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Defiant L6966 |
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Type : Defiant |
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| 24th August 1940 | Defiant flown by Pilot Officer J.T.Jones of No 264 Squadron was shot down in combat off Ramsgate. Jones and gunner (W.A.Ponting) were killed. |
| Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Defiant L6966 | ||
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| Jones, J. T. Click the name above to see a profile of Jones, J. T.
| Jones, J. T. Pilot Officer J.T.Jones of No 264 Squadron and his gunner (W.A.Ponting) were killed on the 24th of August 1940. Their Defiant (L6966) was shot down in combat off Ramsgate. | |
| Ponting, W. A. Click the name above to see a profile of Ponting, W. A.
| Ponting, W. A. Pilot Officer W.A.Ponting of No 264 Squadron and his pilot (J.T.Jones) were killed on August 24th 1940 when they were shot down off Ramsgate. Their Defiant (L6966) was shot down following combat. | |
Died : 24 / 8 / 1940| Squadrons for : Defiant L6966 | ||
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No.264 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 27th September 1918 Fate : Disbanded 30th November 1962 Madras Presidency We defy | No.264 Sqn RAF 264 Squadron was formed from two former Royal Naval Air Service flights, No.439 and No.440, on 27th September 1918 at Souda bay in Crete with the role of anti-submarine patrols, and equipped with the Short 184 floatplanes. The Squadron was disbanded on 1 March 1919. On 8th December 1939 at Martlesham Heath, 264 Squadron was reformed and equipped with the new Boulton Paul Defiant fighter. In March 1940 the squadron started operations doing convoy patrols. After initial successes the Luftwaffe soon realised that the Defiant was vulnerable to frontal attack, and 264 Squadron along with the other Boulton Paul Defiant squadrons started to suffer heavy losses of aircraft and crew. At the end of May 1940, 264 Squadron was withdrawn from operations as a day-fighter squadron and began to train in the night-fighter role. During the Battle of Britain 264 Squadron was used again for day fighting but again suffered losses and returned to the night-fighter role. In May 1942 the squadron was re-equipped with Mosquito II and moved to RAF Colerne, and later receieved the new Mark VI. The squadron operated as night-fighters in the west of England and also in the role of day patrols in the Bay of Biscay and western approaches. 264 Squadron later became part of the 2nd Tactical Air Force providing night patrols over Europe and near the end of the war it was based at Twente in Holland patrolling over Berlin. 264 squadron was disbanded at Twente on 25th August 1945. | |
| Aircraft type : Defiant | ||
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| Aircraft | Info | |
Defiant 
Manufacturer : Boulton Paul Production Began : 1939 Number Built : 1075 | Defiant BOULTON PAUL DEFIANT Built as a fighter, with a crew of two. Maximum speed of 304 mph, and a ceiling of 30,350 feet. armament on the defiant was four .303 browing machine guns in the Boulton Paul Turret. Designed as a intercepter fighter, the Defiant first flew in August 1937. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in October 1939 with no 264 squadron. and first flew in operations in march 1940 the Boulton Paul Defiant was certainly no match for the German Fighters, due to their lack of fire power as the defiant had no wing mounted machine guns. Heavy losses. The aircraft was re deployed as a night -Fighter in the autumn of 1940. This role also being taken over by Bristol Beaufighters in 1941, leaving the defiant for training, target tug, and air-sea rescue roles. A Total of 1075 Boulton Paul Defiant's were built | |
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