avia.wikisort.org - Air_Forces No. 197 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed in World War I and reformed as a fighter-bomber unit in World War II.
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
No. 197 Squadron RAF Active 9 August 1917 – 17 November 1917 21 November 1942 – 31 August 1945 Country United KingdomBranch Royal Air ForceMotto(s) Latin : Findimus caelum ("We cleave the sky")[1] Squadron Badge A sabre held by a gauntlet. Squadron Codes OV (Nov 1942 - Aug 1945)
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History
No. 197 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed in Egypt on 9 August 1917, but it disbanded on 17 November 1917 upon re-designation as an artillery observation school, having not received any aircraft.
CWGC grave in Veenendaal , the Netherlands, of an RCAF officer who served in 197 Squadron and died in 1944
The squadron reformed on 21 November 1942 at RAF Turnhouse and was supplied with Typhoons . It then operated from RAF Manston , RAF Tangmere and RAF Hurn . It supported the Normandy landings in June 1944 and re-located to France where it followed the Allied advance across Europe seeking targets of opportunity. On 3 May 1945 the squadron took part in the attack that resulted in the sinking of the SS Cap Arcona . It disbanded at Hildesheim , Germany, on 31 August 1945.
Aircraft operated
Aircraft operated by No. 197 Squadron RAF[2]
From To Aircraft Variant
Nov 1942 Jan 1943 Hawker Typhoon IA
Nov 1942 Aug 1945 Hawker Typhoon IB
References
Pine, L G (1983). A dictionary of mottoes . London: Routledge and Kegan Paul. p. 79 . ISBN 0-7100-9339-X . C.G.Jefford (1988). RAF Squadrons . UK Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-053-6 .
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