No. 161 Squadron RAF
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No. 161 Squadron RAF was a daylight bombing unit present in World War I using the Airco DH.9A. In World War II, operating out of RAF Tempsford, it was used for the delivery and recovery of agents and delivery of supplies to occupied Europe using the Westland Lysander and Lockheed Hudson.
[edit] External links
- History of No. 161 Squadron
- http://www.rafweb.org/Sqn161-165.htm
- [1] Information on the Tempsford Squadrons
- [2] Final flight, and recovery of, Hudson FK790.
This aircraft and the remains of the pilot were discovered 53 years, to the day, after it went missing on an operation.
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