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99 Squadron [entry point]
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In 1938, 99 Squadron was the first squadron to be equipped with Wellingtons. At the start of the war it was part of 3 Group at RAF Mildenhall but moved by mid-September 1939 to RAF Newmarket, via a few…
9 Squadron [entry point]
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In September 1939, 9 Squadron was part of 3 Group at RAF Honington equipped with Wellingtons. In August 1942 the Squadron converted to Lancasters and moved to RAF Waddington as part of 5 Group.…
77 Squadron [entry point]
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At the start of the Second World War 77 Squadron was equipped with Whitleys at RAF Driffield as part of 4 Group. From August to October 1940 the squadron was at RAF Linton on Ouse and moved to RAF…
76 Squadron [entry point]
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76 Squadron was reformed at RAF Finningley in April 1937 and was a training squadron with Ansons and Hampdens at RAF Upper Heyford until April 1940 when it became 16 Operational Training Unit. It…
75 Squadron [entry point]
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By the start of the war 75 Squadron was equipped with Wellingtons and it served as a pool training squadron at RAF Harwell becoming 15 Operational Training Unit in April 1940. The squadron was…
7 Squadron [entry point]
See all Archive items | See all wartime lossesIn September 1939, 7 Squadron was a training unit equipped with Hampdens. Initially it was based at RAF Doncaster, RAF Finningley and then RAF Upper Heyford where it became 16 Operational Training Unit in…
63 Squadron [entry point]
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At the start of the Second World War 63 Squadron was a bomber training unit at RAF Upwood flying Battles and Ansons. It moved for 10 days to RAF Abingdon before going to RAF Benson in mid-September 1939…
61 Squadron [entry point]
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At the start of the war 61 Squadron was part of 5 Group flying Hampdens at RAF Hemswell. In July 1941 it converted to Manchesters and moved to RAF North Luffenham where it stayed until November 1941.…
50 Squadron [entry point]
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At the start of the war 50 Squadron was flying Hampdens from RAF Waddington as part of 5 Group. From July 1940 to July 1941 the squadron was based at RAF Lindholme. It then moved to RAF Swinderby until…
466 Squadron [entry point]
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466 Royal Australian Air Force Squadron was formed in October 1942 as part of 4 Group at RAF Driffield. Although an Australian squadron the majority of its personnel were originally British and it was…
44 Squadron [entry point]
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44 Squadron was reformed in March 1937 and flew Hampdens from RAF Waddington as part of 5 Group at the start of the war. In December 1941 it was the first squadron to introduce Lancasters to operational…
431 Squadron [entry point]
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431 Squadron a Canadian squadron formed in November 1942 as part of 4 Group but transferred to the Canadian 6 Group before it became operational. It was originally based at RAF Burn and equipped with…
429 Squadron [entry point]
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429 Squadron was a Canadian squadron formed at RAF East Moor with Wellingtons in November 1942 as part of 4 Group. In April 1943 it transferredto the Canadian 6 Group in April 1943 and in August 1943 it…
428 Squadron [entry point]
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428 Squadron was a Canadian squadron formed in November 1942 at RAF Dalton as part of 4 Group equipped with Wellingtons. It transferred to the Canadian 6 Group in January 1943 and moved to RAF Middleton…
427 Squadron [entry point]
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427 Squadron was a Canadian squadron formed in November 1942 at RAF Croft equipped with Wellingtons as part of 4 Group. The station and squadron transferred to the Canadian 6 Group in January 1943 and…
426 Squadron [entry point]
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426 Squadron was a Canadian squadron formed in October 1942 at RAF Dishforth with Wellingtons as part of 4 Group. The station and squadron transfered to the Canadian 6 Group in January 1943. In June…
425 Squadron [entry point]
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425 Squadron was a French Canadian squadron formed at RAF Dishforth in June 1942 with Wellingtons as part of 4 Group, transferring to the Canadian 6 Group in January 1943. From May to October 1943 the…
424 Squadron [entry point]
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424 Squadron was a Canadian squadron formed in October 1942 with Wellingtons at RAF Topcliffe as part of 4 Group, transferring to the Canadian 6 Group the following January. In April 1943 the squadron…
420 Squadron [entry point]
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420 Squadron was a Canadian squadron formed in December 1941 at RAF Waddington as part of 5 Group. It was initially equipped with Hampdens but converted to Manchesters in April 1942. In August 1942 the…
304 Squadron [entry point]
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304 Squadron was one of four Polish Squadrons in Bomber Command. It was formed in August 1940 at RAF Bramcote with Battles. In December 1940 it became part of 1 Group, moved to RAF Syerston and…
301 Squadron [entry point]
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301 Squadron was one of four Polish squadrons in Bomber Command and was formed with Battles at RAF Bramcote in July 1940. The squadron moved to RAF Swinderby in August 1940 where it converted to…
300 Squadron [entry point]
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300 Squadron was one of four Polish squadrons in Bomber Command and was formed in July 1940 at RAF Bramcote with Battles and manned by Poles who had escaped from Poland and of France. The squadron moved…
227 Squadron [entry point]
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227 Squadron spent most of the war as an anti-shipping and maritime reconnaissance squadron equipped with Beaufighters operating in the Mediterranean area. The squadron reformed in November 1944 at RAF…
226 Squadron [entry point]
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In September 1939 226 Squadron was part of the Advanced Air Striking Force in France flying Battles. It suffered heavy losses and regrouped at RAF Sydenham before moving to RAF Wattisham with Blenheims…
223 Squadron [entry point]
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In September 1939, 223 Squadron was equipped with Wellesleys and based in Sudan. It served in the Middle East and Mediterranean theatres and was based successively in Yemen, Egypt, Malta and Italy. It…