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No. 109 Squadron Royal Air Force   August 1940 Jamming enemy radio signals 10th December 1940 Research Squadron formed 30th October 1941 Detachment to Egypt 5th Nov 1941 Aircraft Lost 21st Nov 1941 Aircraft Lost 21st November 1941 Wellington shot down 22nd November 1941 Four Wellingtons lost 4th December 1941 Radio Jamming ineffective 4th January 1942 New Squadron formed in Egypt 6th January 1942 Six aircraft but no personnel 7th January 1942 No accommodation 19th January 1942 Squadron relocated 11nd January 1942 Personnel transferred to new Squadron 29th March 1942 Test flight missing 6th April 1942 Squadron on the move 31st May 1942 109 Squadron Wellington lost 3rd July 1942 Borrowed Wellington shot down 4th July 1942 Specialist Flights designated 21st July 1942 Mosquito delivered for radio trials 6th August 1942 On the move again 15th August 1942 Pathfinder Force formed 7th December 1942 New radar detection flight designated 31st December 1942 Oboe trial bombing raids 30th Jan 1943 Postings 5th March 1943  Oboe success acknowledged 19th March 1943 Crashed on test flight 26th March 1943 Mosquito Missing 8th April 1943 Crashed on take-off 28th May 1943 109 Squadron Mosquito lost 4th July 1943 Squadron moved 10th July 1943 Oboe position locator deployed 22nd October 1943 Flying accident 14th January 1944 Mosquito crashed 10th February 1944 Mosquito shot down 1st March 1944 Precision bombing role 2nd April 1944 Squadron relocated 5th April 1944 Navigator drowned 9th April 1944 Pathfinder shot down 6th June 1944 Gun sites marked 17th September 1944  Mid-air collision and explosion 30th Sep 1944 109 Squadron Mosquito lost 19th October 1944 Crashed in Belgium 16th November 1944 Crashed in poor weather 28th November 1944 Crashed over Holland 21st December 1944 Mosquito crashed 23rd December 1944 Pathfinder shot down 27th December 1944 109 Squadron Mosquito crashed 5th March 1945 Crashed at Brussels 6th March 1945 Mid-air collision 25th April 1945 Crashed on landing April 1945 Operation Manna If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Logbooks Do you have a WW2 Flying Log Book in your possession? If so it would be a huge help if you could add logbook entries to our new database. Thank you. View Logbook entries Those known to have served with No. 109 Squadron Royal Air Force during the Second World War 1939-1945. Falconer AFC, DFC. John Alexander. Garratt DFC & BAR, DFM. John Daniel Staincliffe . P/O. Gatrill DFC Leonard. Goodhead Leslie Coulton. T/Sgt Kitchen DFC Alfred Edward. FO (d.28th November 1944) Lear Frank Charles. Matthewman DFC, DSO C H. Flt.Lt. Moorhead Patrick. Flt.Lt. Neve DFC. James Arthur. Flt.Lt. Pike Herbert John. Smith DFC Albert. F/O Thompson George William. Ward DFM. George Booth. Watson DFC. Dennis Arthur. P/O. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of No. 109 Squadron Royal Air Force from other sources. 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T/Sgt Leslie Coulton Goodhead 77 Squadron My father served with 77 Squadron from 24/10/42 to 13/1/44, when he was discharged unfit for further service. He joined the RFC as a boy, serving from 25/9/1917 to 26/4/19, training as a fitter. He re-enlisted 3/5/1921 to 1/2/1927 becoming an engine fitter and serving in Egypt and Aden. He was in E class reserve and was recalled to service 25/8/1939. He served in France 27/4/1940 to 17/6/1940, when he was able to get a ship to the UK from Brest. Prior to 77 Sqdn. he served at 11 FTS, 109 Sqdn., Leuchars, and 1473 Flight. He died in 1967. I have his service papers and a number of photographs from the 1920s of various subjects, plane crashes, Aden countryside, sports teams, etc. Brian Goodhead Add to this record. F/O Albert Smith DFC 109, 427, 142 Squadrons My father, F/O Albert Smith, flew with the 109 Squadron from July 1944 until November 1944. He flew with the 427 Squadron and the 142 Squadron before joining 109. He completed 89 missions before colliding with another Mosquito over Aachen, Germany on the night of 30th November 1944 on the way to Karlsruhe. He bailed out just behind enemy lines but walked into the American sector with the help of local farmers. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. We have his log book, flying jacket, and surprisingly, pieces of the plane which were recovered by a war time archeological group in Aachen. Steve Smith Add to this record. George William Thompson 84 Sqd. My late Father George William Thompson, Royal Air Force was on-board the ss Aslem when she was sunk. Thankfully he was rescued after several hours in the water, I will always remember my Father saying that he was full of praise for the bravery of The Reverend Pugh tendering to the injured Airman who were trapped in the sinking ship. Dad always insisted on wearing his life jacket when on-board, he was ordered by a senior officer (no name though) to take it off & pass it him, Dad refused to do this & thus saved his life when the torpedo struck. I have seen a photo of my Mother, taken in his cabin, that is now at the bottom of the Atlantic having gone down in the Anselm. Thankfully Dad survived 1939 – 45 after serving in 84, 101, 109 & 2nd TAF from the beginning of the war, prior to that had served with the RAF in Iraq & Egypt (84 Sqd.) flying in such delights as Westland Wapitis & the Vickers Virginia transport. I believe there is a plaque, statue & bust of the Rev Pugh commemorating his bravery & sacrifice, does anyone know where this is please? Any info would be appreciated. Ann Jones Add to this record. John Alexander Falconer AFC, DFC. 109 (Pathfinder) Squadron John Falconer's Service Record from Australian WWII Nominal Roll Website notes his posting at discharge as RAF Little Staughton. Steve Wells Add to this record. George Booth Ward DFM. 109 Squadrons George Ward was stationed at Debden and Little Staughton. He was a mid upper gunner on Lancaster in 109 and 582 Squadronds. I believe it was one of the Bad Pennys. He remained lifelong friends with Dennis Hughes who was an engineer on same plane. Harry Manley, Royal Australian Air Force, was their pilot. They always believed he could get them out of any trouble. They all survived the war. Carol Kuhnel Add to this record. Flt.Lt. Patrick Moorhead 109 Squadron Pat Moorhead was posted into 109 Squadron on 6th of March 1945 from the Pathfinder NTU along with his pilot F/O A C Austin and together they did about a dozen Oboe operations with the squadron. Pat Moorhead was listed as a Bomb Aimer with 35 Squadron he was trained as a Navigator and badged as an Observer. He was on his second tour of operations. Mike Moorhead Add to this record. P/O. Dennis Arthur "Watty" Watson DFC. B Flight 51 Squadron Having completed training at No. 19 OTU Kinloss, Dennis Watson was posted to 51(B) Squadron at Dishforth on 1st November, 1940. On his first Operation on 7th December, 1940 to Boulogne the Starboard Engine U/S over target. Pilot (F/LT Ker) hit by flak in left eye. Emergency landing required at Thorney Island. Aircraft Whitley, T4148. Second Operation on 3rd January, 1941 to Bremen. Pilot Sgt Wall. Aircraft Whitley, P5020. W/C 51 Sqdn. W Tait. In hospital 7/8th January 1941 at Harrogate, following car accident. 4th March Hospital for head injuries, Oxford. 18th March to conval-escent hospital - Middleton Stoney. Left 30th May, 1941. Eventually attached to 'C' Flight Wellesbourne Mountford OTU as Nav Officer 27th February, 1942. 19 April, 1944 - Decompression Test. Light bomber Mosquito. High Altitude Test - Warboys, Hunts. Did Mosquito conversion course at Warboys. Posted to PFF 109 Squadron 'C' Flight at Little Staughton, Beds. Jan 1945 joined 'A' Flight. Main pilots were John Patrick Crump (106096) and Arthur Thomas Buckland (68169). Completed 75 operations with 109 Sqdn. Received DFC & Bar. 2nd August, 1945 posted to Woodhall Spa as S.AD.O. Oct/Nov 1945 Intermediate Admin Course. 15th April, 1946 posted D.D.B.OP.S., Whitehall. 2nd February, 1948 Shawburry Nav. Course. 4th April, 1948 Posted to No. 2 F.T.S. Church Lawford 3rd January Posted to 3 Group 8th May 1950 Termination of Regular Service. 24th July 1950 joined English Electric at Warton, Lancs. Marcus Watson Add to this record. Flt.Lt. C H Matthewman DFC, DSO 109 Sqd. He flew 109 ops and earned the DFC, bar to DFC and DSO all with 109Sqn as a PFF Navigator Add to this record. FO Alfred Edward Kitchen DFC 109 Sqd. (d.28th November 1944) Alf was part of a two man Mosquito crew out of Little Staughton, Beds 109 Squadron (Pathfinders) The aircraft developed problems and crashed. The pilot escaped but Alf was trapped and was killed. His body was washed ashore in 1945 and is buried at Kempen, Holland Robert Brown Add to this record. Herbert John "Bert" Pike Carpenter 109 & 627 Sqds. Grandfather of Sarah Pike Ellis remained with the Squadron for the duration of the war. J. Drummond Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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