RAF Aston Down was a station located in Gloucestershire 6 miles (10 kms) south east of Stroud.

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Originally named RAF Minchinhampton during World War One the station was officially reopened as RAF Aston Down in 1938 and controlled by Fighter Command.  5 Operational Training Unit (OTU), later renumbered 55 OTU, used the station to train Hurricane, Blenheim and Typhoon pilots as did 52 OTU training Spitfire pilots. Other units operating from RAF Aston Down included the Air Transport Auxiliary, a detachment of B-25s from 180 Squadron and Mosquitos from 4 Squadron. 20 Maintenance Unit used the station from 1938 to 1960 with the role of storing and assembling aircraft.

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In September 1939, 10 Squadron was part of 4 Group Bomber Command equipped with Whitleys at RAF Dishforth. From July 1940 to August 1942 the squadron was based at RAF Leeming where it converted to Halifaxes in December 1941. The squadron was based at RAF Melbourne from August 1942 to the end of the war.

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At the start of the war 100 Squadron was stationed in Singapore equipped with obsolete Vildebeests and in early 1942 it was virtually destroyed by the Japanese. In December 1942 the squadron was reformed at RAF Grimsby in 1 Group Bomber Command equipped with Lancasters. In April 1945 the squadron moved to RAF Elsham Wolds. The squadron took part in Operation Manna, dropping food to the Dutch, and Operation Exodus repatriating ex-prisoners of war.

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At the start of the war 101 Squadron was based at RAF West Raynham in 2 Group equipped with Blenheims. In May 1941 it converted to Wellingtons and moved two months later to RAF Oakington as part of 3 Group. In July 1942 the squadron moved to RAF Bourn followed by a move to RAF Stradishall from August to September 1942.  The squadron transferred to RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor in 1 Group in October 1942 and converted to Lancasters. In June 1943 the squadron moved to RAF Ludford Magna. It began operations with ABC (Airborne Cigar) system in 1943, the only squadron to do so. This entailed carrying an additional, German-speaking, crew member and equipment used to jam the German night fighter radio frequencies. At the end of the war the squadron took part in Operation Manna, dropping food to the Dutch.

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In September 1939 102 Squadron was part of 4 Group flying Whitleys from RAF Driffield.  Brief spells were spent at RAF Leeming, RAF Prestwick on a 6 week loan to Coastal Command and then RAF Linton on Ouse before spending a year from November 1940 to November 1941 at RAF Topcliffe. The squadron moved to RAF Dalton where it converted to Halifaxes before returning to RAF Topcliffe in June 1942. In August 1942 the squadron moved to RAF Pocklington where it stayed until the end of the war.

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At the start of the war 103 Squadron was part of the Advanced Air Striking Force in France with Battles. The squadron returned to Britain in June 1940 and, via a two week spell at RAF Honington, moved to RAF Newton where it re-equipped with Wellingtons as part of 1 Group. The Squadron moved to RAF Elsham Wolds in July 1941 where it remained for the rest of the war. It converted to Halifaxes in July 1942 and Lancasters in November 1942.

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104 Squadron converted to Blenheims in 1938 and was a training squadron first at RAF Bassingbourn and then RAF Bicester until April 1940 when it was absorbed into 13 Operational Training Unit. It was reformed in April 1941 as part of 4 Group at RAF Driffield from where it flew Wellingtons. In October 1941 a detachment from the squadron was posted to Malta, transferring to Egypt as a full squadron in January 1942. It continued to operate Wellingtons from Egypt, Tunisia and Italy until it converted to B-24s in February 1945.

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105 Squadron formed part of the Advanced Air Striking Force in France with Battles early in the war before returning to England in June 1940 at RAF Honington and then to RAF Watton converting to Blenheims in 2 Group in July 1940. From October 1940 to December 1941 the squadron operated from RAF Swanton Morley with detachments sent to RAF Lossiemouth and Malta. In November 1941 it became the first squadron to be equipped with the Mosquito and moved the next month to RAF Horsham St Faith staying until September 1942. From September 1942 to March 1944 it operated from RAF Marham and whilst there in June 1943 transferred to 8 Group in an Oboe equipped Pathfinder role. The squadron’s final move was to RAF Bourn in March 1944 where it stayed until the end of the war having carried out more Mosquito operations than any other squadron. At the end of the war the squadron took part in Operation Manna, by marking the dropping points for food to the Dutch.

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In 1939, 107 Squadron was in 2 Group at RAF Wattisham equipped with Blenheims. During early 1941 the squadron sent detachments to RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Newmarket and RAF Swanton Morley and was attached to Coastal Command for two months.  From May 1941 to August 1943 it was stationed at RAF Great Massingham where it converted to Bostons in January 1942. In June 1943 the squadron transferred to the Second Tactical Air Force and continued to operate Bostons until February 1944 when it switched to operating Mosquitos in a night intruder role until the end of the war.

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At the start of the war 108 Squadron became a Bomber Command training squadron with Blenheims, first at RAF Bassingbourn and then at RAF Bicester. In April 1940 it was incorporated into 13 Operational Training Unit. The squadron was reformed in 1941 in Egypt flying Wellingtons, and subsequently B-24s before disbanding at the end of 1942. Reformed again in Egypt in 1943, this time as a night fighter squadron, it operated Beaufighters, and later Mosquitos, moving from Egypt to Malta, Libya, Greece and Italy before disbanding in 1945.

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109 Squadron was reformed in December 1940 at RAF Boscombe Down. Using Whitleys, Ansons and Wellingtons it developed radio counter-measures and also the Oboe blind bombing system. From January 1942 to April 1942 it was based at RAF Tempsford before moving to RAF Stradishall until August 1942. The squadron then moved to RAF Wyton as one of the original Pathfinder squadrons and converted to Mosquitos and, for two months only, Lancasters. It led the first Oboe marker operation for main force bombers in December 1942 and became one of two Oboe marker squadrons in 8 Group.  From July 1943 to April 1944 it was based at RAF Marham and subsequently at RAF Little Staughton until the end of the war. At the end of the war the squadron took part in Operation Manna, by marking the dropping points for food to the Dutch.

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110 Squadron was in 2 Group during the first part of the war. It was stationed at RAF Wattisham flying Blenheims in daylight operations. Detachments were sent to RAF Lossiemouth in April-May 1940, to RAF Horsham St Faith in February-March 1941, to RAF Manston in May-June 1941, Malta in July 1941 and RAF Lindholme in September 1941. In March 1942 the squadron transferred to India and spent the rest of the war operating in the Far East with Vengeances and Mosquitos.

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In September 1939, 114 Squadron was stationed at RAF Wyton in 2 Group equipped with Blenheims. It was sent to France in December 1939 as part of the Advanced Air Striking Force. It returned to Britain in May 1940, initially to RAF Wattisham and subsequently to RAF Horsham St Faith in June 1940 and RAF Oulton in August 1940. From March to July 1941 the squadron was loaned to Coastal Command. It returned to Bomber Command at RAF West Raynham from July 1941 to November 1942 when it moved to North Africa and operated from there, Sicily and Italy for the rest of the war equipped with Bostons.

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115 Squadron was in 3 Group throughout the war. In September 1939 it was based at RAF Marham equipped with Wellingtons. From September 1942 to November 1942 it moved to RAF Mildenhall and then to RAF East Wretham where, having carried out the most Wellington operations in Bomber Command, the squadron converted to the radial engined Lancaster Mk 2s in March 1943. From August 1943 to November 1943 the squadron operated from RAF Little Snoring before moving to RAF Witchford from where it operated until the end of the war having switched to Merlin engined Lancasters in in March 1944. At the end of the war the squadron took part in Operation Manna, dropping food to the Dutch.

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From October 1941 to March 1943 128 Squadron was a fighter squadron with Hurricanes stationed in West Africa. The squadron reformed in September 1944 at RAF Wyton as part of 8 Group. It was equipped with Mosquitos and formed part of the Light Night Striking Force.

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138 Squadron was reformed at RAF Newmarket in August 1941 in 3 Group in a Special Duties role. From December 1941 to March 1942 the squadron was based at RAF Stradishall before moving to RAF Tempsford. Using a mix of Lysanders, Whitleys, Halifaxes and Stirlings the squadron supported resistance groups in Occupied Europe by picking up and dropping Special Operations Executive agents and supplies. In March 1945 the squadron moved to RAF Tuddenham, converted to Lancasters and took part in the bombing campaign for the last two months of the war.

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139 Squadron was equipped with Blenheims at the start of the war and was sent to France in December 1939. The squadron returned to Britain in May 1940 and operated Blenheims in 2 Group from RAF West Raynham, RAF Horsham St Faith and RAF Oulton until the end of 1941 when it converted to Hudsons and transferred to the Far East. The squadron reformed back in 2 Group at RAF Horsham St Faith in June 1942 again with Blenheims but moved to RAF Marham and converted to Mosquitos in September 1942. In July 1943 the squadron transferred to 8 Group and operated from RAF Wyton and RAF Upwood in the Pathfinder and Light Night Striking Force until the end of the war.

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141 Squadron spent the first part of the war in Fighter Command. Initially equipped with Gladiators and Blenheims it converted to Defiants in April 1940. Following early daylight losses the squadron became a night-fighter squadron. In April 1941 it converted to Beaufighters. In April 1943 the squadron was based at RAF Wittering and began to fly intruder operations in support of Bomber Command. Mosquitos replaced the Beaufighters in October 1943. The squadron transferred to Bomber Command in December 1943 and moved to RAF West Raynham as part of 100 Group assisting the main bomber stream by attacking German night-fighters and stations. At the end of the war the squadron took part in Operation Manna, by marking the dropping points for food to the Dutch.

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In the early months of the war 142 Squadron was part of the Advanced Air Striking Force in France equipped with Battles. Returning to Britain in June 1940 the squadron was based initially at RAF Waddington before moving to RAF Binbrook in July as part of 1 Group. After a brief spell at RAF Eastchurch in August-September 1940 the squadron returned to RAF Binbrook where it converted to Wellingtons. The squadron moved to RAF Grimsby in November 1941 where it stayed until it was posted to the Middle East in December 1942. It re-joined Bomber Command in October 1944 flying Mosquitos as part of the 8 Group Light Night Striking Force based at RAF Gransden Lodge.

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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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At the start of the war 148 Squadron was a training squadron at RAF Stradishall equipped with Ansons and Wellingtons.  It moved in September 1939 to RAF Harwell where it was renumbered 15 Operational Training Unit in April 1940. Subsequently the squadron was reformed in Malta, again with Wellingtons, and saw action in Libya and Egypt. The squadron later operated from Libya and Italy in a Special Duties role equipped with B-24s, Halifaxes, Lysanders and Stirlings supporting resistance movements in southern France, Italy, the Balkans, Greece, Yugoslavia and Poland.

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In September 1939 149 Squadron was stationed at RAF Mildenhall in 3 Group equipped with Wellingtons. In November 1941 the squadron converted to Stirlings and it flew more sorties with the Stirling than any other squadron. From April 1942 to May 1944 the squadron was based at RAF Lakenheath and from May 1944 to the end of the war it was at RAF Methwold where Lancasters replaced the Stirlings in August 1944. The squadron used the Gee-H blind bombing system. At the end of the war it took part in Operation Manna, dropping food to the Dutch and Operation Exodus, repatriating ex-prisoners of war.

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In September 1939, 15 Squadron, was flying Battles and deployed in France as part of the Advanced Air Striking Force. The squadron returned to Britain in December 1939 at RAF Wyton in 2 Group and converted to Blenheims. From April to May 1940 the squadron was based at RAF Alconbury but returned to RAF Wyton until August 1942. In November 1940 the station and 15 Squadron transferred to 3 Group and the Blenheims were replaced by Wellingtons which, in turn, were superseded by Stirlings in April 1941. From August 1942 to April 1943 the squadron was at RAF Bourn following which it was based at RAF Mildenhall for the rest of the war where it converted to Lancasters in December 1943. At the end of the war the squadron took part in Operation Manna, dropping food to the Dutch.

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At the start of the war the Battles of 150 Squadron was sent to France as part of the Advanced Air Striking Force. On returning to Britain in June 1940 the squadron was assigned to 1 Group, re-equipped with Wellingtons and spent two weeks at RAF Stradishall before moving to RAF Newton where it stayed until July 1941. The squadron then spent 15 months at RAF Snaith followed by three months at RAF Kirmington. At the end of 1942 the squadron was transferred to North Africa. In November 1944 the squadron was reformed back in 1 Group at RAF Fiskerton as a Lancaster squadron, moving three weeks later to RAF Hemswell for the rest of the war. It took part in Operation Manna, dropping food to the Dutch in the last days of the war.

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153 Squadron was formed as a night-fighter squadron in October 1941 and flew Defiants, Blenheims and Beaufighters. In December 1942 the squadron moved to North Africa and also operated Beaufighters, Hurricanes and Spitfires from Sardinia until it was disbanded in September 1944. 153 Squadron reformed in October 1944 at RAF Kirmington with Lancasters as part of 1 Group. The squadron moved immediately to RAF Scampton from where it operated until the end of the war. It took part in Operation Manna, dropping food to the Dutch in the last days of the war and also Operation Exodus, repatriating ex-prisoners of war.

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