197 Squadron RAF July 9, 1944 – November 21, 1944 Eric Necklen, a New Zealander, enlisted in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) on January 26, 1940 at RNZAF Station, Levin (Weraroa) having already served for two years with…
P/O Derek E. Tapson 197 Squadron November 11, 1943 – February 10, 1945 On February 10 1945, P/O D.E Tapson (No.190180) failed to return from an attack on a German Corps Headquarters just over the River Rhine. Here is his own…
197 Squadron November 11, 1943 – February 10, 1945 Derek Tapson trained as a pilot in America before completing his advanced training in Scotland on the Hawker Hurricane. He flew Typhoons exclusively with 197 Squadron RAF, performing operations before and…
