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No.241 Squadron
Formed: August 1918. Disbanded:
14th August 1945. Motto: Find and Forewarn |
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No.242 Squadron (Canadian)
Formed: August 1918. Disbanded:
30th September 1964. Motto: 'Toujours pret'
Always Ready |
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No.243 Squadron
Formed: August 1918. Disbanded:
15th April 1946. Motto: Swift in Pursuit |
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No.244 Squadron
Formed: 25th July 1918. Disbanded:
1st May 1945. Motto: |
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No.245 Squadron (Northern Rhodesia)
Formed: August 1918. Disbanded:
18th April 1963. Motto: 'Fugo non Fugio' I
put to flight, I do not flee. |
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No.246 Squadron
Formed: August 1918. Disbanded:
15th October 1946. Motto: |
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No.247 Squadron
(China - British)
Formed: 20th August 1918. Disbanded:
21st December 1963. Motto: Rise from the
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Flying low-level at high speed through intense ground fire
was all part of the daily task for pilots of the Typhoon ground attack
squadron. Armed with rockets, 1000lb bombs and four 20mm cannon, this
formidable fighter played a leading role in the Allied advance through
occupied Europe. Leading up to, and following the Normandy Landings through
to the end of hostilities, the Typhoon, flown by determined hard-hitting
pilots, became the scourge of the German Panzer Divisions, wrought havoc
with enemy road and rail connections.
Targets along the river Rhine, one of Germany's major
arteries of supply and communication, and last line of defence, were given
special attention by the Typhoon squadrons. Barges carrying vital supplies,
munition trains on the railroads hugging the river bank, and the
ever-present movement of troops and armour toward the battlefront, were
constantly attacked from the air, and one such scene is portrayed in this
painting.
Led by Squadron Leader BG 'Stapme' Stapleton, Mk1B Typhoons
of 247 Squadron, 2nd Tactical Air Force, based at Eindhoven in the
Netherlands, make a low-level attack on enemy river transport on the Rhine
in November 1944. Twisting and turning to avoid ground fire as best they
can, Typhoon pilots power their way through the valley with cannons blazing,
pressing home their attack by strafing every German military target in their
path.
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Typhoons Over the Rhine by Nicholas Trudgian
Signed limited edition of 500 prints plus 25 Artists proofs. Print
serial number DHM2200. Image size 26" x 16". Print price £95
($180).
Signatories: Air Commodore C D 'Kit' North-Lewis DSO, DFC
and Squadron Leader Basil 'Stapme' Stapleton, DFC. |
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No.248 Squadron
Formed: August 1918. Disbanded:
30th September 1946. Motto: 'Il faut en
finir' It is necessary to make an end of it. |
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No.249 Squadron (Gold Coast)
Formed: 18th August 1918. Disbanded:
24th February 1969. Motto: 'Pugnis et
cacibus' With fist and heels |
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No.250 Squadron (Sudan)
Formed: 10th May 1918. Disbanded:
30th December 1946. Motto: Close to the sun |
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No.251 Squadron
Formed: May 1918. Disbanded:
30th October 1945. Motto: However wind
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No.252 Squadron
Formed: May 1918. Disbanded:
1st December 1946. Motto: With or on. |
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No.253 Squadron (Hyderabad State)
Formed: 7th June 1918. Disbanded:
1st September 1957. Motto: Come one, come
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No.254 Squadron
Formed: May 1918. Disbanded:
23rd August 1963. Motto: 'Fljuga vakta ok
ljosta' To fly, to watch and to strike. |
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No.255 Squadron
Formed: 25th July 1918. Disbanded:
30th April 1946. Motto: 'Ad Auroram' To the
break of dawn. |
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No.256 Squadron
Formed: June 1918. Disbanded:
21st January 1959. Motto: 'Addimus vim
viribus' Strength to Strength |
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No.257 Squadron (Burma)
Formed: 18th August 1918. Disbanded:
31st December 1963. Motto: 'Thay myay gyee
shin shwe hti' Death or glory. |
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No.258 Squadron
Formed: 25th July 1918. Disbanded:
21st December 1945. Motto: 'In medias
re' Into the middle of things. |
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No.259 Squadron
Formed: August 1918. Disbanded:
30th April 1945. Motto: 'Haya ingia napigane'
Get in a fight. |
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No.260 Squadron
Formed: august 1918. Disbanded:
19th August 1945. Motto: 'Celer et fortis'
Swift and strong. |
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