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See all Archive items | See all wartime losses At the start of the war 144 Squadron was stationed at RAF Hemswell in 5 Group and equipped with Hampdens. It moved to RAF North Luffenham in July 1941. Having carried out the most Hampden opertions of…

RAF Stormy Down (also known as Newton Down) was located in South Wales, 4 miles (6 kms) west of Bridgend.See all Archive items | Explore nearbyIt opened in June 1939 and named as RAF Newton Down but in October 1940 it became RAF Stormy Down. It was…

RAF Kelstern was a Bomber Command station located in North Lincolnshire, 5 miles (8 kms) north-west of Louth.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby It opened in September 1943 as part of 1 Group. 625 Squadron, flying…

RAF Hemswell was a Bomber Command station located in Lincolnshire, 8 miles (13 kms) east of Gainsborough.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby It was originally built in 1918 and re-opened in 1936 as a bomber station with…

RAF Fiskerton was a Bomber Command station located in Lincolnshire, 5 miles (8 kms) east of Lincoln. See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearbyOpened in January 1943 as part of 5 Group the first occupant was 49 Squadron with…

RAF Castle Kennedy was located in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland, 5 miles (8 kms) east of Stranraer.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearbyIn early 1941 the station was developed as an air gunnery school which, during the…
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