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No.257 Sqn RAF
Founded : 18th August 1918
Burma Thay myay gyee shin shwe hti - Death or glory
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No.257 Sqn RAF
No.257 Sqn RAF Artwork |
No.257 Sqn RAF Artwork Collection |
  Typhoons Over Normandy by Ivan Berryman. |   Clipped Signature - David Ince. |   Clipped Signature - Sir Peter Wykeham. |
  Bob Stanford-Tuck Tribute Folio by Nicolas Trudgian. |   Winter's Day at Coltishall by John Young. |   Tribute to Bob Stanford Tuck by Ivan Berryman. |
  Hurricane Force by Robert Taylor. |
| Aces for : No.257 Sqn RAF | ||
| A list of all Aces from our database who are known to have flown with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking the pilots name. | ||
| Name | Victories | Info |
| Robert Stanford-Tuck | 29.00 | The signature of Robert Stanford-Tuck features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available. |
| Peter Malam Brothers | 15.00 | The signature of Peter Malam Brothers features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available. |
| Basil Gerald 'Stapme' Stapleton | 6.00 | The signature of Basil Gerald 'Stapme' Stapleton features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available. |
| Aircraft for : No.257 Sqn RAF | |||
| A list of all aircraft known to have been flown by No.257 Sqn RAF. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | |||
| Squadron | Info | ||
Manufacturer : Hawker Production Began : 1936 Number Built : 14533 | Hurricane Royal Air Force Fighter, the Hawker Hurricane had a top speed of 320mph, at 18,200 feet and 340mph at 17,500, ceiling of 34,200 and a range of 935 miles. The Hurricane was armed with eight fixed wing mounted .303 browning machine guns in the Mark I and twelve .303 browning's in the MKIIB in the Hurricane MKIIC it had four 20mm cannon. All time classic fighter the Hurricane was designed in 1933-1934, the first prototype flew in June 1936 and a contract for 600 for the Royal Air Force was placed. The first production model flew ion the 12th October 1937 and 111 squadron of the Royal Air Force received the first Hurricanes in January 1938. By the outbreak of World war two the Royal Air Force had 18 operational squadrons of Hurricanes. During the Battle of Britain a total of 1715 Hurricanes took part, (which was more than the rest of the aircraft of the Royal air force put together) and almost 75% of the Victories during the Battle of Britain went to hurricane pilots. The Hawker Hurricane was used in all theatres during World war two, and in many roles. in total 14,533 Hurricanes were built. | ||
Manufacturer : Gloster Production Began : 1944 Number Built : 3947 | Meteor The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' first operational jet. Designed by George Carter, and built by the Gloster Aircraft Company, Armstrong-Whitworth, the Meteor first flew in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 with 616 Squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF). The Gloster Meteor was not an aerodynamically advanced aircraft but the Gloster design team succeeded in producing an effective jet fighter that served the RAF and other air forces for decades. Meteors saw action with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in the Korean War and other air forces used the Meteor. The Royal Danish Air Force, The Belgian Air Force and Isreali Air Force kept the Meteor in service until the early 1970's. A Total of 3947 meteors were built and two Meteors, WL419 and WA638, remain in service with the Martin-Baker company as ejection seat testbeds. | ||
Manufacturer : Hawker Production Began : 1941 Number Built : 3330 | Typhoon Single engine fighter with a maximum speed of 412 mph at 19,000 feet and a ceiling of 35,200 feet. range 510 miles. The Typhoon was armed with twelve browning .303inch machine guns in the wings (MK1A) Four 20mm Hispano cannon in wings (MK!B) Two 1000ilb bombs or eight 3-inch rockets under wings. The first proto type flew in February 1940, but due to production problems the first production model flew in May 1941. with The Royal Air Force receiving their first aircraft in September 1941. Due to accidents due to engine problems (Sabre engine) The Hawker Typhoon started front line service in December 1941.The Hawker Typhoon started life in the role of interceptor around the cost of England but soon found its real role as a ground attack aircraft. especially with its 20mm cannon and rockets. This role was proved during the Normandy landings and the period after. The total number of Hawker typhoons built was 3,330. | ||
| Signatures for : No.257 Sqn RAF | |||||||||
| A list of all signatures from our database who are associated with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking their name. | |||||||||
| Name | Info | ||||||||
  Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC* Click the name or photo above to see prints signed by or with the mounted signature of Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC*
| Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC* Learnt to fly at the age of 16 and joined the RAF two years later in 1936. He first saw action in 1940 when as a Flight Commander in 32 Squadron, based at Biggin Hill, he flew his Hurricane against the fighters and bombers of the Luftwaffe. He recalls this as an intensely busy period, during which he shot down an Me109 - his first enemy aircraft; by the end of August that same year his tally of enemy aircraft shot down increased to eight. Awarded the DFC, he was transferred to 257 Squadron where he joined Bob-Stanford Tuck as a Flight Commander. Promoted in 1941 to Squadron Leader, Pete Brothers then took command of 457 Squadron RAAF, equipped with Spitfires. A year later when 457 Squadron returned to Australia, Pete took command of 602 Squadron. In the early autumn of 1942 he went on to become Wing Leader of the Tangmere Wing, succeeding his old friend, Douglas Bader. By the end of the war Pete Brothers had amassed 875 operational hours over a 44-month period. He was credited with having personally shot down 16 enemy aircraft and damaged many more. He later went on to command 57 Squadron during the Malaya campaign. Upon return to the UK Pete Brothers joined the V-Force, flying Valiant-4 jet bombers. He retired in 1973. Sadly, Pete Brothers died 18th December 2008.
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 Lieutenant Steve Crowe Click the name or photo above to see prints signed by Lieutenant Steve Crowe | Lieutenant Steve Crowe Steve Crowe flew Hurricanes with 257 Squadron RAF. and undertook his first combat operation in November 1941. Along with other Americans he was then posted to join 133 Eagle Squadron, flying Spitfires, transferring to the USAAF in September 1942 as the 336th Fighter Squadron. He flew over 70 combat missions in both the European and Mediterranean theatres of operations. | ||||||||
Wing Commander Jerry Eaton DFC Click the name above to see prints signed by Wing Commander Jerry Eaton DFC | Wing Commander Jerry Eaton DFC Jerry Eaton learnt to fly in Oklahoma USA. Jerry Eaton Flew with 257 Sqn as part of the 2nd Tactical Air Force ( based at Warmwell in Dorset during 1943 ) and converted to Typhoon 1Bs in 1943 on escorts supporting troops as part of the Allied advances. Jerry Eaton was based at Tangmere, Lymington, Hurn, Normandy and the Low Countries. He remained in service with the RAF until 1972 and left the RAF as a Wing Commander. | ||||||||
 Squadron Leader Charles G Frizell Click the name or photo above to see prints signed by or with the mounted signature of Squadron Leader Charles G Frizell | Squadron Leader Charles G Frizell Squadron Leader Charles George Frizell flew with RAF Squadron No. 257. His Hurricane fighter was shot down on Aug. 15, 1940, but Frizell bailed out of the burning aircraft and landed safely. Subsequently he fought in Africa and flew long-range shipping patrols from Gibraltar. He lives today in Tsawwassen, Canada. | ||||||||
Flt. Lt. David Ince DFC Click the name above to see prints signed by Flt. Lt. David Ince DFC | Flt. Lt. David Ince DFC Flt. Lt. David Ince DFC was born in Glasgow and was educated at Aysgarth School and Cheltenham College. Failing to meet the eyesight standards for aircrew he became a gunner officer in 1940 and managed to pass a wartime RAF medical board at his third attempt. Seconded for Army Cooperation duties, he trained in Canada at 35 EFTS and 37 SFTS before returning to the UK to fly Hurricanes and Mustangs at 41 OTU. Subsequently converting to Typhoons he flew with 193 and 257 Squadrons, from Normandy until the end of hostilities in Europe, completing almost 150 sorties and being awarded an immediate DFC. He took a leading part in trials, demonstrations and the early operational use of Napalm. Almost shot down on one reconnaissance flight, he later devised and proved a camera installation for low level close up target photography, which was an immediate success. In the closing stages of the war he was leading 193 Squadron on shipping strikes in the Baltic. After attending the first post war course at The Empire Test Pilots School he returned to University to complete an engineering degree. | ||||||||
Flight Lieutenant Reginald C Nutter Click the name above to see prints signed by Flight Lieutenant Reginald C Nutter | Flight Lieutenant Reginald C Nutter 257 Squadron, Canada, Hurricanes. | ||||||||
 Wing Commander Bob Stanford Tuck DSO DFC** Click the name or photo above to see prints signed by or with the mounted signature of Wing Commander Bob Stanford Tuck DSO DFC**
| Wing Commander Bob Stanford Tuck DSO DFC** Bob Stanford Tuck was a flamboyant fighter pilot, his dashing good looks, courage, and success in the air coming to epitomise the young flyers who fought and won the Battle of Britain. To the British public he was a hero in the mould of the knights of old, and today his name is legend. In the early stages of the Battle of Britain Bob fought with 92 Squadron flying Spitfires, quickly becoming one of the leading aces. Promoted to command 257 Squadron, now flying Hurricanes, Bobs dashing style of leadership inspired his pilots to great success. He went on to command the Duxford and Biggin Hill Wings, taking his personal score to 29 air victories before being shot down by ground fire over Northern France in 1942. He died on 5th May 1987. | ||||||||
  Squadron Leader Basil Stapleton DFC Click the name or photo above to see prints signed by Squadron Leader Basil Stapleton DFC
| Squadron Leader Basil Stapleton DFC Born in South Africa, Basil Stapleton joined the RAF in Jan 1939, being posted to 603 Sqn flying Spitfires. He first saw action off Scotland, sharing in the destruction of two bombers, before the Squadron was posted south to Hornchurch during the height of the Battle of Britain. By Nov 1940 his tally had risen to 6 and 2 shared victories and 8 probables. In March 1942 he was posted to 257 Sqn as flight commander. In August 1944 he commanded 247 Sqn flying Typhoons, taking part in the Arnhem operations. In December 1944, whilst attacking a train, debris hit his aircraft forcing him to land behind enemy lines where he was taken prisoner of war. Stapme Stapleton had scored 6 victories, plus 2 shared, 5 probable and 2 damaged. Sadly, we have learned that Basil Stapleton passed away on 13th April 2010. | ||||||||
  Flight Lieutenant Basil Tatters Tatham Click the name or photo above to see prints signed by Flight Lieutenant Basil Tatters Tatham
| Flight Lieutenant Basil Tatters Tatham Basil Tatham was born on the 13th of March 1921 in Bardolfs, Knebworth and later went to St Edwards in 1936 following many months in Middlesex hospital with osteomyelitis, which nearly cost him his leg. Despite this he went on to follow his father in to the 1st XI cricket team, became captain of shooting, entered the Officer Training Corps and passed his school certificates. After finishing school in 1940 he could have gone on to university but felt duty bound to join the RAF. Basil was training in the Battle of Britain, but served through two tours as a pilot flying Hurricanes, Spitfires, Typhoons and Tempests. Tatters Tatham first flew Hurricanes with 79 Squadron, and then in 1941 on Atlantic convoys with the MSFU before being torpedoed. In May 1942 he was posted to 257 Squadron on Hurricane night fighters, before joining 247 Squadron on Typhoons. After a brief rest period instructing, he rejoined 247 Squadron the day before D-day, and spent the following months destroying German tanks and other ground targets. Basil Tatham ended the war as a Flight-Lieutenant, (he was an acting Squadron Leader) with a number of medals including the Croix de Guerre Avec Etoile de Vermeil (F). He survived being shot down twice. Sadly he passed away on 2nd December 2007. | ||||||||
| Battle of Britain Pilots for this Squadron | |
| Name | Info |
| Sgt. K. M. Allen | British, Served with : 43 & 257 & 253 Squadrons |
| P/O S. E. Andrews | British, Served with : 32 & 257 Squadrons Killed in flying accident August 9th 1942 |
| Sgt. D. J. Aslin | British, Served with : 257 & 32 Squadrons |
| P/O G. G. Bailey | British, Served with : 257, 43, 79 and 56 Squadrons Killed November 9th 1941** |
| Sgt. L. D. Barnes | British, Served with : 257, 615 & 607 Squadrons |
| S/Ldr. D. W. Bayne | British, Served with : 257 Squadron |
| F/Lt. H. R. A. Beresford | British, Served with : 257 Squadron Killed September 7th 1940 |
| Sgt. H. E. Black | British, Served with : 46, 257 & 32 Squadrons Shot down Oct 29th 1940/Died Nov 9th 1940 |
| F/Lt H. P. Blatchford | Canadian, Served with : 17 and 257 Squadrons Missing 3rd May 1943 |
| P/O C. R. Bon Seigneur | Canadian, Served with : 257 Squadron Killed 3rd September 1940 |
| F/Lt W. S. Bowyer | South African, Served with : 257 Squadron Killed January 24th 1942 |
| F/Lt. P. M. Brothers Signed Artwork WW2 Ace - 15.00 victories | British, Served with : 32 & 257 Squadrons Passed away 18th December 2008 Learnt to fly at the age of 16 and joined the RAF two years later in 1936. He first saw action in 1940 when as a Flight Commander in 32 Squadron, based at Biggin Hill, he flew his Hurricane against the fighters and bombers of the Luftwaffe. He recalls this as an intensely busy period, during which he shot down an Me109 - his first enemy aircraft; by the end of August that same year his tally of enemy aircraft shot down increased to eight. Awarded the DFC, he was transferred to 257 Squadron where he joined Bob-Stanford Tuck as a Flight Commander. Promoted in 1941 to Squadron Leader, Pete Brothers then took command of 457 Squadron RAAF, equipped with Spitfires. A year later when 457 Squadron returned to Australia, Pete took command of 602 Squadron. In the early autumn of 1942 he went on to become Wing Leader of the Tangmere Wing, succeeding his old friend, Douglas Bader. By the end of the war Pete Brothers had amassed 875 operational hours over a 44-month period. He was credited with having personally shot down 16 enemy aircraft and damaged many more. He later went on to command 57 Squadron during the Malaya campaign. Upon return to the UK Pete Brothers joined the V-Force, flying Valiant-4 jet bombers. He retired in 1973. Sadly, Pete Brothers died 18th December 2008. |
| P/O C. F. A. Capon | British, Served with : 257 Squadron Killed January 1st 1941 |
| P/O J. A. G. Chomley | Rhodesian, Served with : 257 Squadron Missing August 12th 1940 |
| P/O A. C. Cochrane | Canadian, Served with : 257 Squadron Missing March 31st 1943 |
| F/O The Hon. D. A. Coke | British, Served with : 257 Squadron Killed December 9th 1941 |
| F/O B. W. J. D'arcy-Irvine | British, Served with : 257 Squadron Missing August 8th 1940** |
| Wg/Cdr. A. D. DFC Farquhar | British, Served with : 257 Squadron |
| Sgt. R. V. Forward | British, Served with : 257 Squadron |
| Sgt. D. N. Francis | British, Served with : 257 Squadron |
| Sgt. R. H. B. Fraser | British, Served with : 257 Squadron Killed October 22nd 1940 |
| P/O C. G. Frizell | Canadian, Served with : 257 Squadron |
| Sgt. A. G. Girdwood | British, Served with : 257 Squadron Killed October 29th 1940 |
| P/O K. C. Gundry | British, Served with : 257 Squadron Killed May 22nd 1942** |
| F/Lt. N. M. AFC Hall | British, Served with : 257 Squadron Killed August 8th 1940 |
| S/Ldr H. Harkness | Irish, Served with : 257 Squadron |
| P/O A. L. Hedges | British, Served with : 245 & 257 Squadrons |
| F/O J. A. Mc.D. Henderson | British, Served with : 257 Squadron |
| Sgt. B. Henson | British, Served with : 32 & 257 Squadrons Killed November 17th 1940 |
| P/O N. B. Heywood | British, Served with : 32, 607 & 257 Squadrons Killed October 22nd 1940 |
| Sgt. R. D. Hogg | British, Served with : 17, 257 & 56 Squadrons Killed November 11th 1940 |
| Sgt. H. N. Hoyle | British, Served with : 257 Squadron |
| Sgt. D. J. Hulbert | British, Served with : 257 & 501 Squadrons |
| P/O D. W. Hunt | British, Served with : 257 Squadron |
| Sgt. E. R. Jessop | British, Served with : 257 43 & 253 Squadrons Killed in flying accident November 15th 1941 |
| P/O J. K. Kay | British, Served with : 111 & 257 Squadrons |
| Sgt. S. E. Lucas | British, Served with : 32 & 257 Squadrons |
| P/O G. H. Maffett | British, Served with : 257 Squadron Killed August 31st 1940 |
| F/O J. C. Martin | New Zealand, Served with : 257 Squadron Missing August 27th 1941 |
| F/O L. R. G. Mitchell | British, Served with : 257 Squadron Missing September 7th 1940** |
| P/O P. A. Mortimer | British, Served with : 85 & 257 Squadrons Killed November 6th 1942 |
| P/O G. North | British, Served with : 85 & 257 Squadrons Killed February 10th 1943 |
| Sgt. R. C. Nutter Signed Artwork | British, Served with : 257 Squadron 257 Squadron, Canada, Hurricanes. |
| F/Lt P. G. St. G. O'Brian | Canadian, Served with : 152 and 257 Squadrons |
| Sgt. A. J. Page | British, Served with : 257 Squadron Killed October 24th 1941 |
| P/O J. P. Pfeiffer | Polish, Served with : 257 and 32 Squadrons Missing December 20th 1943 |
| P/O K. Pniak | Polish, Served with : 32 and 257 Squadrons |
| P/O K Priak | Belgian, Served with : 32 and 257 Squadrons |
| P/O J. Redman | British, Served with : 245, 43 & 257 Squadrons Listed as POW - Date unkown |
| Sgt. P. T. Robinson | British, Served with : 257 Squadron |
| F/O L. H. Schwind | British, Served with : 257, 43 & 213 Squadrons Killed September 27th 1940 |
| Sgt. H. F. W. Shead | British, Served with : 32 & 257 Squadrons |
| Sgt. K. B. Smith | British, Served with : 257 Squadron Missing August 8th 1940** |
| P/O F. Surma | Polish, Served with : 151, 607 and 257 Squadrons Killed November 8th 1941 |
| F/Lt. R. R. S. DFC & Bar Tuck Signed Artwork WW2 Ace - 29.00 victories | British, Served with : 92 & 257 Squadrons Passed away 5th May 1987 Bob Stanford Tuck was a flamboyant fighter pilot, his dashing good looks, courage, and success in the air coming to epitomise the young flyers who fought and won the Battle of Britain. To the British public he was a hero in the mould of the knights of old, and today his name is legend. In the early stages of the Battle of Britain Bob fought with 92 Squadron flying Spitfires, quickly becoming one of the leading aces. Promoted to command 257 Squadron, now flying Hurricanes, Bobs dashing style of leadership inspired his pilots to great success. He went on to command the Duxford and Biggin Hill Wings, taking his personal score to 29 air victories before being shot down by ground fire over Northern France in 1942. He died on 5th May 1987. |
| G/Capt. S. F. AFC DFC Vincent WW2 Ace - 5.00 victories | British, Served with : 257 & 229 Squadrons |
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