Just received the latest edition of Flypast Mag. Flicking through came across an article on the Tangmere Museum. There’s a picture, at the bottom of the page, of a Spitfire V of 234 Sqd. The squadron code on this aircraft is AZ. Now being a Mosquito anorak I knew this code belonged to 627 Sqd., which flew Mosquito Bombers.
Thinking someone had made a hugh boo-boo, I check the James Halley book, Squadrons of the RAF. This showed that the Spitfire codes are correct. Now what I’d like to know is:
1. Why would the sqd. codes be changed (AZ to FX)? 234 Sqd. doesn’t seem to have been dis-banded & then reformed, with a different code.
2. This is the first time I’ve come across this change of sqd. codes, in WW2. Was this commonplace?
Cheers,
Neilly
By: bgrose - 29th April 2006 at 17:25
VE -110 Sqn – Blenheims and Mosquitos.. Also Station Flight Kirton -in-Lindsey.
LG – 215 Sqn – Wellingtons. Became part of 11 OTU in May 1940. Also 13 Group Communications Flight.
B.G.Rose.
By: Peter Clare - 1st April 2006 at 12:25
I have LG being the code for No. 215 Squadron of 3 Group flying Wellington Is in 1939.
At that time they seem to have been a reserve squadron.
Regards
Peter Clare
By: neilly - 27th March 2002 at 08:18
RE: Squadron Codes
Hi Kev,
The code change, in this instance, was mid 1943. I’d not come across any sort of code change like this before & was interested as to how common it was.
Cheers,
Neilly
By: kev35 - 26th March 2002 at 20:54
RE: Squadron Codes
I seem to remember seeing somewhere that some squadron codes were changed during the early years of the war in an attempt to confuse the Germans in to thinking that the RAF was stronger than it actually was.
Regards,
kev35
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