No. 15 Squadron RAF
Below is some genealogy information on the No. 15 Squadron of the Royal Air Force that may help searches for military ancestors.
Theatres of War, Army Regiments, Naval Detachments, RAF
World War One
Description: Initially part of the Royal Flying Corps, the number 15 (No. XV) squadron was active from 1915, comprising Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c aircraft. They took part in the following battles: the battle of the Somme, the battle of Arras, the battle of Cambrai, the second battle of Somme (1918), and the Hindenburg Line.
World War Two
Description: The number 15 squadron was comprised of Fairey Battle, Bristol Blenheim, Vickers Wellington, Short Stirling and Avro Lancaster aircraft. They were involved in the Dunkirk evacuations and Normandy landings, part of Operation Overlord.
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