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No.36 Sqn RAF |
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Name : No.36 Sqn RAF Founded : 1st December 1916 Disbanded : 3rd November 1975 Country : UK Fate : Disbanded 3rd November 1975 More Details : Rajawali raja langit - Eagle King of the sky |
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Pilot or Aircrew | Rank | Start of Service | End of Service | Known Dates | Aircraft | Airframes | Notes |
unknown | unknown | Flight Commander, No 36 Sqn (Singapore) | |||||
Flight Lieutenant | 1939 | 1942 | 36 Sqdn, RAF in Malaya, 1939-1942: posted to Far East, 1939; joining squadron at Seletar, Singapore; anticipation of war with Japan; attachment to Kota Bahru, 1941; flight to Kota Bahru in tropical storm; searching for Japanese invasion fleet; failure of his torpedo attack on Japanese cruiser in Vickers Vildebeeste; ordered to leave Kota Bahru to Kwantan; escape of squadron pilot from airfield; night operations from Seletar, 12/1941-2/1942; orders to attack Japanese invasion fleet near Mersing, 26/1/1942; how he nearly attacked British submarine; problem landing at Seletar; leaving Seletar for Palembang, Sumatra in Dutch East Indies, 2/1942. operations as pilot with 36 Sqd, RAF in Dutch East Indies, 2/1942: flying onto Batavia, Java; settling in at hotel in Batavia, 2/1942; move to eastern Java; bombing attack on Japanese invasion fleet off Java | ||||
| Pilots and Aircrew for : No.36 Sqn RAF | ||
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| Addison, Edward Barker Click the name above to see a profile of Addison, Edward Barker
| Addison, Edward Barker Air Vice Marshal Edward Barker Addison CB, CBE, FIEE was a senior Royal Air Force (RAF) officer who served as Air Officer Commanding No. 100 Group from 1943 to 1945 during the Second World War. The group was tasked with the jamming of enemy radar and communications systems from the air and Addison was its only commander. Addison was born on 4 October 1898 and served with the Royal Flying Corps and the RAF during the First World War. After the war he studied at Sidney Sussex College in Cambridge and then re-entered the RAF in 1921. His studies continued, gaining his master's degree from Cambridge in 1926 and the Engineer's degree from the École Supérieure d'Électricité of Paris in 1927. 5 Oct 1927 was Attached to RAE for special duty (School of Photography) and on the 16th Feb 1931 became a Signals Instructor/Officer, Electrical and Wireless School until 6th sep 1932 when he went on a Refresher Flying Course?, Central Flying School becoming on the 30th Nov 1932 the Flight Commander of No 100 Sqn (at Sidestrand - Andover) then Attended RAF Staff College befopr eon the 2nd Feb 1935 Flight Commander,of No 36 Sqn in Singapore 29 Jan 1936 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, HQ RAF Far East. 20 Oct 1937: Air Staff, HQ RAF in Palestine and Trans-Jordan. 1 May 1939 Air Staff (SASO?), HQ No 202 Group. Addison retired from the RAF in 1955 to a civilian career, maintaining a close involvement with the electronics field until his retirement as Director of Intercontinental Technical Services in 1975. | |
| Allanson, Richard Joseph Click the name above to see a profile of Allanson, Richard Joseph
| Allanson, Richard Joseph 09.01.1938 Commissioned, RAF (General Duties Branch) [short service commission] 1939 - 1942 36 Squadron RAF (Singapore, Malaya & Batavia) 09.01.1942 transferred, Reserve of Air Force Officers (and called up for air force service) 1942 - 1945 POW in Japanese captivity A) P/O (prob) 09.01.1938 [40348] F/O 25.05.1940 (WS) F/Lt. 25.05.1941 (T) Sq.Ldr. 01.07.1946, seniority 01.06.1942 F/Lt. 01.11.1947, seniority 01.12.1942 (Emgcy List) (reld 16.07.1957; retaining rank of Sq.Ldr.) 36 Sqdn, RAF in Malaya, 1939-1942: posted to Far East, 1939; joining squadron at Seletar, Singapore; anticipation of war with Japan; attachment to Kota Bahru, 1941; flight to Kota Bahru in tropical storm; searching for Japanese invasion fleet; failure of his torpedo attack on Japanese cruiser in Vickers Vildebeeste; ordered to leave Kota Bahru to Kwantan; escape of squadron pilot from airfield; night operations from Seletar, 12/1941-2/1942; orders to attack Japanese invasion fleet near Mersing, 26/1/1942; how he nearly attacked British submarine; problem landing at Seletar; leaving Seletar for Palembang, Sumatra in Dutch East Indies, 2/1942. operations as pilot with 36 Sqd, RAF in Dutch East Indies, 2/1942: flying onto Batavia, Java; settling in at hotel in Batavia, 2/1942; move to eastern Java; bombing attack on Japanese invasion fleet off Java | |
| Austin, F H P Click the name above to see a profile of Austin, F H P | Austin, F H P Joined the RAF in September 1932 as an aircraft apprentice. After three years at Cranwell he was posted to No16 (AC) Squadron and trained as an Air Gunner. In 1937, he joined No. 36 (TB) Squadron in Singapore and in January 1939 he returned to the UK for training as an Air Observer. He was promoted to Sergeant and joined 149 (B) Squadron at Mildenhall. He flew his first operational sortie on 4th September 1939 (Kiel Canal) and continued operating with the squadron until his captain (Wg. Cdr. P. I. Harris DFC) was selected to command No7 Squadron. After aircraft familiarisation on Stirling aircraft he arrived at Oakington in October 1940. Now commissioned he was a crew member on the very first Stirling Operation on 10th February 1941, targeting oil tanks at Rotterdam. In September 1941, he was selected for Specialist Armament training, followed by spells as Chief Armament Instructor at Moreton-in-Marsh and Wellesbourne Mountford. Posted to Air Headquarters in India, in September 1945 and subsequently moved to the RAF Staff College in Haifa in 1946. After a flying refresher course he served with the Bomber Command Development Unit at Marham until 1948. After an exchange posting with RAAF HQ Melbourne he returned to the UK in January 1954 on promotion to Wg. Cdr. (Admin) at RAF Kinloss. His final posting was to the Supreme HQ Allied Powers Europe in 1959, retiring in 1965. | |
Died : 4 / 7 / 1987| Aircraft for : No.36 Sqn RAF | ||
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Albacore 
Production Began : 1940 Retired : 1944 Number Built : 800 | Albacore The Fairey Albacore built by The Fairey Aviaiton company was a single-engine biplane built with the purpose of becoming a torpedo bomber and flying from aircraft carriers. Used by the Royal Navy's fleet air arm between 1939 and 1943, it had a three-man crew and was designed for spotting and reconnaissance and low level bombing, dive bombing and as a torpedo bomber. The Albacore, popularly known as the Applecore, was conceived as a replacement for the aging Fairey Swordfish. However, the Albacore served with the Swordfish and was retired before it, being replaced by the Fairey Barracuda torpedo bombers. On 9 March 1942, 12 Albacores from the aircraft Carrier HMS Victorious were launched to attack the German battleship Tirpitz which was att sea near Narvik. Based on information from one of six radar equipped aircraft already launched, Albacores from 817 and 832 Squadrons launched torpedoes This courageous attack nearly succeeded but missed the Tirpitz by 30 feet of its bow but ultimately the FAAs only torpedo attack on the Tirpitz at sea failed with the loss of two Albacores and damage to many of the others. No. 826 Naval Air Squadron was specially formed to operate the first Albacores in March 1940, being used for attacks against harbours and shipping in the English Channel, operating from shore bases and for convoy escort for the rest of 1940. HMS Formidable's 826 and 829 Squadrons were the first to operate the Albacore from a carrier, with operations starting in November 1940. Initially, the Albacore suffered from reliability problems with the Taurus engine, although these were later solved, so that the failure rate was no worse than the Pegasus equipped Swordfish. The Albacore remained less popular than the Swordfish, as it was less manoeuvrable, with the controls being too heavy for a pilot to take much evasive action after dropping a torpedo | |
Dart
Manufacturer : Blackburn Production Began : 1922 Retired : 1933 Number Built : 118 | Dart In 1923 the Dart T.2 entered service with the Fleet Air Arm joining No 460 Flight aboard HMS Eagle stationed in the Mediterranean and with 461 and 462 Flights on HMS Furious based in home waters. Shore training was conducted by "D3" Flight at Gosport. In 1928, the Blackburn Dart flew with Nos. 463 and 464 Flights embarked on HMS Courageous in the Mediterranean fleet. The following year, a single Dart was delivered to No. 36 Squadron RAF (Coastal Defence Torpedo Flight), initially for smokescreen trials and later to form part of the complement of torpedo bombers in the first fully operational Royal Air Force torpedo bomber squadron. Three Darts were converted into two-seat seaplanes to provide advanced training from 1925 to 1929, at Blackburn's RAF Reserve School on the River Humber. The conversions led to a new variant, the T.3 Velos, which was ordered as a torpedo bomber by the Greek Navy in 1925. he Dart continued in service with the Blackburn Reserve School, alongside a number of T.3s converted to landplanes until their eventual replacement by Ripons and Baffins in 1933. One notable event marked the career of the Dart; Air Commodore G.H. Boyce became the first pilot to carry out a night deck landing, when he landed his Dart aboard Furious on 6 May 1926. The flight deck was illuminated by floodlights for the attempt but the docile Dart easily handled the task. | |
Horsley 
Manufacturer : Hawker Production Began : 1927 Retired : 1938 Number Built : 128 | Horsley The Hawker Horsley was the last wooden aircraft to be constructed by Hawker. It was designed initially in 1923 but modified in 1925 to meet the need for torpedoes. In January 1927, No.11 Squadron were equipped with Horsleys and then No.100 Squadron. In 1928, No.33 and No.15 Squadron were also equipped with Horsleys. The first torpedo bomber versions were used by No.36 squadron from June 1928, being sent to Singapore shortly thereafter. No Horsleys were built after February 1934. The Horsleys remained in service in the day-bombing role until 1934, with 504 Squadron's Horsleys being replaced by Westland Wallaces in March 1934. No 36 Squadron at Singapore retained the Horsely in the Torpedo bomber role until July 1935.[16] The last Horsley, a Merlin-powered testbed flew its final flight at RAE Farborough on 7 March 1938. A total of 124 Horsleys were built, including six aircraft for the Hellenic Naval Air Service and the two Dantorps built for Denmark | |
Vildebeest
Manufacturer : Vickers Production Began : 1933 Retired : 1942 Number Built : 209 | Vildebeest The Vildebeest entered service with No 100 Squadron at RAF Donibristle in October 1932 and was soon equipping four front line units, two in the UK and two in Singapore. The Vincent, entered service with No 84 Squadron at RAF Shaibah, Iraq in 1934 and, by 1937, was equipping six Middle East squadrons. At the outbreak of the Second World War, 101 Vildebeests were still in service with the RAF. The two British-based squadrons flew coastal patrol and convoy escort missions until 1940 when their Vildebeests were replaced by the Bristol Beaufort. The two Singapore-based squadrons were still waiting for their Beauforts when Japan invaded Malaya in December 1941 and the obsolete biplanes had to be deployed against the Japanese attackers, making an abortive torpedo attack on a Japanese cruiser off Kota Bharu on 8 December. The Vildebeests continued to attack the Japanese as their forces advanced down Malaya, sustaining heavy losses from Japanese fighters, particularly when no fighter cover could be provided. On 26 January 1942, the Japanese landed at Endau, 250 miles from Singapore, and 12 Vildebeests of 100 and 36 Squadrons were sent to attack the landings. Despite an escort of Brewster Buffalo and Hawker Hurricane fighters, five Vildebeests were lost. The attack was repeated later that day by eight Vildebeests of 36 Squadron and three Fairey Albacores, resulting in six more Vildebeests and two Albacores being shot down. The surviving Vildebeests were withdrawn to Java on 31 January and attacked another Japanese landing force off Rembang, claiming eight ships sunk but sustaining further losses. The final two Vildebeests of 36 Squadron attempted to escape to Burma on 6 March but were lost over Sumatra. The last Vildebeests in RAF service, operated by 273 Squadron at Ceylon were retired in March 1942 | |
Wellington 
Manufacturer : Vickers Production Began : 1938 Retired : 1953 | Wellington The Vickers Wellington was a Bomber aircraft and also used for maritime reconnaissance. and had a normal crew of six except in the MKV and VI where a crew of three was used. Maximum speed was 235 mph (MK1c) 255 mph (MK III, X) and 299 mph (MK IIII), normal operating range of 1805 miles (except MK III which was 1470miles) The Wellington or Wimpy as it was known, was the major bomber of the Royal Air Force between 1939 and 1943. The Royal Air Force received its first Wellingtons in October 1938 to 99 squadron. and by the outbreak of World war two there were 6 squadrons equipped with the Vickers Wellington. Due to heavy losses on daylight raids, the Wellington became a night bomber and from 1940 was also used as a long range bomber in North Africa. and in 1942 also became a long range bomber for the royal Air Force in India. It was well used by Coastal Command as a U-Boat Hunter. The Wellington remained in service with the Royal Air Force until 1953. Probably due to its versatile use, The aircraft was also used for experimental work including the fitting of a pressure cabin for High altitude tests. The Vickers Wellington could sustain major damage and still fly, probably due to its construction of its geodesic structure and practical application of geodesic lines. Designed by Sir Barnes Wallis | |
Last edited : 16:16, December 29, 2017
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