-G
Operation: Vroenhoven
Lost: 12/05/1940
P/O T.D.H.Davey
Sgt G.D.Mansell AC1
G.N.Patterson PoW
Airborne 0818 from Amifontaine tasked to destroy the concrete bridge over the Albert Kanaal. Badly shot about by Flak and fighters and P/O Davey ordered his crew to bale out, after which he crash-landed his aircraft in France. Sgt Mansell made his way back to Allied lines, but AC1 Patterson broke a bone in his left foot and eventually became a PoW after treatment in the Hospital des Anglais at Liège. AC1 G.N.Patterson after Hospitalisation was interned in Camps 6A/5D/5B/L2/L1/L3/L6/357. No PoW No. DFM Gazetted 31May40. The first Canadian DFM of WW11.

Type: Fairey Battle 1
Serial number: P2332, PH-F
Operation: Vroenhoven
Lost: 12/05/1940 (3 POW)
F/O Norman M. Thomas PoW
Sgt B.T.P. Carey PoW
Cpl T.S.Campion PoW

German photo of wreck of the P2332, from Philip J.R. Moyes, The Fairey Battle, Profile Publications, ca. 1966

Airborne 0818 from Amifontaine, tasked to destroy the concrete bridge spanning the Albert Kanaal at Vroenhoven. Shot down by Flak and fighters and crashed near the bridge, 24 km SE of Hasselt, Belgium. Cpl T.S.Campion was interned in Camps 8B/L6/357. PoW No.13085 with Sgt B.T.B.Carey, PoW No.13097. F/O N.M.Thomas in Camps 6B/21B/L3, PoW No.1401.

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14/05/1940, Operation Sedan; 4 planes lost; 6 KIA, 6 POW

The French High Command called for a supreme effort at Sedan, where the ground forces massing for counter-attack had been rudely scattered. Arrangements were accordingly made for the whole strength of the Allied bombers in France to be hurled against the Sedan bridgehead in a series of waves, and soon after noon the few French aircraft available went into action. Attacking bridges and columns of troops, they suffered losses so severe that their remaining operations for the day were cancelled.

Then came the turn of the A.A.S.F. Between 1500 and 1600 hours the entire force of available Battles and Blenheims (from 12, 103, 105, 139, 150 and 218 Sqdns) was flung against the same objectives. But the Me.109's absent in the morning, were now on guard. No. 12 Squadron lost four aircraft out of five; No. 105 Squadron, six out of eleven; No. 150 Squadron, four out of four; No. 139 Squadron, four out of six; No. 218 Squadron, ten out of eleven. In all, from the seventy-one bombers which took off, forty did not return. No higher rate of loss in an operation of comparable size has even been experienced by the Royal Air Force.

19 Battles from 12 Squadron, 142 Squadron and 226 Squadron of 76 Wing were first into action in mid afternoon. 12 Squadron were tasked to bomb enemy columns on the road from Sedan to Givonne. These attacks were made in the face of fierce flak and fighter opposition and four of the five Battles were shot down. The fifth managed to limp back to base at Amifontaine.

Type: Fairey Battle 1
Serial number: P5229, PH-O
Operation: Sedan
Lost: 14/05/1940 (2 KIA, 1 POW)
Sergeant (Pilot) Arthur G. Johnson, RAF 563884, 12 Sqdn., age 27, 14/05/1940 (Pouru-St. Remy Communal Cemetery, F)
Sergeant (Obs.) Edward F. White, RAF 581009, 12 Sqdn., age 20, 14/05/1940 (Pouru-St. Remy Communal Cemetery, F)
Aircraftman 1st Class F.T. Spencer, POW
Airborne 1527 from Amifontaine to attack bridges and roads in the Sedan area. Shot down near Pouru-St-Rémy (Ardennes), 8 km ESE of Sedan, France. AC1 F.T.Spencer was interned in Camps 8B/L6/L4, PoW No.13086.

Type: Fairey Battle 1
Serial number: L4950, PH-V
Operation: Sedan
Lost: 14/05/1940 (2 KIA, 1 POW)
Sergeant Christopher Shelton-Jones, RAF 563688, 12 Sqdn., age unknown, 14/05/1940, Choloy War Cemetery, F
Flying Officer (Pilot) Eric R.D. Vaughan, RAF 37838, 12 Sqdn., age 22, 14/05/1940, Choloy War Cemetery, F
J.D. Wright, POW
Airborne 1533 from Amifontaine to attack bridges and roads in the Sedan area.

Type: Fairey Battle 1
Serial number: L4952, PH-X
Operation: Sedan
Lost: 14/05/1940 (2 KIA, 1 POW)
Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Ronald T. Ainsworth, RAF 551745, 12 Sqdn., age 20, 14/05/1940, Pouru-St. Remy Communal Cemetery, F
Sergeant (Obs./W.Op.) Kenneth Alderson, RAF 563545, 12 Sqdn., age 27, 14/05/1940, Pouru-St. Remy Communal Cemetery, F
F/L G.D.Clancey, PoW
Airborne 1527 from Amifontaine to attack bridges and roads in the Sedan area. Shot down near Pouru-St-Rémy (Ardennes), 8 km ESE of Sedan, France.
F/L G.D.Clancey (also spelled Clancy) was interned in Camp L3. PoW No.596.

Type: Fairey Battle 1
Serial number: L5188, PH-C
Operation: Sedan
Lost: 14/05/1940 (3 POW)
Sgt H.R.W.Winkler PoW
Sgt M.D.Smalley PoW
AC1 L.R.Clarke PoW
Airborne 1533 from Amifontaine to attack bridges and roads in the Sedan area. Cause of loss not established. AC1 L.R.Clarke was interned in Camps 4B/12A/8B/L1/L3/L6/357. PoW No.21959. Escaped on the March 14Apr45. England 23Apr45. Sgt M.D.Ssmalley in Camps 4B/8B/L6/357, PoW No.21957 with Sgt H.R.W.Winkler, PoW No.21960.

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15/05/1940 - Operation?

Leading Aircraftman Rae S. Wass, RAF 510142, 12 Sqdn., age 29, 15/05/1940, Amifontaine Churchyard, F

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19/05/1940, Operation Hannogne: 2 planes lost; 1 KIA, 1 DOW, 3 WIA)

Type: Fairey Battle 1
Serial number: L5338, PH-A
Operation: Hannogne
Lost: 19/05/1940 (1 DOW, 1 WIA)
Pilot Officer (Pilot) James J.McElligott, RAF 40630, 12 Sqdn., age 24, 19/05/1940, Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, F
Sgt B.C.Long
LAC V.C.Burgess Inj
Airborne 1016 from Echemines to bomb targets at various locations. Attacked by six Me109s near St-Fergeux (Ardennes), 12 km WNW of Rethel, France, and crashed into a wood, possibly some distance from where the attack took place. P/O McElligott died from his wounds. LAC Burgess claims to have destroyed a Me109, despite serious wounds to his arms and legs.

Type: Fairey Battle 1
Serial number: N2178, PH-I
Operation: Hannogne
Lost: 19/05/1940 (1 KIA, 2 WIA)
Sergeant (Obs.) Edward J. Belcher, RAF 580477, 12 Sqdn., age 20, 19/05/1940, Choloy War Cemetery, F
F/O P.R.Barr Inj
LAC V.C.Rawlings Inj
Airborne 1019 from Echemines. Badly shot about and Sgt Belcher, who is buried at Choloy War Cemetery, was killed in the aircraft. The two injured airmenwere admitted to Hospital.


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07/06/1940: Poix, F

In 1940 St. Valery-en-Caux (between Rouen en Dieppe) was at the centre of important battles when Commonwealth troops, notably the 51st (Highland) Division, made their last stand fighting alongside the 2nd French Cavalry Division. The 51st (Highland) Division was practically wiped out, most of its members being taken prisoner.

Type: Fairey Battle 1
Serial number: P2162, PH-?
Operation: Poix
Lost: 07/06/1940
Sergeant (Pilot) Frederick J. Field, RAF 535052, 12 Sqdn., age 24, 07/06/1940, St. Valery-en-Caux Franco-British Cemetery, F
Sergeant (Obs.) Herbert C.C. Bevan, RAF 563098, 12 Sqdn., age 26, 07/06/1940, St. Valery-en-Caux Franco-British Cemetery, F
Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) John F.W. MacKrell, RAFVR 751949, 12 Sqdn., age unknown, 07/06/1940, St. Valery-en-Caux Franco-British Cemetery, F
Airborne 1728 from Echemines to attack a Panzer tank column. Shot down in flames in the target area. Sgt F.Field KIA Sgt H.C.Bevan KIA

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Type: Fairey Battle 1
Serial number: L5324, PH-?
Operation: Forêt de Gault
Lost: 13/06/1940
P/O J.S.Shorthouse Inj
Sergeant (Obs.) Norman C. Cotterell, RAF 580948, 12 Sqdn., age 20, 13/06/1940, St. Barthelemy Communal Cemetery, F
LAC Copley (Probably evaded)
Airborne 1750 from Sougé to bomb Panzer columns reported to be refueling. Hit by intense ground fire and crashed ear St-Barthelémy (Seine-et-Marne), 26 km NNE of Provins, France.

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Type: Fairey Battle 1
Serial number: L5580, PH-?
Operation: Forêt de Gault
Lost: 13/06/1940
P/O R.C.L. Parkhouse PoW
Sgt A.R. Morris PoW
AC1 D.A. MacDonald PoW
Airborne 1805 from Sougé to attack Panzer columns reported refuelling in the woods. Shot down by intense ground fire and forced-landed in the target area. AC1 D.A.MacDonald was interned in Camp 4A, PoW No.371. Sgt A.R.Morris in Camp L6, PoW No.372. P/O R.C.L.Parkhouse in Camps 9AH/L3, PoW No.469.

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Type: Fairey Battle 1
Serial number: L5531, PH-?
Operation: Forêt de Gault
Lost: 13/06/1940
P/O J.F. McPhie PoW
Sgt C.S.G. Beavers PoW
LAC J.G. Thomson PoW
Airborne 1800 from Sougé to attack Panzer columns reported to be refuelling in the woods. Shot down by intense ground fire. Sgt C.S.G.Beavers was interned in Camps 8B/L6/357 (name also mentioned as 'C.S.G. Beevers'). PoW No 13399. P/O J.F.McPhie in Camps 8B/L3, PoW No.16247. LAC J.G.Thomson in Camps 8B/L6, PoW No.13337.

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Type: Fairey Battle 1
Serial number: L5383, PH-?
Operation: Evreux
Lost: 14/06/1940
Sergeant (Pilot) Ronald J. Willcox, RAF 590740, 12 Sqdn., age 24, 14/06/1940, Pacy-sur-Eure Communal Cemetery, F
Sergeant (Obs.) Gerald H. Emery, RAF 580950, 12 Sqdn., age 26, 14/06/1940, Pacy-sur-Eure Communal Cemetery, F
Flight Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) John Hislop, RAFVR 751593, 12 Sqdn., age 19, 14/06/1940, Pacy-sur-Eure Communal Cemetery, F
Airborne 1525 from Sougé. Shot down by Me109s at Pacy-sur-Eure (Eure), 17 km ESE of Evreux, France.

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Type: Fairey Battle 1
Serial number: L5396, PH-?
Operation: Evreux
Lost: 14/06/1940
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Philip H. Blowfield, RAFVR 77782, 12 Sqdn., age 20, 14/06/1940, Les Minieres Communal Cemetery, F
Sgt Batty Evd
Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) David L. Grant, RAFVR 749442, 12 Sqdn., age 26, 14/06/1940, Coulonges Churchyard, F
Airborne 1540 from Sougé. Shot down by Me109s at Coulonges (Eure) 2 km NNE of Damville, France. Sgt Grant was killed, but the pilot and observer set out to evade capture. Sgt Batty succeeded in reaching England where he reported that his Skipper had been shot and killed by machine-gun fire from a panzer. This happened near les Minieres (Eure), about 8 km NW of where they had crash-landed.

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15/06/1940: German bombing of Souge airfield, F

All airfield light and heavy anti aircraft guns left Souge during the day leaving the airfield and 12, 103 and 226 Squadrons to be defended by a few Lewis machine guns. Most of the ground staff had departed with surplus spares and equipment and remaining the ground staff tried to make some aircraft serviceable by stripping parts from other damaged machines.

At 07:00 a German reconnaissance aircraft circled the base out of range of the Lewis gunners much to their annoyance and, with the possibility of further raids, Wing Commander Dickens sought permission to move to an alternative site or withdraw. At 10:00 three Battles from 103 Sqdn. were despatched to carry out a reconnaissance of the area and look for an alternative and secure base. All returned and reported that there seemed to be no immediate danger and the airfield looked unoccupied from the air. Orders were received from 76 Wing to destroy all remaining stores, equipment and damaged aircraft pending withdrawal to Britain and these instructions were carried out and the petrol dump set on fire. At 12:00, 20 Battles from the three squadrons were considered flyable, although many were rather the worse for wear and the crews were instructed to fly these back to the England. Most of the Battles had left when the airfield was subjected to another raid by 9 Dornier 17 bombers.

There were 9 casualties from 12, 103 and 226 Squadron personnel. Bombs fell all over the airfield destroying more of the Battles and, without any opposition, the Dorniers were able to circle the airfield machine gunning everything in sight.

Wing Commander Dickens ordered the rear parties from 12 and 226 Squadrons to leave and he then made a final inspection of the airfield with Squadron Leader Tait during which another attack was made on the airfield.

Leading Aircraftman Roy P. Godfray, RAF 525013, 12 Sqdn., age 26, 15/06/1940, Souge-sur-Braye Communal Cemetery, F


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Sources

103 Squadron in France, 1939-1940
Air Force POWs 1939-1945
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Lost Bombers
Milestones: Sedan Area, 14th May 1940
Royal Air Force 1939-1945
Royal Air Force - 12 Squadron
RAF - Campaign Diary - The Battle of France (May-June 1940)
Royal Air Force Squadron page
RAF Museum: British Military Aviation in 1940
RAF Order of Battle, France, 10th May 1940
RAF Lossiemouth - History 12 Squadron
The Second World War - a day by day account

Books

Peter D. Cornwell, The Battle of France, Then and Now, 2008
W.R. Chorley, Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume 1, 1939/40, Midland Counties Publications, ISBN 0 904597 85 7
J.Curry 'Lancaster Target' (Goodall 1981)
David Hodgson 'Letters from a bomber pilot' (Thames Methuen 1985)
T Mason 'Leads the field: the history of 12 Squadron' (Beaumont 1960)
Philip J.R. Moyes, The Fairey Battle, Profile Publications, ca. 1966Campbell Muirhead 'Diary of a bomb aimer' (Spellmount Publishers 1987)
John W.R. Taylor & Philip J.R. Moyes, Pictorial History of the RAF, Volume Two 1939-1945, , Ian Allan Ltd., London, 1969.
Chris Ward '12 Squadron' (Bomber Command Profile no. 4)

Links

Air Aces
Airwar over Denmark
Allied World War II Casualties in the Netherlands
Australian Wargraves
Battle-of-Britain.com
De Belgen in Engeland 1940-1945 (in Dutch)
Belgian Aviation History Association Archaeological Team
British Aviation Archaeological Council - Books and research links
CWGC Cemeteries Netherlands
Czechoslovak airmen in the RAF 1940-1945
Håkans aviation page (from Sweden, in English)
'High flight', poem by John Gillespie Magee
An Irish Airman Foresees His Death, poem by W.B. Yeats
Jagdgeschwader 27 (in German)
Luchtoorlog ('Arial War', in Dutch, with many photos)
The National Ex-Prisoners of War Association
Naval History.net
Nordic Aviation during WW2
Pilotfriend.com: aircraft of WW2
Polish Air Force 1940-1947 Operations Record Books
RAF Battle of Britain
De Slag om de Grebbeberg (Dutch)
Warbird Alley
World War II Aircraft wrecksites in Norway
www.bomber-command.de

The Aerodrome - Aces and Aircraft of World War 1



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These page is dedicated to the men who served in 12 Squadron, May/June 1940.

© Bart FM Droog / Rottend Staal Online 2007-2008. Permission granted for use of the data gathered here for non commercial purposes, if this source is mentioned with a link to http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/index.html