No. 224 Squadron RAF

[8][9] On the outbreak of the Second World War, the squadron deployed its Hudsons on patrols over the North Sea and reconnaissance missions over German ports, losing three aircraft by the end of September 1939.

[8] On 23 April 1940 a 'most regrettable incident' occurred whereby three Hudsons, sent to support Operation Primrose (1940), were engaged by anti-aircraft guns from HMS Curacoa (D41) and others.

Hudson N7249 was shot down, whilst the other two aircraft, including N7264, returned to RAF Wick with damage.

224 Squadron was a successful anti-submarine unit, accounting for ten[17] U-boats destroyed during the Second World War.

The squadron reformed on 1 March 1948 at RAF Aldergrove, equipped with the Handley Page Halifax.

In 1951 it re-equipped with the Avro Shackleton, which it operated from RAF Gibraltar from August 1951,[19] until disbanding on 31 October 1966.