RAF Banff strike wing monument
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RAF Banff strike wing monument
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 5 Sep 2019
The main inscription reads: "This memorial commemorates the men and women who served with the six multi-national squadrons which formed the Banff strike wing at RAF Banff between September 1944 and May 1945. Under the command of Group Captain the Hon. Max Aitken, the mixed Mosquito and Beaufighter units mounted concentrated attacks on German surface vessels and U-boats in the North Sea and along the Norwegian Coast. Their success in the closing months of World War ll was important in the defeat of Germany and strike wing aircraft operating from the airfield near here inflicted heavy damage on enemy shipping and supply routes. Many thousands of tons of vital iron ore and other supplies were lost to the German forces as a result of rocket and cannon attacks carried out by this gallant strike wing. Losses among the RAF, Commonwealth and Norwegian squadrons were high. More than 80 aircrew gave their lives flying with the RAF Banff strike wing."
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