Traces of World War 2 
- Royal Air Force, Battle of France 1940
and start of the Strategic Air Offensive against Germany

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RAF, RAAF, RCAF, RZNAF, SAAF and FAA losses 10/05/1940 - ca. 30/06/1940

Battle of France (10/05/1940-22/06/1940); German invasion of Belgium, France, Luxembourg and The Netherlands; start of the Strategic Air Offensive against Germany; end of the Norwegian Campaign; the Lancastria Disaster; War against Italy

Mediterranean and African Theatre of Operations, May/June 1940
Australia and New Zealand, May/June 1940
India, May/June 1940

The CWGC Debt of Honour Register is this project's prime source. All dead and missing members of the RAF from the period 10/05/1940 till 30/06/1940 are recorded from it. They are shown in the units they served in. Those with no known unit are listed in the unit unknown-page.

A = Army Air Cooperation; F = Fighter; B = Bomber; T = Transport
Tr = Training; Pr = Photo Reconnaissance

HQ BAFF      
1 Sqdn (F-H) 2 Sqdn (A) 3 Sqdn. (F-H) 4 Sqdn. (A)
7 Sqdn (Tr, B-H)      
9 Sqdn (B-We)
 10 Sqdn(B-Wh)
10 Sqdn (RAAF) 12 Sqdn (B-F)
13 Sqdn (A)      
15 Sqdn (B-Bl) 16 Sqdn (A) 17 Sqdn (F-H) 18 Sqdn (B-Bl)
19 Sqdn (F-S) 21 Sqdn (B-Bl) 22 Sqdn (B-Bf) 23 Sqdn (F-B)
24 Sqdn (T) 25 Sqdn (F-B) 26 Sqdn (A) 29 Sqdn (F-B)
32 Sqdn (F-H) 37 Sqdn (B-We) 38 Sqdn (B-We)  
40 Sqdn (B-Bl) 41 Sqdn (F-S) 42 Sqdn (B-Bf) 43 Sqdn (F-H)
44 Sqdn (B-H) 46 Sqdn (F-H) 48 Sqdn (AA) 49 Sqdn (B-H)
50 Sqdn (B-H) 51 Sqdn (B-Wh) 53 Sqdn (B-Bl) 54 Sqdn (F-S)
56 Sqdn (F-H) 57 Sqdn (B-Bl) 58 Sqdn (B-Wh) 59 Sqdn (B-Bl)
61 Sqdn (B-H) 64 Sqdn (F-S) 65 Sqdn (F-S) 66 Sqdn (F-S)
68 Sqdn (F-B) 73 Sqdn (F-H) 74 Sqdn (F-S) 75 Sqdn (B-We)
77 Sqdn (B-Wh) 78 Sqdn (B-Wh) 79 Sqdn (F-H) 81 Sqdn (Tr)
82 Sqdn (B-Bl) 83 Sqdn (B-H) 85 Sqdn (F-H) 86 Sqd (B-Bl)
87 Sqdn (F-H) 88 Sqdn (B-F)    
90 Sqdn   92 Sqdn (F-S) 97 Sqdn
98 Sqdn (B-F) 99 Sqdn (B-We) 101 Sqdn (B-Bl) 102 Sqdn (B-Wh)
103 Sqdn (B-F) 104 Sqdn (Tr) 105 Sqdn (B-F) 106 Sqdn (B-H)
107 Sqdn (B-Bl) 108 Sqdn (Tr)    
110 Sqdn (B-Bl) 111 Sqdn (F-H) 114 Sqdn (B-Bl) 115 Sqdn (B-We)
139 Sqdn (B-Bl) 141 Sqdn (F-D) 142 Sqdn (B-
AA = Avro Anson
B-A = Albacore
B-Bf = Beaufort
B-Bl = Blenheim IV
B-Bo = Blackburn Botha
B-F = Fairey Battle
B-Fu = Fairey Fulmar
B-H = Hampden
B-L = Lockheed Hudson
B-Lw = Saro Lerwick
B-R = Blackburn Roc
B-S = Blackburn Skua
B-Su = Sunderland
B-Sw = Swordfish
B-We = Wellington
B-Wh = Whitley
B-Ws = Wellesley
F-B = Blenheim Mk IF
F-D = Defiant
F-F = Hawker Fury
F-G = Gladiator
F-H = Hurricane
F-S = Spitfire
F)		 144 Sqdn (B-H)
145 Sqdn (F-H) 148 Sqdn 149 Sqdn (B-We)  
150 Sqdn (B-F) 151 Sqdn (F-H) 152 Sqdn (F-S)  

185 Sqdn (Tr-B-H)    
201 Sqdn (B-Su) 204 Sqdn (B-Su)

 206 Sqdn (B-L)

 209 Sqdn (B-Lw)
210 Sqdn (B-Su) 211 Sqdn
 212 Sqdn (Pr-S) 213 Sqdn (F-H)
214 Sqdn (B-We)
217 Sqdn (AA)
 
218 Sqdn (B-F) 220 Sqdn (B-L)   222 Sqdn (F-S)
224 Sqdn (B-L) 226 Sqdn (B-F) 228 Sqdn (B-Su) 229 Sqdn (F-H)
233 Sqdn (B-L) 234 Sqdn 235 Sqdn (B-Bl) 242 Sqdn (F-H)
245 Sqdn (F-H) 248 Sqdn (F-B) 253 Sqdn (F-H) 254 Sqdn (B-Bl)
263 Sqdn (F-G) 264 Sqdn (F-D) 266 Sqdn (F-S) 269 Sqdn (B-L)
271 Sqdn (T)   320 Sqdn  
500 Sqdn (AA) 501 Sqdn (F-H) 502 Sqdn 504 Sqdn (F-H)
      600 Sqdn (F-B)
601 Sqdn (F-H)
 603 Sqdn (F-S)
604 Sqdn (F-B)
605 Sqdn (F-H)
607 Sqdn (F-H) 608 Sqdn (AA;
B-Bo)
609 Sqdn (F-S) 610 Sqdn (F-S)
611 Sqdn (F-S)

 613 Sqdn

615 Sqdn (F-H, F-G) 616 Sqdn (F-S)
PRU (Pr-S) 3 FPP 4 FPP Station Flight Northolt
1 PFU  

unit unknown
01/01/1940 -
09/05/1940

unit unknown
10/05/1940 - 30/06/1940
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Fleet Air Arm      
RN Air Stations 700 Sqdn (Wr)
701 Sqdn (Wr)

 758 (B-S) Tr
759 Sqdn (Tr) 765 Sqdn (Tr) 769 Sqdn (F-G) Tr 770 Sqdn (F-G) Tr
778 Sqdn (B-Fu)      
800 Sqdn (B-S) 801 Sqdn (B-S) 802 Sqdn (F-G) 803 Sqdn (B-S)
804 Sqdn (F-G) 806 Sqdn (B-S) 810 Sqdn (B-Sw) 812 Sqdn (B-Sw)
814 Sqdn (B-Sw) 815 Sqdn (B-Sw) 816 Sqdn (B-Sw) 818 Sqdn (B-Sw)
819 Sqdn (B-Sw)      
820 Sqdn (B-Sw) 821 Sqdn 823 Sqdn (B-Sw) 825 Sqdn (B-Sw)
826 Sqdn (B-A)     FAA unit unknown
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Training      
7 AACU 1 AAS (Tr) 1 AONS (Tr)  
9 BGS 10 BGS    
CGS 5 OTU (Tr) 7 OTU (Tr) 12 OTU (Tr)
15 OTU (Tr) 16 OTU (Tr) 17 OTU (Tr)  
2 SAC (Tr) SAN (Tr)   1 FIS
1 SFTS (Tr) 2 FTS (Tr) 5 FTS (Tr) 7 SFTS (Tr)
9 FTS (Tr) 10 FTS (Tr) 14 FTS (Tr) 15 FTS (Tr)
16 FTS (Tr)      
Barrage balloons      
902 Balloon 911 Balloon 915 Balloon 929 Balloon
      935 Balloon
936 Balloon 937 Balloon 939 Balloon 945 Balloon
946 Balloon 947 Balloon 949 Balloon 952 Balloon
RAF losses aboard ships      
SS Abukir HMS Glorious RMS Lancastria  

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MEDITERRANEAN, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS

A = Army Air Cooperation; F = Fighter; B = Bomber; T = Transport
Tr = Training

254 Wing (Sudan)      
1 Sqdn SAAF (F-H, G, F)

6 Sqdn (A)

14 Sqdn (B-Ws)

33 Sqdn (F-G)
39 Sqdn (B-Bl) 45 Sqdn (B-Bl) 47 Sqdn (B-Ws)  
55 Sqdn (B) 70 Sqdn 80 Sqdn (F-G) 94 Sqdn (F-G)
112 Sqdn (F-G) 113 Sqdn (B-Bl) 208 (A) 211 Sqdn (B-Bl)
216 Sqdn (T, B) 223 Sqdn (B-Ws) 230 Sqdn (B-Su) 237 Sqdn (A)
Malta Defence Flight/261 Sqdn (F-G) 323 Sqdn? RAF Iraq Levies  

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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
RAAF 6 Sqdn (B-L) RAAF 14 Sqdn (AA) other losses in Australia  
Losses New Zealand      

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INDIA

27 Sqdn 28 Sqdn (A)    

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These pages are dedicated to the men and women of the Royal Air Force who died during World War II.

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© Bart FM Droog / Rottend Staal Online 2007-2008. Permission granted for use of the data gathered here for non commercial purposes, if this source is mentioned with a link to http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/index.html