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No.112 Sqn RAF - Squadron Profile.

No.112 Sqn RAF

Founded : 25th July 1917
Country : UK
Fate : Disbanded 1st July 1957
Known Aircraft Codes : DY, GA, RT, XO

Swift in destruction

No.112 Sqn RAF


Latest No.112 Sqn RAF Artwork Releases !
Outnumbered and outclassed, the aging Gloster Gladiators of 112 Sqn nonetheless put up a spirited defence in the skies above Crete as Germanys Operation Mercury gathered momentum in the Spring of 1941. Here, shark-mouthed Messerschmitt Bf.110s of ZG.76 menace a lone Gladiator during an evening encounter.

Impossible Odds by Ivan Berryman. (PC)		 Sqn Ldr Billy Drake is shown in Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk1a ET790 claiming a Ju87 Stuka on the 31st of October 1942. Sqn Ldr Drake commanded 112 Squadron flying Kittyhawks at Gambut on 24th May 1942. He claimed a probable Bf109 on 6th June, another probable on 2nd July, destroyed a Bf109 on the 8th, damaged a Ju88 on the ground on the 19th, destroyed a Bf109 on the 24th, two Ju87s on the 1st September and another Bf109 on the 13th. Drake shared a Ju87 and probably destroyed another on 1st October 1942, got a probable Bf109 on the 22nd, destroyed another on the 26th, an Me202 on the 27th, a Ju87 on the 31st, a Bf109 destroyed and another damaged on 5th November, a Bf109 destroyed on the ground on the 11th, an He111 destroyed and a Bf109 damaged on the 15th, a Bf110 destroyed and another damaged on the 19th, an Me202 and a Bf109 destroyed on 11th December and he finally shared a Bf109 on the 13th. Drake was awarded a Bar to the DFC (28.7.42) and the DSO (4.12.42).

Tribute to Squadron Leader Billy Drake by Ivan Berryman. (PC)		 Curtiss Tomahawk IIB of No.112 Sqn RAF, in combat with a Regia Aeronautica Fiat G.50, North Africa, 1941.

Curtiss Tomahawk IIB by Jerry Boucher.		 P-40 Kittyhawks of No.112 Squadron, Medenine, April 1943. Aircraft GA-V (ground, nearest on right) is Kittyhawk Mk.III, FR440, which was later lost when damaged beyond repair after a belly landing.

Kittyhawks of No.112 Squadron by Graeme Lothian.

No.112 Sqn RAF Artwork Collection
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The Jaws of Victory by Ivan Berryman.


Tribute to Squadron Leader Billy Drake by Ivan Berryman.


Clipped Signature - Billy Drake.


Kittyhawks of No.112 Squadron by Graeme Lothian.


Impossible Odds by Ivan Berryman.


Operation Mercury by Nicolas Trudgian.


Desert Sharks by Robert Taylor.


Curtiss Tomahawk IIB by Jerry Boucher.


Duel in the Desert by Nicolas Trudgian.

Aces for : No.112 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.
NameVictoriesInfo
Neville F Duke28.00The signature of Neville F Duke features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Billy Drake24.50The signature of Billy Drake features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Russ Bannock11.00The signature of Russ Bannock features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Kenneth Lee7.00The signature of Kenneth Lee features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.