No. 29 Squadron RAF
Below is some genealogy information on the No. 29 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: Number 29 squadron was active from 1915. It was comprised of Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c, Airco DH.2, Nieuport 17, Nieuport 24bis and Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a aircraft. They took part in the following battles: the battle of the Somme, the battle of Arras, the third battle of Ypres, also known as Passchendaele, the second battle of the Somme (1918) and the battle of Lys.
World War Two
Description: The number 29 squadron was comprised of Bristol Blenheim, Bristol Beaufighter and De Havilland Mosquito aircraft, and took part in the Battle of Britain. With the German plan to invade Britain, the only thing that stood in their way was the Royal Air Force. During the middle of 1940 just a few hundred pilots managed to hold off the Luftwaffe and allow Britain and her allies to go on the offensive. They also took part in the Normandy landings, part of Operation Overlord, and the battle of Arnhem, also known as Operation Market Garden.
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