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No.19 Sqn RAF
Founded : 1st September 1915
Country : UK
Fate :
Known Aircraft Codes : QV, WZ
Possunt quia posse videntur - They can because they think they can
o. 19 Squadron was formed from a nucleus provided by No. 5 Reserve Squadron at Castle Bromwich on 1 September 1915. It was almost a year later that the Squadron went to France, flying contact patrols with BE12s before re-equipping with French-built Spads. These were used to strafe ground troops during the battles at Arras, Messines Ridge and Ypres. Early in 1918, Sopwith Dolphins arrived and these were used in bomber escort duties. A year after the end of the War, the Squadron was disbanded reforming on 1 April 1924 at Duxford. The Squadron remained at Duxford throughout the inter-war years with a succession of fighters: Siskins, Bulldogs and Gauntlets receiving Spitifre on the 4th August 1938 The Squadron was stationed in the UK after the outbreak of the Second World War,the Squadron fought well over the evacuation at Dunkirk where they lost 4 aircraft for the destruction of 13 E.A.'s. The Squadron destroyed 2 He 111's on the night of the 19th of June 1940, and was part of No. 12 Group RAF, RAF Fighter Command, during the Battle of Britain. 19 Squadron formed part of the Duxford Wing, 12 Group's 'Big Wing' formation. Later versions of Spitfires were flown until the arrival of Mustangs for close-support duties in early 1944. After D-Day, No. 19 briefly went across the English Channel before starting long-range escort duties from RAF Peterhead for Coastal Command off the coast of Norway. After world war two the squadron flew at first de Havilland Hornets and later a variety of jet fighter aircraft including the Hawker Hunter fighter then re-equipping with English Electric Lightning, (1962 - 1964) at that time 19 Sqdn was based at RAF Station Leconfield. The Squadron and the sister Squadron 92 were called upon as fast response interceptors during the "cold war", later being disbanded on 9 January 1992. Their final location before being disbanded was RAF Wildenrath in Germany near Geilenkirchen
No.19 Sqn RAF
  Spitfire Country by Ivan Berryman. (PC) |   Lone Warrior by Ivan Berryman. (PC) |   Mustang Mk.III by Ivan Berryman. (PC) |   Flt Lt Walter Lawson by Ivan Berryman. (PC) |
No.19 Sqn RAF Artwork Collection |
  Supermarine Spitfire - Job Well Done by Graeme Lothian. (P) |   Mustang Mk.III by Ivan Berryman. |   Lone Warrior by Ivan Berryman. |
  Clipped Signature - Richard L Jones. |   Spitfire Country by Ivan Berryman. |   Battle of Britain by Graeme Lothian. |
  Flt Lt Walter Lawson by Ivan Berryman. |   Bitter Engagement by Robert Taylor. |   Duxford 1940 by Simon Atack. |
  Return From the Fray by Richard Taylor. |   Bristol Bulldogs by Michael Turner. |   Spitfires - September 1940 by Barry Price. |
  Lightning Thunder by Michael Rondot. |
| Aces for : No.19 Sqn RAF | ||
| A list of all Aces from our database who are known to have flown with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking the pilots name. | ||
| Name | Victories | Info |
| Douglas Bader | 23.00 | The signature of Douglas Bader features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available. |
| F W Higginson | 15.00 | The signature of F W Higginson features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available. |
| George C Grumpy Unwin | 10.00 | The signature of George C Grumpy Unwin features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available. |
| Gordon Sinclair | 10.00 | The signature of Gordon Sinclair features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available. |
| Wallace 'Jock' Cunningham | 8.00 | The signature of Wallace 'Jock' Cunningham features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available. |
| Frantisek Dolezal | 6.00 | |
| Walter Lawson | 6.00 | |
