Although not recognised much since the War, the work of the R.A.F. Beach Squadrons was appreciated by commanders at the time.

This clipping of a report from Montague Taylor, taken from a provincial newspaper in North-East England in 1944, illustrates that recognition. (name of newspaper and exact date not known)

See also the tribute paid by Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory, Air Commander-in-Chief, Allied Expeditionary Air Force.