Saturday, December 19, 2009

Air forces to support the Harpoon and Vigorous convoys

A note in Vol.III of the Official History lists the squadrons available in Malta and Egypt to support the Harpoon and Vigorous convoys being run to Malta in June 1942:


Malta Egypt
Albacore No.830 (FAA) Nos. 821 and 826 (FAA)
Baltimore No.69
Beaufort No.217 No.39
Blenheim Nos.203 and 13 (Hellenic)
Hudson No.459 (RAAF)
Maryland No.203
Spitfire No.2 PRU
Sunderland No.230
Swordfish (A.S.V.) No.815 (A.S.V.)
Wellesley No.47
Wellington (torpedo) No.38
Wellington (A.S.V.) No.221 (Detachment) No.221

There were also 95 Spitfire fighters on Malta after 9 June 1942
divided between Nos.126, 185, 249, and detachments from Nos.601 and 603 squadrons.
There were also night fighter Beaufighters in No.1435 Flight
and a No.235 Squadron detachment from the U.K.


As we indicated, this is based on the notes in Vol.III of the Official History.

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