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No.217 Sqn RAF Founded : 1st April 1918 Country : UK Fate : Disbanded 13th November 1959 Known Aircraft Codes : MW, YQ Woe to the unwary

No.217 Sqn RAF

No.217 Sqn RAF Artwork Collection Click the images below to view the fantastic artwork we have available to purchase!

Exchange of Fire by Ivan Berryman.

Aircraft for : No.217 Sqn RAF
A list of all aircraft known to have been flown by No.217 Sqn RAF. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
Squadron	Info
Anson Click the name above to see prints featuring Anson aircraft. Manufacturer : Avro	Anson Full profile not yet available.
Beaufighter Click the name above to see prints featuring Beaufighter aircraft. Manufacturer : Bristol Production Began : 1940 Number Built : 5564	Beaufighter BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER The Bristol Beaufighter was a Torpedo Bomber and had a crew of two. with a maximum speed of 330mph and a ceiling of 29,000 feet. maximum normal range of 1500 miles but could be extended to 1750 miles. The Bristol Beaufighter carried four 20mm cannon in the belly of the aircraft and upto six .303in browning machine guns in the wings. it could also carry eight 3 -inch rockets, 1605 lb torpedo or a bomb load of 1,000 lb. The Bristol Beaufighter first flew in July 1939 and with some modifications entered service with the Royal Air Force in July 1940. In the winter of 1940 - 1941 the Beaufighter was used as a night fighter. and in March 1941 the aircraft was used at Coastal Command as a long range strike aircraft. and in 1941, the Beaufighter arrived in North Africa and used as a forward ground attack aircraft. The Bristol Beaufighter was used also in India, Burma and Australia. A total of 5,564 Beaufighters were built until production in Britain finished in 1945, but a further 364 were built in Australia for the Australian Air Force
Beaufort Click the name above to see prints featuring Beaufort aircraft.	Beaufort Full profile not yet available.

Signatures for : No.217 Sqn RAF
A list of all signatures from our database who are associated with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking their name.
Name	Info
Squadron Leader Arthur Aldridge DFC Click the name or photo above to see prints signed by Squadron Leader Arthur Aldridge DFC	Squadron Leader Arthur Aldridge DFC Although Arthur Aldridge was only to spend two months in Malta - 217 Squadrons Beauforts were actually en route to Ceylon at the time - the results he achieved make hirn a legend amongst torpedo airmen. On his first operation from Malta on June 15 1942 he and his crew made a lone attack on the Italian fleet and sank the 10,000 ton heavy cruiser Trento. Perhaps as a result, the Italian Navy never put to sea as a fleet again. On June 21 Aldridge sank the 7,744 ton cargo ship Reichenfels. Although wounded in the action, Aldridge went to the rescue of another stricken Beaufort which was under attack from a Ju88 and drove it off. For his operations in Malta, Aldridge was awarded a Bar to his DFC.
Warrant Officer Tom Calladine Click the name above to see prints signed by Warrant Officer Tom Calladine	Warrant Officer Tom Calladine A pilot on Beaufighters with 217 Sqn during 1943/44, Tom flew many anti-shipping operations against the Japanese in the Far East.