11 May 1940

11 May 1940

There is little information regarding No.615 Squadron activity during this day, except for the mention of patrols between Abbeville and Le Touquet [1]. It is likely that the lack of pilot training, the transformation on Hawker Hurricane Mk I, and the low number of available aircraft have helped keep the unit in second lines.

[1] No.615 (RAF) Squadron, Operations Record Book. Kew : The National Archives, AIR 27/2123 ; CULL, Brian ; LANDER, Bruce ; WEISS, Heinrich. Twelve Days in May. The Air Battle for Northern France and the Low Countires, 10 – 21 May 1940, as seen through the eyes of the fighter pilots involved. London : Grub Street, 1999. p.71 ; GILLET, Arnaud. La Luftwaffe à l’ouest — Les victoires de l’aviation de chasse britannique (10 mai 1940 – 23 mai 1940). Béthenville : Arnaud Gillet, 2008. p.91. 

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