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The No 120 Squadron was formed 2
June 1941, based at Nutts Corner, Northern Ireland, and
flying B-24 Liberators on anti-U-boat patrols over the Atlantic.
The units first confirmed success was on 12 October 1942 when
U-597 was sunk by depth charges. No 120 moved to Iceland in
April 1943, operating from Meeks Field (later renamed Keflavik),
and within six weeks of the move, a further four U-boats had
been sunk. In March 1944, the Squadron returned to Northern
Ireland and joined Coastal Command's massive anti-submarine
efforts in support of Operation Overlord, the D-Day landings,
and by the end of the war, No 120 was the RAF's highest scoring
anti-submarine unit with 14 kills. |
