No. 112 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It served in both the First World War and Second World War and was active for three periods during the Cold War . It is nicknamed "The Shark Squadron", an allusion to the fact that it was the first unit from any Allied air force to use the famous "shark mouth" logo on Curtiss P-40s .

Short History of No. 112 Squadron. Motto: Swift in destruction. Badge: A cat sejant. No. 112 Squadron was formed on 30 July 1917 as a home defence unit at Throwley . for the defence of the London area. Day and night interceptions were flown against . enemy bombers until the end of the war, the Squadron being disbanded on 13 June 1919.

His son Arthur served with the RAF in WW2 as a pilot in 112 Squadron (the famed ‘Shark Squadron’). He was shot down in August 1944, but evaded capture and joined with Italian partisans. He fought with them until December, when it …

2018年8月8日 · 112 Squadron was formed at Throwley aerodrome on 30th of July 1917 and served as a Home Defence Squadron until it was disbanded in June 1919. It was reformed aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Argus in Portsmouth on 16th May 1939.

Recent Brief History of 112 Sqn : David Watkins Adds Some Notes on Recent History The Squadron was reformed at Fassberg on 12 May 1951 under the command of Sqn Ldr I D Bolton, AFC. Vampires carried code letter 'T' on the tail booms and green "Fassberg Flash" on the nose. The fins of 'A' Flight aircraft and that of

2022年4月18日 · Control failure after take-off from Bruggen, Fg Off R Mansfield ejected safely. Attempted overshoot from abortive approach to Bruggen, engine failed to develop full power and the aircraft crashed into trees in the undershoot area and caught fire. Pilot Fg Off L. R. Francis OK. Category 4 (Rehab) ATL [Click to see]. CN 707 Ex RCAF 19807.

North American Mustang Mk. IVA 112 Squadron, Royal Air Force Cervia, Italy, May 1945 Here is the final piston-engine aircraft type operated by 112 Sqdn, the Mustang IVA (P-51K); a mixture of Mk.IV's (P-51D) and IVA's were operated from February 1945 until December 1946.

No.112 Squadron served as a fighter squadron during the Second World War, first as a Gladiator equipped squadron in North Africa and Greece, then as a Tomahawk and Kittyhawk squadron in North Africa, Sicily and Italy, and finally as a Mustang squadron.

112 Sqn from RAF Ex-POW Association: CYH16: On the 7th March 1944 John Burcham was flying a Kittyhawk of 112 Squadron over Italy, was hit and crash landed near Trasacco. He evaded capture for a few days but was eventually caught and landed up at Stalag Luft 3, while there he acquired a violin which he taught himself to play sufficiently well to ...

2019年1月25日 · No. 112 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It served in both the First World War and Second World War and was active for three periods during the Cold War. It is nicknamed "The Shark Squadron", an allusion to the fact that it was the first unit from any air force to use the famous "shark mouth" logo on Curtiss P-40s.