No. 692 Squadron RAF was a light bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
History
The squadron was formed on 1 January 1944 at RAF Graveley, Huntingdonshire as a light bomber unit, equipped with Mosquito Mk.IV bombers, as part of the Light Night Striking Force of No. 8 Group RAF in Bomber Command. It re-equipped with Mosquito Mk.XVI bombers from March 1944 and by June 1944 the squadron had completely switched over to the newer variant.
It was the first squadron to carry 4,000 lb bombs in Mosquitos, used in an attack on Düsseldorf. The squadron was also the first Mosquito unit to carry out minelaying operations. Most operations were at low level, including one mission when the squadron dropped 4,000 lb bombs into the mouth of tunnels in the Ardennes. At the end of the war the squadron was disbanded on 20 September 1945 at RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire. The squadron had carried out 3,237 operational sorties (though one source claims a far lower number of sorties, 1,457) for the loss of 17 aircraft.
Aircraft operated +Aircraft operated by no. 692 Squadron RAF, data fromFrom To Aircraft Variant January 1944 June 1944 de Havilland Mosquito Mk.IV March 1944 September 1945 de Havilland Mosquito Mk.XVI
Commanding officers
+Officers commanding no. 692 Squadron RAF, data fromFrom To Name January 1944 March 1944 W/Cdr. W.G. Lockhart, DSO, DFC March 1944 July 1944 W/Cdr. S.D. Watts, DFC (RNZAF) July 1944 September 1945 W/Cdr. J. Northrop, DFC, AFC
Squadron Airfields + Stations and airfields used by No. 692 Squadron RAF, data fromFrom To Name Remark 1 January 1944 4 June 1944 RAF Graveley, Huntingdonshire Formed here 4 June 1944 20 September 1945 RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire Disbanded here
See also List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
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External links
No. 692 Squadron RAF movement and equipment history History of No. 692 Squadron Nos. 671–1435 Squadron Histories Remembrance to two fallen squadron members