Motto:
"Igni renatus"- "Born again in fire".
Badge: A phoenix holding in its beak a sword.
History
No. 198 Squadron was
formed on 1 June 1918 at Rochford from No.98 Depot Squadron as a night
training squadron and was engaged, from June until September 1918, in
elementary training duties followed by all-through training until the
Armistice. In September 1919 it handed over its training
responsibilities to Scampton and was disbanded.
On 8 December 1942,
No.198 reformed at Digby with Typhoons as a night fighter squadron and
flew defensive patrols over north-east England until March 1943, when it
moved to Manston to help counter enemy fighter-bomber raids on coastal
towns. In June, the squadron began ground attack missions over France
and at the beginning of 1944, adopted Rockets as its main offensive
weapon. Attacks on communications, radar stations and coast defence
works were a prelude to the invasion of France and on 1 July 1944 the
squadron moved to Normandy. Ground attck support for the Army followed
throughout the battle of Normandy and the breakout from the beachhead as
No.198 moved its bases forward to Belgium. In April 1945 it moved into
Germany and remained there until disbanded on 15 September 1945.
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Casualties of the squadron, buried
in the Netherlands.
Number of known casualties: 8
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