No. 692 Squadron RAF

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History

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The squadron was formed on 1 January 1944 at RAF Graveley, Huntingdonshire as a light bomber unit,[1] equipped with Mosquito Mk.IV bombers, as part of the Light Night Striking Force of No. 8 Group RAF in Bomber Command. It re-equipped with Mosquito Mk.XVI bombers from March 1944 and by June 1944 the squadron had completely switched over to the newer variant.[1][2]

It was the first squadron to carry 4,000 lb bombs in Mosquitos,[3] used in an attack on Düsseldorf.[4] The squadron was also the first Mosquito unit to carry out minelaying operations.[4] Most operations were at low level, including one mission when the squadron dropped 4,000 lb bombs into the mouth of tunnels in the Ardennes.[3] At the end of the war the squadron was disbanded on 20 September 1945 at RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire.[1][5] The squadron had carried out 3,237 operational sorties (though one source claims a far lower number of sorties, 1,457[6]) for the loss of 17 aircraft.[7]

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by no. 692 Squadron RAF, data from[1][2][5]
From To Aircraft Variant
January 1944 June 1944 de Havilland Mosquito Mk.IV
March 1944 September 1945 de Havilland Mosquito Mk.XVI

Commanding officers

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Though bearing the squadron markings of 571 Squadron here, this aircraft, Mosquito Mk.XVI ML963, was first issued to 109 Squadron on 9 March 1944, going on to 692 squadron on the 24 of the same month.
Officers commanding no. 692 Squadron RAF, data from[6]
From To Name
January 1944 March 1944 W/Cdr. W.G. Lockhart, DSO, DFC
March 1944 July 1944 W/Cdr. S.D. Watts, DFC (RNZAF)
July 1944 September 1945 W/Cdr. J. Northrop, DFC, AFC

Squadron Airfields

Stations and airfields used by No. 692 Squadron RAF, data from[1][2][5]
From To Name Remark
1 January 1944 4 June 1944 RAF Graveley, Huntingdonshire Formed here
4 June 1944 20 September 1945 RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire Disbanded here

See also

References

Notes

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Bibliography

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External links

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