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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 any squadron it transferred to Coastal Command in April 1942. It converted to Beaufighters in January 1943 and continued its anti-shipping role until the end of the war.

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RAF Stormy Down (also known as Newton Down) was located in South Wales, 4 miles (6 kms) west of Bridgend.

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It opened in June 1939 and named as RAF Newton Down but in October 1940 it became RAF Stormy Down. It was used as a training station with 7 Air Gunnery School with Whitleys, Battles, Ansons, Defiants and Lysanders. In November 1943, a cine-gun flight was formed with Martinets. The station was closed from February to August 1944 for reinforcing the runways. The station closed in 1946.

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RAF Kelstern was a Bomber Command station located in North Lincolnshire, 5 miles (8 kms) north-west of Louth.

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It opened in September 1943 as part of 1 Group. 625 Squadron, flying Lancasters, took up residence in October 1943, staying until April 1945. 170 Squadron was formed at the station in October 1944 but moved out after only one week. The station closed in 1946.

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RAF Hemswell was a Bomber Command station located in Lincolnshire, 8 miles (13 kms) east of Gainsborough.

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It was originally built in 1918 and re-opened in 1936 as a bomber station with grass runways. By September 1939 the station was in 5 Group with 61 Squadron and 144 Squadron in residence with Hampdens. The station transferred to 1 Group in July 1941 and RAF Hemswell was occupied by 300 Squadron and 301 Squadron equipped with Wellingtons. Both were Polish squadrons as was 305 Squadron which became resident at the station in July 1942. In June 1943 the station was closed for concrete runways to be laid. It re-opened in January 1944 as home to 1 Lancaster Finishing School until November 1944 when 150 Squadron and 170 Squadron moved in with Lancasters.

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Opened in January 1943 as part of 5 Group the first occupant was 49 Squadron with Lancasters. In October 1943 the FIDO fog dispersal system was installed and in early 1944 1514 Beam Approach Training Flight flying Oxfords joined 49 Squadron at the station. 49 Squadron moved out when RAF Fiskerton transferred to 1 Group in October 1944 and 576 Squadron moved in with Lancasters until the end of the war. 150 Squadron with Lancasters briefly stayed at the station in October 1944.

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RAF Castle Kennedy was located in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland, 5 miles (8 kms) east of Stranraer.

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In early 1941 the station was developed as an air gunnery school which, during the course of the war, used Blenheims, Hampdens, Wellingtons, Ansons and Bothas with Battles, Defiants, Lysanders and Martinets as target tugs. A Coastal Command torpedo training unit also used the station.

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