The History of 60th Squadron R.A.F. From its formation
New York: George H. Doran Company, circa 1920. Octavo, blue cloth, xx, 146 pp., frontispiece, 11 plates, two folding maps. Some preliminary foxing, otherwise a very good copy in dust jacket. Foreword by Lord Hugh Cecil. No. 60 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was established in 1916 at Gosport, England. Initially they flew Morane-Saulnier N aircraft. However, after suffering heavy losses during the Battle of the Somme, the squadron re-equipped with Nieuport Scouts. During the Great War, they took part in operations on the Western front, especially in the Somme and Arras, as well as on the Hindenburg Line.
The squadron has claimed 320 aerial victories.
No. 60 Squadron was sent on missions between 1920 and 1939 to places such as Waziristan and Mohmand.
During World War II, they moved to Burma, Malaya, Arakan, and Manipur where they fought against Japan. Item #2830
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