No. 32 Squadron RAF (The Royal Squadron)
Below is some genealogy information on the No. 32 Squadron of the Royal Air Force (The Royal Squadron) 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 32 squadron was active from 1916. It was comprised of Airco DH.2, Airco DH.5, Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a aircraft. They took part in the following battles: the battle of the Somme, the battle of Arras, and the third battle of Ypres, also known as Passchendaele.
World War Two
Description: The number 32 squadron was comprised of Hawker Hurricane 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 were later equipped with Supermarine Spitfires.
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