ASV squadrons in the Mediterranean in 1942
Suggest you have a look at this website: https://uboat.net/allies/aircraft/hudson.htm
A quick look at Hudson Ops in Med 1942 reveals U Boat losses down to 233 Squadron, 500 Squadron and 595 Squadron.
Haven't checked out other types - Over to You !
A quick look at Hudson Ops in Med 1942 reveals U Boat losses down to 233 Squadron, 500 Squadron and 595 Squadron.
Haven't checked out other types - Over to You !
Coastal Command Beaufighter Sqns in the Med in 1942:
No. 227
Mk I and VI: August 1942 – August 1944; Mk X and XI: September 1943 – August 1944
Anti-shipping duties from Malta and later Egypt
No. 252
Coastal Command’s first Beaufighter squadron
Mk I: December 1940-December 1942; Mk VI: November 1942-April 1944; Mk X: January 1944-December 1946; Mk XI: June 1943-January 1944
May 1941-: Anti shipping duties from Malta, then Egypt, then Libya
No. 227
Mk I and VI: August 1942 – August 1944; Mk X and XI: September 1943 – August 1944
Anti-shipping duties from Malta and later Egypt
No. 252
Coastal Command’s first Beaufighter squadron
Mk I: December 1940-December 1942; Mk VI: November 1942-April 1944; Mk X: January 1944-December 1946; Mk XI: June 1943-January 1944
May 1941-: Anti shipping duties from Malta, then Egypt, then Libya
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The squadrons were used for Operation Pigeon which was used to home submarines onto shipping. Any information about this will be gratefully received plus any photographs of the ASV kit.
Not sure when they got involved by Alfred Price in his book Aircraft Versus Submarine logs a USN PBY attack on a U boat passing though the straights of Gibraltar. The Catalina was equipped with rearwards firing anti sub munitions and bracketed the U boat.
That's a coincidence, Haraka! My other half's late father was also groundcrew on 221 Sqn. She doesn't have many photos of him, but he certainly served in Malta with 221 in 1942.