No.19 Squadron
They can because they think they can
| History: | |
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1. September 1915 |
No. 19 Sqn formed at Castle Bromwich |
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31. December 1919 |
No. 19 Sqn disbanded at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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1. April 1923 |
No. 19 Sqn reformed at RAF Duxford |
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31. December 1976 |
No. 19 Sqn disbanded at RAF Gütersloh |
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1. January 1977 |
No. 19 Sqn reformed at RAF Wildenrath |
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9. January 1992 |
No. 19 Sqn disbanded at RAF Wildenrath |
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23. September 1992 |
No. 19 Sqn reformed at RAF Chivenor |
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24. November 2011 |
No. 19 Sqn disbanded at RAF Valley |
| Aircraft: |
Farman MF.11
Shorthorn
Feb. 1916 - Jul. 1916
Avro 504
Feb. 1916 - Jul. 1916
Caudron G.3
Feb. 1916 - Jul. 1916
RAF B.E.2c
Feb. 1916 - Jul. 1916
RAF R.E.7
Bristol Scout
Martinsyde S.1
RAF F.E.2
RAF R.E.5
RAF B.E.12
SPAD S.VII
SPAD S.XIII
Sopwith Dolphin
none
Gloster Grebe
Siskin Mk.IIIa
Bulldog Mk.IIa
Gauntlet Mk. I & Mk II
Spitfire Mk.I & Mk.Ib
Spitfire Mk.IIa
Spitfire Mk.Vb & Mk.Vc
Spitfire Mk.IX
Mustang Mk.III
Mustang Mk.IV
Spitfire LF.16e
Hornet F.1
Hornet F.3
Meteor F.4
Meteor F.8
Hunter F.6
Lightning F.2
Lightning F.2a
Phantom FGR.2
Hawk T.1 / T.2
| Air Base Assingment | ||
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RAF Tangmere |
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30. June 1958 |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
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1915 - 1919 |
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Maj R M Rodwell |
1. Sep. 1915 |
2. Feb. 1917 |
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Maj H D Harvey-Kelly DSO (KIA 29. Apr 1917) |
2. Feb. 1917 |
29. Apr. 1917 |
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Maj W D S Sanday DSO MC |
30. Apr. 1917 |
19. Mar. 1918 |
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Maj E R Pretyman |
19. Mar. 1918 |
12. Nov. 1918 |
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Maj H W G Jones MC |
12. Nov. 1918 |
31. Dec. 1919 |
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1923 - 1976 |
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1. Apr. 1923 |
1. Jun. 1924 |
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Flt Lt Theodore J West |
1. Jun. 1924 |
26. Jul. 1924 |
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Sqn Ldr Phillip Babington MC, AFC |
26. Jul. 1924 |
23. Jul. 1925 |
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Sqn Ldr Hubert W G Jones MC |
23. Jul. 1925 |
1. May 1928 |
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Flt Lt M H Cootes (acting) |
1. May 1928 |
10. Aug. 1928 |
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Sqn Ldr Edwin C Emmett MC, DFC |
10. Aug. 1928 |
10. Aug. 1928 |
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Flt Lt M H Cootes (acting) |
10. Aug. 1928 |
12. Dec. 1928 |
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Flt Lt G A F Bucknall (acting) |
12. Dec. 1928 |
11. Feb. 1929 |
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Sqn Ldr Edwin C Emmett MC, DFC |
11. Feb. 1929 |
12. Jun. 1929 |
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Flt Lt E R Openshaw (acting) |
12. Jun. 1929 |
31. Jul. 1929 |
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Sqn Ldr Leonard H Slatter OBE, DSC, DFC |
31. Jul. 1929 |
23. Oct. 1929 |
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Flt Lt E R Openshaw (acting) |
23. Oct. 1929 |
9. Dec. 1929 |
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Sqn Ldr Charles R Keary |
9. Dec. 1929 |
25. Jul. 1931 |
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Sqn Ldr Alfred C Sanderson DFC |
25. Jul. 1931 |
8. Feb. 1934 |
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Sqn Ldr John R Cassidy |
8. Feb. 1934 |
6. Jan. 1936 |
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Sqn Ldr J W Turton-Jones |
6. Jan. 1936 |
18. Dec. 1937 |
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Sqn Ldr Henry I Cozens |
18. Dec. 1937 |
1. Jan. 1940 |
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Sqn Ldr G. D Stephenson (MIA 26 May 1940) |
1. Jan. 1940 |
26. May 1940 |
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Sqn Ldr Pinkham (KIA 5 Sep 1940) |
31. May 1940 |
5. Sep. 1940 |
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Sqn Ldr B J E Lane DFC |
5. Sep. 1940 |
15. Jun. 1941 |
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Sqn Ldr R G Dutton DFC |
15. Jun. 1941 |
19. Jul. 1941 |
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Sqn Ldr Lawson DFC (KIA 28 Aug 1941) |
19. Jul. 1941 |
Sep. 1941 |
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Sqn Ldr P R G Davies |
Sep. 1941 |
Sep. 1942 |
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Sqn Ldr M C B Boddington |
Sep. 1942 |
Dec. 1942 |
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Sqn Ldr V H Ekins |
Dec. 1942 |
Dec. 1943 |
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Sqn Ldr N J Durrant |
Dec. 1943 |
May 1944 |
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Sqn Ldr W McM Gilmour DFC, DFM |
May 1944 |
Aug. 1944 |
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Sqn Ldr W W J Loud DFC |
Aug. 1944 |
15. Sep. 1944 |
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15. Sep. 1944 |
Oct. 1944 |
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Sqn Ldr M J Wright |
Oct. 1944 |
Dec. 1944 |
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Sqn Ldr P J Hearne |
Dec. 1944 |
Oct. 1945 |
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Sqn Ldr J R Broughton AFC |
Oct. 1945 |
Apr. 1946 |
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Sqn Ldr C I R Arthur DFC |
Apr. 1946 |
Aug. 1948 |
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Sqn Ldr V C Woodward DFC |
Aug. 1948 |
Sep. 1950 |
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Sqn Ldr B L Duckenfield AFC |
Sep. 1950 |
Oct. 1952 |
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Sqn Ldr B Beard AFC |
Oct. 1952 |
Apr. 1955 |
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Sqn Ldr D J Fowler AFC |
Apr. 1955 |
Aug. 1957 |
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Maj R G Newall USAF |
Aug. 1957 |
Jul. 1959 |
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Sqn Ldr Leslie W Phipps AFC |
Jul. 1959 |
Jul. 1961 |
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Sqn Ldr R M Raw AFC |
Jul. 1961 |
Jul. 1963 |
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Sqn Ldr W F Page |
Jul. 1963 |
Jul. 1965 |
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Wg Cdr B R A Cox AFC |
Jul. 1965 |
Aug. 1967 |
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Wg Cdr Laurence A Jones |
Aug. 1967 |
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Wg Cdr P C Vangucci |
Mar. 1972 |
May 1974 |
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Wg Cdr Robert L Barcillon |
May 1974 |
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31. Dec. 1976 |
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1977 - 1992 |
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1. Jan. 1977 |
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9. Jan. 1992 |
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1992 - 2011 |
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23. Sep. 1992 |
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24. Nov. 2011 |
| History: |
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No 5 Reserve Squadron provided the nucleus for No 19 when it formed at Castle Bromwich on 1 September 1915. Training was carried on a variety of types until RE7s arrived in December but its proposed move to France was postponed until July 1916. By the time it arrived in France it had been designated a fighter squadron and had been re-equipped with BE12s for this purpose, which it retained until February 1917. However, the unsuitable BEs had begun to be replaced by SPAD S VIIs in December 1916 and it operated these and later SXIIIs, until Sopwith Dolphins were received in January 1918 (The Dolphin is commemorated in the squadron badge - see opposite). Dolphins were flown for the remainder of the war and into 1919 when the squadron returned to the UK in February and disbanded on 31 December 1919.
19 reformed at Duxford on 1 April 1923 within No 2 FTS, its role being to train fighter pilots. In June its sole flight was expanded to full squadron strength and with No 2 FTSs move in December it became an independent unit. It was to remain at Duxford, except for a month at Henlow in 1935 until 1940, successively equipped with Grebes, Siskins IIIs, Bulldogs and Gauntlets until August 1938 when No 19 was the first squadron to receive the Spitfire I.
It operated through 1940 on defensive duties in No 12 Group alternating between Duxford and its satellite, Fowlmere. It became the first squadron to use cannon armed Spitfires, but these early weapons were unreliable and the squadron soon reverted to standard eight-gun Mk Is. The squadron continued to operate in Fighter Command with successive models of Spitfires until it joined 2 TAF in June 1943. February 1944 saw the arrival of Mustangs, which it continued to use for daylight escort missions during the run up to D-Day and for army support missions after the invasion. From September if began long range escort missions for daylight raids, operating from East Anglia and these continued until February 1945 when the squadron moved to Scotland, returning south again with the end of the war.
Spitfires returned in March 1946 but in October the De Havilland Hornet F Mk 1 arrived. This twin engined fighter was used in the escort and intruder role until replaced by Meteors 1951 and Hunters in 1956. Based at Church Fenton from 1947, the squadron moved from West to East Yorkshire in 1959 when it transferred to Leconfield, where it received Lightning F Mk 2s in 1962. From 11 February 1949 until 31 May 1954, No 19 was linked with No 152 Squadron. On 23. September 1965 the squadron left the UK, for Gutersloh in Germany.
On 1. October 1976 No. 19 Squadron began training at Wildenrath as a Phantom FGR Mk.2 fighter unit, as a result the Lightning equipped No. 19 disbanded at RAF Gütersloh on 31. December 1976 and the Phantom unit at Wildenrath formally adopted the number the following day. It continued to operated as part of RAF Germany until disbanded on 9. January 1992.
However, on 23. September 1992 No 19 (Reserve) Squadron was formed by re-numbering No 63 (Reserve) Squadron, which was part of No 7 FTS at Chivenor. With the closure of No 7 FTS, the numberplate was re-allocated to the CFS element of No 4 FTS at Valley, until being re-numbered No IV (Reserve) Squadron on 24. November 2011.
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