No. 515 Squadron

Motto: "Celeriter fertite ut hostes nacesit" ("Strike quickly to kill the enemy")
Badge: A gauntlet holding a winged dager in bend sinister, thrusting to the dexter.
Authority: King George VI

No 515 Squadron was formed at Northolt on 1 October 1942 from the Defiant Flight. Working with the A&Amp;AEE at Boscombe Down and TRE at Malvern, Defiants had been fitted with with equipment for jamming enemy radar equipment (Operation Moonshine). In June 1943 Beaufighters began to arrive and finally replaced the Defiants in December. No 100 Group had taken over the task of counter-measures and No 515 joined it in January 1944, converting to Mosquitos in February. Intruder missions began a month later, mainly by night, and continued until the end of the war.

Bomber Command WWII Bases:
Formed 1 October 1942 at Northolt

• Little Snoring : Dec 1943 onwards

Bomber Command WWII Aircraft:

• Defiant II : Oct 1942-Dec 1943
• Beaufighter II : Jun 1943-Feb 1944
• Mosquito F.II : Feb 1944-Mar 1944
• Mosquito FB.VI : Mar 1944 onwards

Code Letters:

• "3P"

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