235 Squadron

[Maidstone Maid]

Looking for details of 235 squadron during WW2  1939--1943

[ricky1]

Hi Maidstone Maid

found this bit of info

In October 1939 235 Squadron reformed at Manston as a fighter squadron and received Battles for training purposes in December. In February 1940, it equipped with Blenheims and was transferred from Fighter to Coastal Command in February 1940 for fighter-reconnaissance duties. When the German invasion of the Low Countries began in May 1940, the squadron flew patrols over Holland and during the Battle of Britain was engaged in convoy protection and reconnaissance missions over the North Sea.Attacks on enemy shipping began in 1941 and the squadron moved to Scotland in June for
operations along the Norwegian coast. In December 1941, conversion to Bueafighters took place and in May 1942, it moved to East Anglia for attacks off the Dutch coast, returning to Scotland in January 1943. In August 1943, patrols over the Bay of Biscay began in support of anti-submarine aircraft there and in June 1944, the squadron re-equipped with Mosquitoes.
After moving to Banff in September, attacks on enemy shipping off Norway and Demark occupied the squadron until the
end of the war and on 10 July 1945 it was disbanded

or you could try this website
http://www.worldwar2exraf.co.uk/index.html

or if you just google about will find other info on them

regards
ricky

[Maidstone Maid]

Thanks Ricky,
now I need to find whether they all took off from Manston in kent, and details on a relative  Gordon Wedlock who won a DFM in 1940, he was hit over the dutch coast and managed to bring the plane back in one piece, apparently the distance was 150 miles so I want to find which airfield he landed at.
Was it Manston? or was it somewhere in East Anglia?.

Any Suggestions where to look?

[ricky1]

Hi Maidstone Maid

I would have thought he would have headed to the nearest base over England if his plane had been shot up.

You could look at this website

http://raf-lincolnshire.info/235sqn/235sqn.htm

and this map

http://www.eebo.freeserve.co.uk/map.htm

ricky

[annsa]

Hi Maidstone Maid,

Go to the general questions  message board at:
 www.rafcommands.com

One of the researchers that use that board will be able to give you more details I'm sure.

Regards,

Ann

[annsa]

Hi,

Don't know if it is you, but this is being discussed on the RAF Commands site, someone called Brian has made an enquiry.

Regards,

Ann

[Maidstone Maid]

Hi Ann
Thanks for the info because this was getting time consuming I have given it over to my husband Brian to persue, he has had some helpful replies, We would not have found the site without your help.

thanks again
Freda

[Thudnut]

Freda,
Try contactng some of the chaps on this website.  They may be able to help.
http://www.worldwar2exraf.co.uk/Squadron%20Pages/235%20Squadron.htm

Good luck
Thudders

[Maidstone Maid]

Thanks Thudders, we have already seen that site, but now we have completed our research as far as we can go and are leaving it there.

Thanks to all who were kind enough to help.

Brian and Freda.