- Object name(s):
- document; Williams 605 Flying logbook
- Brief description:
- Logbook (A5 size) for Wireless Operator Williams in 228 (GR) Squadron. Covering flights Felixstowe/Bawdsey from May 1937 to August 1939. Also contains detailed hand- drawn diagrams and layout drawings of radio equipment. No. 228 Squadron RAF was formed on 20 August 1918 at Great Yarmouth from No''s 324, 325 and 326 Flights. The squadron was equipped with Felixstowe F.2 aircraft and was involved in anti-submarine patrols. The squadron disbanded on 30 June 1919. The squadron reformed on 15 December 1936 at Pembroke Dock, and was initially equipped with a variety of aircraft including Short Singapores, a Supermarine Scapa, a Saro London and a Supermarine Stranraer. However by April 1937 the squadron was just operating Stranraers. In November 1937 the squadron received its first Short Sunderland, and by April 1939 the squadron was re-equipped with Sunderlands. Aircraft operated by no. 228 Squadron RAF From To Aircraft Version August 1918 April 1919 Felixstowe F.2 a August 1918 March 1919 Curtiss Model H 16 February 1937 August 1938 Supermarine Scapa February 1937 September 1938 Saro London Mk.I April 1937 September 1937 Short Singapore Mk.III April 1937 April 1939 1937 Supermarine Stranraer
- Collection:
- Bawdsey Radar
- Acquisition method:
- gift
- Current reproduction location:
- C:\ModesMedia\BWDTX-2023-3\Logbook.jpg
- Number of objects:
- 1
- Object name:
- document; Williams 605 Flying logbook
- Object number:
- BWDTX:2023 .3
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/81a476ee-3fbb-32a9-9e55-ddd8ca30703e
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/81a476ee-3fbb-32a9-9e55-ddd8ca30703e, Bawdsey Radar, CC BY-NC
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