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Description: | 12th April 1939.
Image shows the home of the 609 West Riding Squadron, which was newly formed on 10th February 1936. The 6th Earl of Harewood was the 609's first honorary Air Commodore and Squadron Leader. Harold Peake was the first honorary commanding officer. When originally formed the 609 West Riding Squadron, a bomber squadron, flew Hawker Hart light bombers until these were replaced by Hawker Hind medium bombers. In December 1938, 609 Squadron transferred to fighter command and received its first Spitfire on the 19th August 1939. They won distinction during the Battle of Britain, being the first Spitfire Squadron to shoot down 100 enemy aircraft. After the war the squadron was disbanded, reforming in 1946 to fly Mosquitos until 1957. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Yeadon Aerodrome Leeds Bradford airport | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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