1941 RAF HONINGTON, Thetford, MESS BILL, W/Comdr K. S. Batchelor DFC 9 Sqd for Sale

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1941 RAF HONINGTON, Thetford, MESS BILL, W/Comdr K. S. Batchelor DFC 9 Sqd For Sale

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1941 RAF HONINGTON, Thetford, MESS BILL, W/Comdr K. S. Batchelor DFC 9 Sqd:
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1941 RAF HONINGTON, Thetford, MESS BILL, W/Comdr K. S. Batchelor DFC 9 SqdThis product data sheet is originally written in English.

Original 1941 RAF HONINGTON, Thetford, OFFICERS MESS BILL, to Wing Commander, Kenneth Stewart Batchelor, D.F.C. with 9 Sqd, Bomber Command at Honnington

Royal Air Force Honington or more simply RAF Honington (IATA: BEQ, ICAO: EGXH) is a Royal Air Force station located 6 mi (9.7 km) south of Thetford near Ixworth in Suffolk, England. Although used as a bomber station during the Second World War, RAF Honington is now the RAF Regiment depot.

Royal Air Force use Construction of Honington airfield, which was undertaken by John Laing & Son, began in 1935, and the facility was opened on 3 May 1937.[4] Squadrons of RAF Bomber Command using the airfield prior to the Second World War were:

No. 77 Squadron RAF (Hawker Harts and Vickers Wellesleys) (July 1937 – July 1938)

No. 102 Squadron RAF (Handley Page Heyford) (July 1937 – July 1938) – Moved to RAF Driffield

No. 75 Squadron RAF (Handley Page Harrow and Vickers Wellington) (July 1938 – July 1939) – Moved to RAF Stradishall.

No. 215 Squadron RAF (Harrow and Wellington) (July 1938 – July 1938) – Moved to RAF Bassingbourn.

9 Squadron (Wellington Mk Is, later changing to Mk lAs.) (4 September 1939 – 1940).[8] 9 Squadron flew the first RAF bombing Raid of the Second World War on 4 September 1939 flying a mission against the Kriegsmarine in the Baltic resulting in the loss of two Wellingtons.

In July 1940, No. 311 (Czech) Squadron RAF formed at Honington with Wellingtons, later moving to RAF East Wretham in November 1940

Then, in May 1941, a Wellington returning from a night trip attempted to land at Honington with its wheels retracted. It skidded to one side and crashed into the main bomb dump where it burst into flames. Group Captain J. A. Gray and Squadron Leader J. A. McCarthy, the station medical officer, were the first on the scene of the crash. Both entered the burning aircraft in an attempt to rescue the crew who were trapped and, between them, two crew-members were saved. For this gallantry, both officers were awarded the George by SixBit\'s eCommerce SolutionOriginal 1941 RAF HONINGTON, Thetford, OFFICERS MESS BILL, to Wing Commander, Kenneth Stewart Batchelor, D.F.C. with 9 Sqd, Bomber Command at HonningtonRoyal Air Force Honington or more simply RAF Honington (IATA: BEQ, ICAO: EGXH) is a Royal Air Force station located 6 mi (9.7 km) south of Thetford near Ixworth in Suffolk, England. Although used as a bomber station during the Second World War, RAF Honington is now the RAF Regiment depot.Royal Air Force use Construction of Honington airfield, which was undertaken by John Laing & Son, began in 1935, and the facility was opened on 3 May 1937.[4] Squadrons of RAF Bomber Command using the airfield prior to the Second World War were:No. 77 Squadron RAF (Hawker Harts and Vickers Wellesleys) (July 1937 – July 1938)No. 102 Squadron RAF (Handley Year of Issue 1941-1950 Country/ Organization Great Britain Service Air Force Document Type MESS BILL Family Name Wing Commander Kenneth Stewart Batchelor RAF Squadrons 9 Squadron RAF Station Honington UK Counties Suffolk Theme Aviation Aircraft Type Wellingtons Era 1941 - 1950 Country England Issued/ Not-Issued Issued Type Documents Conflict World War II (1939-1945)