39th Beaufort Squadron in Malta.

[sergey]

Hi,
Colleagues,
Please tell me in what time periods in 1942 - 1943 the 39th Beaufort squadron was in Malta.

[Chris Goss]

39 Sqn not 39th. Latter is American

[sergey]

I'm interested No 39 Sqn RAF.

[AndyMa]

39 Sqn operated Beauforts in Malta from around Dec41 until re-equipment with Beaufighters in Jun43.

[Buckeye30]

Hi Andy-Sergey. The detachments (not the full squadron) were at Luqa 27/12/41 --2/10/42 then 6/11/42--1/6/43. Then to Protville (there were 3 airfields there) near Tunis.
Beaufort I 8/42--11/42. Beaufort II 4/42--6/43 then Beaufighters as Andy says.
Nick

[Juha]

Hello Sergey!
According to Jefford's RAF Squadrons
A detachment at Luqa (on Malta) 27 Dec 41 onwards (Beaufort Is)
Apr 42 Beaufort IIs
20 Aug to Luqa - absorbed elements of Nos 86 & 217 Sqns, dets Gianaclis, Helwan, Shandur
2 Oct 42 to Shallufa, det Gianaclis
6 Nov 42 to Luqa, det Shallufa
9 Dec 42 to Shallufa, det Luqa
21 Jan 43 to Luqa, dets Shallufa, Gianaclis
1 Jun 43 to Protville II
Jun 43 Beaufighter X

Juha

[sergey]

Thank you all very much.
For the period that interests me, Detachment 39 of the squadron under the command of Pat Gibbs arrived at Luke on June 22. He was in Malta until October 2, after which he flew to Egypt, where another detachment was located. Here I would like to know why the Beauforts recalled from Malta to Egypt, if there were a detachment of No 39 squadrons and No 42 squadrons.
If I understood correctly, the squadron again returned to Malta on November 6 (13 aircraft) and flew back to Egypt on December 9. But was it the whole squadron, or just her squad?

Sergey

[Bruce Lander]

Good source for 39 Squadron is The Winged Bomb: History of 39 Squadron, R.A.F.
by Ken Delve 4 Apr 1998

Bruce Lander

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Bruce Lander

Good source for 39 Squadron is The Winged Bomb: History of 39 Squadron, R.A.F.
by Ken Delve 4 Apr 1998

Bruce Lander

The Squadron's Operations Record Books are currently free to download from the National Archives. (The Archives are reopening on 21 July, so that may mean the end of the free downloads).

[sergey]

I know about this book, but I did not find it on the Internet, and it is not on sale in Ukraine.