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Tomahawk AK555 |
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Type : Tomahawk Mark : IIb |
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| 23rd August 1941 | With No.250 Sqn, flown by John Evelyn Scoular as he claimed a Ju88 off Matrun. |
| Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Tomahawk IIb AK555 | ||
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| Name | Info | |
| Scoular, John Evelyn Click the name above to see a profile of Scoular, John Evelyn
| Scoular, John Evelyn Born in 1911, John Evelyn Scoular joined No.73 Sqn in 1937. Flying Hurricanes from April to June 1940, he claimed 11 victories + 4 shared, 2 damaged and 1 unconfirmed before leaving the squadron. He then claimed another victory while flying Gladiators in the Middle East before commanding No.250 Sqn in the Western Desert equipped with Tomahawks, where he claimed a further 2 victories plus one damaged. By the end of the war he had claimed 14 + 4 shared victories, and had been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Force Cross, and had been Mentioned in Despatches. He died in 1986. | |
| Squadrons for : Tomahawk IIb AK555 | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have flown Tomahawk IIb AK555. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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No.250 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 10th May 1918 Fate : Disbanded 30th December 1946 Close to the sun | No.250 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
| Aircraft type : Tomahawk | ||
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Tomahawk 
Manufacturer : Curtiss Number Built : 16802 | Tomahawk A total of sixteen Royal Air Force squadrons used the Tomahawk from British bases, and five more squadrons in the Middle East, as well as South African and Australian units. The Curtiss Tomahawk equipped the legendary Flying Tigers of the American Volunteer Group in China, in 1941, before the United States was officialy at war with Japan. In all, 16,802 Curtiss Tomahawks in a succession of improved models, were mainly built for the US Air Force. | |
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