Squadron 120 Nimrod Model

Squadron 120 Nimrod Model Fly with Squadron 120 in this hand crafted Nimrod model. Each piece is carved from wood and hand painted to provide a piece you'll love. 18 inches No. 120 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force which was established as a Royal Flying Corps unit late in World War I, disbanded a year after the end of the war, then re-established as a RAF Coastal Command squadron during World War II. Although disbanded again a month after Victory in Europe Day, during and after World War II it operated almost continuously, with maritime patrol aircraft; most recently with the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, based at RAF Kinloss in Scotland[2] until the type's withdrawal in March 2010.[4] The squadron was disbanded again the following year. 120 Squadron will stand up again in April 2018 as the first squadron equipped with the P-8 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft.[5] Formation in First World War No. 120 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed at Cramlington on 1 January 1918, as a day bomber unit and was planned to be equipped with Airco DH.9. The First World War ended before it became operational, as the DH.9s were not delivered until October 1918,[2] so 120 Squadron spent late 1918 and 1919 flying communication and mail flights in Western Europe until it was disbanded late in 1919.[6] Second World War Reformed as part of Coastal Command in Northern Ireland in 1941 at RAF Nutts Corner, the unit was equipped with the Consolidated Liberator, flying against the U-boat threat in the war in the North Atlantic. The squadron received the first Mark I Liberators in June and began flying nine of them in September from bases in Aldergrove, Northern Ireland and Reykjavik, Iceland. The number of Liberators in September 1942 had increased to six Mark I, two Mark II, and three Mark III. 120 Squadron remained the only Coastal Command squadron flying VLR (Very Long Range) Liberators in February 1943 with five Mark I and twelve Mark III.[7] The squadron was very successful in this role, sinking 14 U-boats outright; and was credited with a share in sinking 3 more, plus 8 damaged.[2] This was the highest kill total in Coastal Command, achieved while flying from Northern Ireland, Iceland, and in support of Operation Overlord – the Allied invasion of France in 1944.[6] 12 October 1942 – U-597 sunk by depth charges from Liberator H piloted by Squadron Leader Terry Bulloch.[8] 15 October 1942 – (U-661 credited to Liberator H but postwar analysis indicates an attack on U-615 caused no damage) 5 November 1942 – U-89 damaged near convoy SC 107 (but initially believed to have sunk U-132) 8 December 1942 – (U-254 credited but postwar evidence indicates sank in collision with U-221 near convoy HX 217) 10 December 1942 – U-611 sunk near convoy HX 217 by depth charges from Liberator B 8 February 1943 – U-135 damaged near convoy SC 118 15 February 1943 – U-225 sunk by Liberator S near convoy SC 119 (but initially believed to be U-529) 21 February 1943 – U-623 sunk near convoy ON 166 by Liberator T 5 April 1943 – U-635 sunk near convoy HX 231 by depth charges from Liberator N 5 April 1943 – U-594 damaged near convoy HX 231 23 April 1943 – U-189 sunk by Liberator V 19 May 1943 – (U-954 credited to Liberator T, but postwar assessment indicates an attack on U-731 caused no damage) 20 May 1943 – U-258 sunk near convoy SC 130 by depth charges from Liberator P 28 May 1943 – U-304 sunk by depth charges from Liberator E 25 June 1943 – U-200 sunk by Liberator H (but initially believed to be U-194) 20 September 1943 – (U-338 credited to Liberator F, but postwar analysis indicates an attack on U-386 caused no damage) 4 October 1943 – U-389 sunk by depth charges from Liberator X (but initially believed to be U-279) 8 October 1943 – U-643 sunk near convoy SC 143 in cooperation with No. 86 Squadron RAF 16 October 1943 – U-470 sunk near convoys ONS 20/ON 206 by Liberator Z in cooperation with No. 59 Squadron RAF 17 October 1943 – U-540 sunk near convoys