| Entry Text: | NASH, Jeremy. On the Step: A History of 201 Squadron. xvi, 156p., illus. [n.p.: author, 1990]. ISBN: 095147880X. Officially formed in 1914 the Squadron is still operating Nimrods and has eight battle honours. Some 30 pages cover WWII service in Coastal Command. In 1939 they were based in the Shetlands and in 1941 moved to Northern Ireland and in 1944 to Pembroke Dock then back to Northern Ireland that November. Their long war in the Atlantic saw 20,000 flying hours, 20 U-boat attacks and 6 kills, 26 medals, and modest crew losses. A useful record rather than a good read. |
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