No. 225 Squadron RAF

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No. 225 Squadron RAF
Active	April 1, 1918 - December 18, 1918 October 11, 1939 - January 7, 1947 January 1, 1960 - November 1, 1965
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Motto	We guide the sword

No. 225 Squadron RAF was formed on 1 April 1918 at Alimini, Italy from part of No. 6 Wing RNAS, and was equipped with Sopwith Camels. The squadron disbanded on 18 December 1918.

On 11 October 1939 the squadron was reformed at Odiham from 'B' flight of No. 614 Squadron, equipped with Westland Lysanders. In 1942 the squadron re-equipped with Hawker Hurricanes and North American Mustangs. After participating in the allied invasion of Tunisia "Operation Torch", the squadron began converting to Supermarine Spitfires in January 1943.

In September 1944 the squadron returned to Italy after the invasion of Southern France, where it remained until disbanding on 7 January 1947.

It was reformed on 1 January 1960, from the Joint Experimental Helicopter Unit, equipped with Bristol Sycamores and Westland Whirlwinds. The squadron was based at Andover until moving to Odiham in May 1960, and then Malaysia in November 1963. The squadron disbanded on 1 November 1965.

1 Aircraft operated
2 References
- 2.1 Notes
- 2.2 Bibliography

[edit] Aircraft operated

1918 Sopwith 1½ Strutter
1918 Hamble Baby Convert
1918 Sopwith Camel
1939-1940 Westland Lysander II
1940-1942 Westland Lysander III
1942 Hawker Hurricane II & IIC
1942 North American Mustang I
1942-1943 Hawker Hurricane IIB
1943 Supermarine Spitfire VB
1943 North American Mustang II
1943-1945 Supermarine Spitfire VC
1944-1946 Supermarine Spitfire IC
1960-1962 Bristol Sycamore HC14
1960-1962 Westland Whirlwind HC2
1961-1965 Westland Whirlwind HC10

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[edit] Bibliography

Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1980. ISBN 0-85130-083-9.
Jefford, C.G., Wing Commander MBE, BA, RAF (Retd). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd., 1998 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
Rawlings, John D.R. Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Macdonald and Jane's (Publishers) Ltd., 1969 (Second edition 1976). ISBN 0-354-01028-X.