No. 224 Squadron RAF
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No. 224 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron that saw service in both the First and Second World Wars.
Securing bombs in a 224 Squadron Hudson at RAF Leuchars
Lockheed Hudson N7264, 'QX-Q' of 224 Squadron, at RAF Wick, being examined for damage due to 'friendly fire' off Norway, April 1940. Note punctured tyres.
224 Squadron Liberator crew at RAF St Eval after sinking two U-boats on a single sortie, June 1944
A. E. Clouston
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Air Commodore Arthur Edmond Clouston, was a New Zealand–born British test pilot and senior officer in the Royal Air Force. He took part in several air races and record-breaking flights in the 1930s.
No. 224 Squadron RAF
…was a successful anti-submarine unit, accounting for ten U-boats destroyed during the Second World War. Its wartime commanders included New Zealanders A. E. Clouston and Mick Ensor. The squadron returned to St Eval in July 1945 where it converted to Avro Lancasters in October 1946. The squadron disbanded on 10…
A.E. Clouston, September 1936
Hafner AR.III (G-ADMV) at Heston, 1935
Miles Hawk Speed Six (G-ADOD), September 1936
DH.88 Comet (G-ACSS), Gravesend, August 1937