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No. 199 Squadron Royal Air Force
During WW1, No 199 Squadron was a night-bomber training squadron at Rochford from June 1917. It was disbanded in June 1919.
No 199 Squadron was re-formed at Blyton in Bomber Command in November 1942. It flew Wellingtons from December 1942 to June 1943, then converting to Stirlings. After a period providing supply drops for the SOE, in May 1944 the squadron became non-operational, training for countermeasure duties with No 100 Group. On D-Day No 199's Stirlings jammed Channel radar, simulating a large flotilla of ships and aircraft, confusing and drawing the enemy as the main invasion was heading to Normandy. Such methods of support continued until the end of the war. No 199 disbanded in July 1945.
Airfields
No. 199 Squadron
flew from:
- RAF Blyton, Lincolnshire from the 7th November 1942 (Formed, Bomber Command. 1 Group. Wellington III)
- RAF Ingham, Lincolnshire from the 3rd February 1943 (Wellington X)
- 3 Group, RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk from 20th June 1943 (Stirling III)
- 100 Group, RAF North Creake, Norfolk from 1st May 1944 (Halifax III)
- Disbanded 29th July 1945
7th Nov 1942 Squadron formed
8th Nov 1942 Huts
9th Nov 1942 Huts
10th Nov 1942 Allocations
11th Nov 1942 Inspection
12th Nov 1942 Aircraft
13th Nov 1942 Aircraft
14th Nov 1942 Inspection
15th Nov 1942 Huts
16th Nov 1942 First flights
17th Nov 1942 Visit
18th Nov 1942 Lectures
19th Nov 1942 Lectures
20th Nov 1942 Training
21st Nov 1942 Training
22nd Nov 1942 Training
23rd Nov 1942 Training
24th Nov 1942 Clothing
25th Nov 1942 Training
26th Nov 1942 Training
27th Nov 1942 Fog
28th Nov 1942 Training
29th Nov 1942 Training
30th Nov 1942 Training
1st Dec 1942 Training
2nd Dec 1942 Training
3rd Dec 1942 First Ops Cancelled
4th Dec 1942 Ops Cancelled
5th Dec 1942 Ops Cancelled
6th Dec 1942 First Operation completed
7th Dec 1942 Aircraft Return
8th Dec 1942 Minelaying
9th Dec 1942 Ops
10th Dec 1942 Training
11th Dec 1942 Sea Search
12th Dec 1942 Training
13th Dec 1942 Lectures
14th Dec 1942 Training
15th Dec 1942 Training
16th Dec 1942 Training
17th Dec 1942 Training
18th Dec 1942 Poor Visibility
19th Dec 1942 Bad Weather
20th Dec 1942 Training
21st Dec 1942 Training
22nd Dec 1942 Excerise
23rd Dec 1942 Sea Search
24th Dec 1942 Training
25th Dec 1942 No Flying
26th Dec 1942 No Flying
27th Dec 1942 No Flying
28th Dec 1942 Ops Cancelled
29th Dec 1942 Snow Showers
30th Dec 1942 Snow Showers
31st Dec 1942 Enemy attack evaded
2nd January 1943 Gardening
6th January 1944 Stirling attacked by night fighter
9th January 1943 Gardening
14th January 1943 Minelaying and bombing
15th January 1943 Lorient bombed
26th January 1943 Lorient attacked
29th January 1943 Lorient attacked again
1st Feb 1943 Training
2nd Feb 1943 Sea Search
2nd Feb 1943 Sea Search
3rd Feb 1943 Move
4th Feb 1943 Ops
4th Feb 1943 Attack Made
5th Feb 1943 Lectures
6th Feb 1943 Ops
6th Feb 1943 Gardening
7th Feb 1943 Ops
7th Feb 1943 Aircraft Lost
8th Feb 1943 Lectures
9th Feb 1943 Lectures
10th Feb 1943 Aircraft Collected
11th Feb 1943 Maintenance and Training
12th Feb 1943 Ops
12th Feb 1943 Gardening
13th Feb 1943 Ops
14th Feb 1943 Ops
15th Feb 1943 Training and Lectures
16th Feb 1943 Ops
17th Feb 1943 Training
18th Feb 1943 Operations
19th Feb 1943 Ops
20th Feb 1943 Sea Search
21st Feb 1943 Training
22nd Feb 1943 Much Fog
23rd Feb 1943 Training
24th Feb 1943 Conference
25th Feb 1943 Gardening
26th Feb 1943 Operations
26th Feb 1943 Ops
27th Feb 1943 Training
28th Feb 1943 Operations
28th Feb 1943 Ops
3rd March 1943 Sorties abandoned
12th March 1943 199 Squadron Wellington lost
13th March 1943 Wellington crew killed in flying accident
26th March 1943 Duisberg bombed
28th March 1943 St Nazarre bombed
30th March 1943 Bochum bombed
2nd April 1943 Sea search and minelaying
8th April 1943 Wellington lost minelaying
26th April 1943 Two operations
4th May 1943 Sickness
13th May 1943 Wellington lost over Holland
14th May 1943 Attack by Ju88
24th May 1943 Shot down by night fighter
26th May 1943 One airman taken PoW
28th May 1943 Wellington shot down
11/12th June 1943 Wellington missing
14th June 1943 Lost while minelaying
17th June 1943 Prepartions for heavy bombers
20th June 1943 Relocation
17th July 1943 First flights in new aircraft
27th July 1943 Air-sea search
30th July 1943 Minelaying
7th August 1943 Motorcycle accident
10th August 1943 Bombing operation
16th August 1943 Bomber to Turin
24th August 1943 Two Stirlings lost
27th August 1943 Two Stirlings lost
30th August 1943 Experienced crew shot down
31st August 1943 International crew
2nd September 1943 Minelaying
24th September 1943 Crashed on landing
27th September 1943 Off target
22nd October 1943 Road accident
4th November 1943 Lost without trace
19th November 1943 Flak damage
1st December 1943 Shot down over Denmark
4th December 1943 Minelaying
16th December 1943 Failed electrics
22nd December 1943 Engine failure
4th January 1944 Bombing sortie
January 1944 Increase in Special Duties squadrons
21st January 1944 Flak over London
28th January 1944 Shot down by night fighter
4th February 1944 Special Operations
10th February 1944 Crashed on take off
13th February 1944 Friendly fire over London
15th February 1944 Crashed in France
19th February 1944 Minelaying
3rd March 1944 Shot down on SOE operation
5th March 1944 Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
11th March 1944 Stirling lost minelaying
15th March 1944 Mixed duties
5th April 1944 Attacked by unidentified aircraft
9th April 1944 Crashed after long mission
1st May 1944 New role
5th June 1944 Diversionary tactics
16th June 1944 Lost without trace
31st July 1944 Monthly Report
23rd August 1944 New flight added
29th August 1944 Stirling Lost
8th September 1944 New Bomber support squadron formed
9th September 1944 Stirling Lost
15th September 1944 Stirling Lost
25th September 1944 Stirling Lost
2nd November 1944 Bomber destroys Ju88
4th February 1945 Airborne Mandrel jamming
14th February 1945 Halifax on ops
5th March 1945 Stirling Lost
3rd May 1945 3 Bombers lost
25th Jun 1945 Halifax Lost
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F/Lt. Edward Albert Cattell DFC No.199 Squadron Edward Albert Cattell (Big Ted) was my great-grandfather. He joined the RAAF in 1941 and was joined with the RAF during the war with No. 199 Squadron and No. 171 Squadron, flying Halifax bombers and Stirling bombers.
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Sgt. Alan Tym 199 Squadron (d.12th Mar 1944) Alan Tym is buried at Naujac sur Mer with his crew members.
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William Walter "Lucky Aussie" Dodsworth DFM. 199 Squadron My Dad, William Dodsworth told me a story about when they were returning from a raid on, I think it was Nuremberg, while over France, one of the crew hit a switch that turned on all the lights of the aircraft. In his words, "The bloody plane lit up like a Christmas tree". Unfortunately for them there was a German night fighter in the area that did engage them. Fortunately, the fighter lost contact. When the lights were finally extinguished they made it home safely.
According to history his nickname of "The Lucky Aussie" came about as while he was flying Wellingtons and Stirling's on operations with 199 Squadron there were never any casualties of any sort on the bombers he was Captain of.
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Flt.Lt. Edwin Wiseman DFC. 199 Squadron Flight Lieutenant Edwin Wiseman served with both 149 and 199 Squadrons.
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Gregory Horton 466 Squadron Gregory Horton served in 466, 199 and 171 Squadrons.
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F/Sgt. Russell Edwin Adam 199 Squadron (d.1 Sept 1943) Flight Sergeant Russell Edwin Adam R/161411 was the son of James and Ethel Adam and husband to Betty Jane Adam of Toronto. He served with 199 Squadron RAF as a member of the RCAF. He died the 1st of Sept 1943 and is buried in Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Germany. His name is remembered in the Dorchester Womens Institute Tweedsmuir History. Looking for a picture.
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F/O. Ronald Maden 171 Squadron (d.6th Jan 1945) My Uncle, Ronald Maden was killed in action with the rest of his crew on 6th of January 1945 after taking off from RAF North Creake in Norfolk. He flew first with 199 Squadron from RAF North Creake and then with 171 Squadron also from RAF North Creake.
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W/O James Ramsay "Jock" Bell 199 Squadron My father, James Bell known as Jock, served with 199 Squadron from November 1943 till June 1947. He was a rear gunner and his skipper's name was Tom Walford. I have a few photos of his crew and still have his log book.
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