Does anyone know where I can find information on 19 Squadron RAF during WW2?
No. XIX Squadron RAF was founded in 1915 being deployed to France that year flying BE12s before re-equipping with French-built Spads. In 1918 the squadron was re-equipped with Sopwith Dolphins, flying escort duties. The Squadron was disbanded after the First World War, to be reformed again at RAF Duxford in 1924. They then flew a number of different fighters, and were the first squadron to be equipped with the Supermarine Spitfire in 1938. The Squadron was stationed in the UK after the outbreak of war, and was part of No. 12 Group, Fighter Command, during the Battle of Britain. 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 with Coastal Command off the coast of Norway. In the post-war period the squadron flew a variety of jet fighter aircraft, before being disbanded in 1992. Their final location before being dispanded was RAF
