No. 200 Squadron RAF
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No. 200 Squadron |
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| active | July 1, 1917 to June 13, 1919 May 25, 1941 to May 15, 1945 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Armed forces | Royal Air Force |
| Branch of service | Air Force |
| Type | Training session combat unit |
| Location | East Retford Harpswell Bircham Newton Jeshwang Yundum |
| motto | In loco parentis we act as guardians |
| Aircraft type | Lockheed Hudson Consolidated Liberator |
No. 200 Squadron was a unit of the Royal Air Force .
history
First World War
The No. 200 Squadron was formed on July 1, 1917 in East Retford . It was used to train night bomber pilots who were intended for use in France. On June 13, 1919, the unit was disbanded.
Second World War
On May 25, 1941, part of the No 206 Squadron was split up in Bircham Newton and was designated No. 200 Squadron. The new unit was marched with seven Lockheed Hudson on June 12, 1941 towards the West African British colony of Gambia . During a stopover in Gibraltar , four of them took on security tasks during the transfer of Hawker Hurricanes , which were transferred to Malta with the help of the aircraft carriers Ark Royal and Victorious. The first five Hudsons arrived in Jeshwang near Bathurst on June 18, 1941 . There they were used for submarine hunting, during which, among other things , they had sunk the German submarine U-468 using depth charges. They were later moved to Yundum , a newly established airfield.
In July 1943 the unit received Liberators . On August 11th, the unit moved to India. From April 1945 she took over the support of guerrilla groups in Burma for a few weeks by dropping supplies. On May 15, 1945 she was transferred to No. 8 Squadron renamed.