PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Red White and Blue Voyager
Thread: Red White and Blue Voyager
View Single Post
Old 7th Jul 2020, 16:29
  #452 (permalink)  
MPN11
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Often in Jersey, but mainly in the past.
Age: 79
Posts: 7,813
Received 141 Likes on 65 Posts
Originally Posted by brakedwell
Between the two World Wars 216 squadron used Vickers Vimy, Vickers Victoria and Vickers Type 264 Valentia aircraft on transport duties around the Middle East. No. 216 Squadron had their squadron badge approved by King Edward VIII in May 1936 so I guess they were not talknibg about bombs.
Inter-War, indeed ... as stated. However, I would always associate the Sqn thinking with their WW1 activity ... I guess we will never know, unless someone explores an archive.
On 8 January 1918, 'A' Squadron was re-designated as No. 16 Squadron (RNAS).[5] In March, the squadron began to convert to the Handley Page O/400.[6] On the night of 24/25 March, an aircraft from the squadron carried out an 8 and a half hour attack on Cologne.[3] On 1 April, while operating out of Villeseneux(south east of Reims), No. 16 Squadron (RNAS) became No. 216 Squadron of the Royal Air Force.[5]
MPN11 is offline  
Reply