No. 5 Squadron

Curtiss Mohawk IV RAF 5Sqn OQJ BJ441 Calcutta India 1942

Mohawk IV BJ441 OQ-J of No 5 Sqn patrols over the mighty Brahmaputra River from Agartala in October 1942, when the unit was charged with defending the port city of Calcutta. The fighter is camouflaged in the standard dark green/dark earth/sky colours of the period, although its code letters are black rather than sky. BJ441 is being flown by Sgt Derek Wicks who on 12 February 1943 downed a Ki-43, which was No 5 Sqn's final kill with the Mohawk.

Curtiss Mohawk IV RAF 5th Squadron OQR BK580 Sgt Wood Burma 1943.

This Squadron escorted Blenheims on raids into Burma.

Curtiss Mohawk IV RAF 5th Squadron OQT BS744 Lt Baines India 1943.

This Squadron escorted Blenheims on raids into Burma.

Curtiss Mohawk IV RAF 5th Squadron Lt Souter Burma, 1942-1943.

This Squadron escorted Blenheims on raids into Burma.

Curtiss Mohawk IV RAF 5th Squadron Assam India 1942-1943.

(Curtiss Hawk75 A4) This Squadron escorted Blenheims on raids into Burma.