Typhoon JP843
This is the story of Typhoon Srl. No. JP843 OV-T, which spent most of its operational service with 197 Squadron. JP843 was part of the fourth production batch of 600 Hawker Typhoons built by the Gloster Aircraft Company, a subsidiary…
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Sgt. John Richard Hill RCAF
197 Squadron RAF, December 28, 1942 – May 7, 1943. Of the nine Canadians who served with 197 Sqn, eight were shot down (seven KIA and one POW). Canadians provided about eight per cent of the total number of pilots…
F/S Jack “Chiefy” Adcock BEM RAF
Flight Sergeant John Henry “Chiefy” Adcock (524788), 6197 Servicing Echelon April 1944 – August 1945 Jack, as he was known to his family, or “Chiefy” Adcock, as he was known to the pilots of 197 Squadron, joined the RAF in…