#Digby100 - Twitter Hashtag

over 3 years ago

#OnThisDay #1940 Bristol #Blenheim 1F L1472, 29 Sqn, suffered engine failure during take-off from #Wellingore at 1550hrs. The pilot, Plt Off Buchanan, managed to force land and was unhurt. #Digby100

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over 7 years ago

@RafMetheringham See you next year. Thanks for your amazing #support during #Digby100 and #RAF100

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almost 8 years ago

#OnThisDay #1939 #611 (#West #Lancashire) #Squadron was ordered to move to #Digby from #Duxford. #Digby100 #RAF100

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RAF Digby Ops Museum @LimaSectorOps

almost 8 years ago

#OnThisDay #1939 The formation of #229 #Squadron commenced. It was to be equipped with #Blenheim aircraft for shipping protection duties. The OC was #SqnLdr H J #Maguire (later #Air #Marshall Maguire #KCB #OBE #DSO). #Digby100 #RAF100

LimaSectorOps's tweet photo. #OnThisDay #1939

The formation of #229 #Squadron commenced. It was to be equipped with #Blenheim aircraft for shipping protection duties.

The OC was #SqnLdr H J #Maguire (later #Air #Marshall Maguire #KCB #OBE #DSO).

#Digby100 #RAF100 https://t.co/xhsfl2Ghbj

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almost 8 years ago

#OnThisDay #1941 #401 ‘City of #Westmount’ #Squadron @RCAF_ARC was declared non-operational to facilitate their conversion to the #Spitfire #Digby100 #RAF100

LimaSectorOps's tweet photo. #OnThisDay #1941

#401 ‘City of #Westmount’ #Squadron @RCAF_ARC was declared non-operational to facilitate their conversion to the #Spitfire

#Digby100 #RAF100 https://t.co/LJd242iAWG

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almost 8 years ago

#OnThisDay #1940 #Sgt J #Winstanley, #151 #Squadron, crashed into the side of a hill at #Biscathorpe in #Hurricane R4185. He reputedly flew into the ground whilst chasing a #Heinkel #He.III through low cloud. #Digby100 #RAF100 #LestWeForget

LimaSectorOps's tweet photo. #OnThisDay #1940

#Sgt J #Winstanley, #151 #Squadron, crashed into the side of a hill at #Biscathorpe in #Hurricane R4185.

He reputedly flew into the ground whilst chasing a #Heinkel #He.III through low cloud.

#Digby100 #RAF100 #LestWeForget https://t.co/igHT1VGfJP

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RAF Digby Ops Museum @LimaSectorOps

almost 8 years ago

#OnThisDay #1942 #Digby became a @RCAF_ARC station, under the command of #GroupCaptain E A #McNab #DFC @RCAFThenAndNow @RCAFAssociation #Digby100 #RAF100

LimaSectorOps's tweet photo. #OnThisDay #1942

#Digby became a @RCAF_ARC station, under the command of #GroupCaptain E A #McNab #DFC

@RCAFThenAndNow @RCAFAssociation

#Digby100 #RAF100 https://t.co/qr2KcPkueo

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almost 8 years ago

#OnThisDay #1940 #611 (West Lancashire) #Squadron was were part of heavy action as part of the #Duxford Wing under the command of #SqnLdr #McComb. Two major battles took place, with the squadron claiming: 3 x Do215 2 x Do17 1 x He111 #Digby100 #RAF100

LimaSectorOps's tweet photo. #OnThisDay #1940

#611 (West Lancashire) #Squadron was were part of heavy action as part of the #Duxford Wing under the command of #SqnLdr #McComb.

Two major battles took place, with the squadron claiming:

3 x Do215
2 x Do17
1 x He111

#Digby100 #RAF100 https://t.co/4DtyuXBPIN

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almost 8 years ago

#OnThisDay #1939 #Hurricanes of #46 #Squadron carried out affiliation exercises with #Hampdens of #144 Squadron (based at #Hemswell). #Digby100 #RAF100

LimaSectorOps's tweet photo. #OnThisDay #1939

#Hurricanes of #46 #Squadron carried out affiliation exercises with #Hampdens of #144 Squadron (based at #Hemswell).

#Digby100 #RAF100 https://t.co/iUJzLWt9wf

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almost 8 years ago

#OnThisDay #1941 #PltOff ‘#Tex’ #Ash & Robert ‘#Buck’ #McNair were doing #aerobatics in the #411 #Squadron #Miles #Magister when McNair’s harness came lose. He was ejected from the cockpit but managed to parachute, land safely and walk back to the station. #Digby100 #RAF100

LimaSectorOps's tweet photo. #OnThisDay #1941

#PltOff ‘#Tex’ #Ash & Robert ‘#Buck’ #McNair were doing #aerobatics in the #411 #Squadron #Miles #Magister when McNair’s harness came lose.

He was ejected from the cockpit but managed to parachute, land safely and walk back to the station.

#Digby100 #RAF100 https://t.co/8oeAkf22Ip

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RAF Digby Ops Museum @LimaSectorOps

almost 8 years ago

#OnThisDay #1939 #611 (#West #Lancashire) #Squadron began to arrive on station. #Digby100 #RAF100

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almost 8 years ago

#OnThisDay #1939 #73 #Squadron departed for #France. Amongst the pilots was #Fg #Off J E ‘#Cobber’ #Kain, a #NewZealand pilot, who was to become one of the RAF’s first ‘#aces’. In the Squadron’s nine 9 spell in France he downed 17 aircraft & won a #DFC. #Digby100 #RAF100

LimaSectorOps's tweet photo. #OnThisDay #1939

#73 #Squadron departed for #France.

Amongst the pilots was #Fg #Off J E ‘#Cobber’ #Kain, a #NewZealand pilot, who was to become one of the RAF’s first ‘#aces’.

In the Squadron’s nine 9 spell in France he downed 17 aircraft & won a #DFC.

#Digby100 #RAF100 https://t.co/XskKnxq7n8

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almost 8 years ago

#OnThisDay #1941 #PltOff J G #Magee Jnr, #412 #Squadron, carried out a test flight in a new #Spitfire Mk.V, reaching a height of 30,000ft. He was so enthused during his time in the air that he decided to record his feelings in a poem: ‘High Flight’ #Digby100 #RAF100

LimaSectorOps's tweet photo. #OnThisDay #1941

#PltOff J G #Magee Jnr, #412 #Squadron, carried out a test flight in a new #Spitfire Mk.V, reaching a height of 30,000ft.

He was so enthused during his time in the air that he decided to record his feelings in a poem:

‘High Flight’

#Digby100 #RAF100 https://t.co/n9chFDlphj

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almost 8 years ago

#OnThisDay #1940 #151 #Squadron were to be reformed at #Digby with #Hurricanes, under the command of #SqnLdr #West. #Digby100 #RAF100

LimaSectorOps's tweet photo. #OnThisDay #1940

#151 #Squadron were to be reformed at #Digby with #Hurricanes, under the command of #SqnLdr #West.

#Digby100 #RAF100 https://t.co/gdNIU4vUZO

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almost 8 years ago

#OnThisDay #1944 #527 #Squadron commenced the calibration of #Bawdsey radar station - still open today @bawdseyradar https://t.co/7F7WQ4MlLq #Digby100 #RAF100

LimaSectorOps's tweet photo. #OnThisDay #1944

#527 #Squadron commenced the calibration of #Bawdsey radar station - still open today @bawdseyradar

https://t.co/7F7WQ4MlLq

#Digby100 #RAF100 https://t.co/yfSjc7RHYr

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almost 8 years ago

#OnThisDay #1944 #527 #Squadron carried out calibration flights for the radar at #Ringstead. #Digby100 #RAF100

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almost 8 years ago

#OnThisDay #1943 #Sgt P B #Huppert and Sgt J S #Christie, #410 #Squadron, carried out a #Ranger #sortie to north-west #Germany. They damaged a motor launch, four barges and a dredger on the #Ems Canal between #Lingen and #Papenburg #Digby100 #RAF100

LimaSectorOps's tweet photo. #OnThisDay #1943

#Sgt P B #Huppert and Sgt J S #Christie, #410 #Squadron, carried out a #Ranger #sortie to north-west #Germany.

They damaged a motor launch, four barges and a dredger on the #Ems Canal between #Lingen and #Papenburg

#Digby100 #RAF100 https://t.co/D5JJPocy27

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almost 8 years ago

#OnThisDay #1944 #310 (#Czechoslovak) #Squadron departed #Digby for #NorthWeald. #Digby100 #RAF100

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almost 8 years ago

#OnThisDay #1939 #504 (City of #Nottingham) #Squadron arrived from #Hucknall, under the command of #SqnLdr Victor #Beamish AFC, and began to work up to full operational readiness with their #Hurricanes. #Digby100 #RAF100

LimaSectorOps's tweet photo. #OnThisDay #1939

#504 (City of #Nottingham) #Squadron arrived from #Hucknall, under the command of #SqnLdr Victor #Beamish AFC, and began to work up to full operational readiness with their #Hurricanes.

#Digby100 #RAF100 https://t.co/r9YiFqedu1

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almost 8 years ago

#OnThisDay #1940 A #Blenheim of #29 #Squadron was struck by lightning during an #RDF trail flight. The aircraft was able to return to base, and the crew of #Sgt A J #Roberts and #PltOff P A #Tomlinson were both unhurt. #Digby100 #RAF100

LimaSectorOps's tweet photo. #OnThisDay #1940

A #Blenheim of #29 #Squadron was struck by lightning during an #RDF trail flight. The aircraft was able to return to base, and the crew of #Sgt A J #Roberts and #PltOff P A #Tomlinson were both unhurt.

#Digby100 #RAF100 https://t.co/gqtP5HmBEs

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