SQUAD-HQ
Air Marshall no66g_Adler
Group Captain no66c_Messiah
On the 21.09.2000 the virtuell Pilots,Messiah,Whistler,Mosie and Adler are
making this new virtuell RAF no66_Squadron.This is a fantastic Game what
we played on the zone.Many other Squads had congratiolation us and from
this site a spezial thx to all.
Orginal Squad-Logo
History of no.66 Squadron
Aircraft: Spitfire Mk.1
Motto : Cavete praemonui-"Beware,I have warned"
Badge : A rattelsnake- typifying aggressive spirit and striking power.
No 66 Squadron was formed at Filton on 30.June 1916 and moved to
France in March 1917 as a fighter unit.Equipped with Pups,it flew patrols
over the Western Front until October 1917 when it re-equipped with Camels
and moved during the following month to northern Italy.Until the end of the war,
it was engaged on the north-eastern front against the Austrians and in March
1919 returned to the UK as a cadre,where it disbanded on 25 October 1919.
No66 Code Letters are LZ
On 20 July 1936,no66 reformed at Duxford from C Flight of no29 Squadron
In November 1938 it replaced its Gauntlets with Spitfires which were flown
on World War Two. In May 1940,the Squadron saw action along the Belgian
and Dutch coast during the German "Blitzkrieg", Operating from Horsham
St Faith from May 16th and from Coltishall from May 29th where it remained
until mouing to Kenley in september for the final Days of the Battle of Britian.
Casualties within the Squadron remained light thoughtout the Battle of Britain
(compared to some) but that is not to say none were sustained.During September
eight Planes were lost,three of them on September 4th 1940, but the squadron
did lay claim to some twenty victories during this period.
Stations:
Coltishall 29 May 1940
Kenley 03 Sept 1940
Gravesend 11 Sept 1940
West Malling 30 Oct 1940
How many planes was on airport Kenley you see here.
