SQUADRONS 1939-1945 with Hellenic Interest

RAF version 1,0 Feb 2018

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LOCATIONS SAMPLE SQN ‐ AIRFORCE DATE AICRAFTS DOS CODES Headquarters Movements Key Events ‐ dets ‐ Hellenic Interest colored SERIAL(s)

1 RAF 1/2/27 RF Tangmere Hurricane IOct 38 ‐ Feb 41 JX‐B P3395 9/9/39 Octeville OS L1685,N2326,P2546,P3047,P3172 29/9/39 Norrent‐Fontes Hurricane IIA Feb 41 ‐ Jun 41 JX‐T Z3455 9/10/39 Vassincourt Hurricane IIB Apr 41 ‐ Jan 42 JX BN990 11/4/40 Berry‐au‐Bac Hurricane IIB Jun 42 ‐ Sep 42 JX BP110 19/4/40 Vassincourt Hurricane IIC Jul 41 ‐ Sep 42 JX‐I Z3778 10/5/40 Berry‐au‐Bac Typhoon IB Jul 42 ‐ Apr 44 JX‐HJR126 17/5/40 Conde‐Vraux Spitfire IXB Apr 44 ‐ May 45 JX‐MMK172 18/5/40 Anglure 3/6/40 Chateaudun 14/6/40 Boos 16/6/40 Angers 17/6/40 Nantes 18/6/40 Northolt 23/6/40 Tangmere 1/8/40 Northolt 9/9/40 Wittering 15/12/40 Northolt 5/1/41 Kenley

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7/4/41 Croydon 1/5/41 Redhill 1/6/41 Kenley 14/6/41 Redhill 1/7/41 Tangmere 8/7/42 Acklington 9/2/43 Biggin Hill 15/3/43 Lympne 15/2/44 Martlesham Health 3/4/44 North Weald 22/4/44 Ayr 29/4/44 Predannack 20/6/44 Harrowbeer 22/6/44 Detling 11/7/44 Lympne 10/8/44 Detling 18/12/44 Manston 8/4/45 Coltishall 14/5/45 Ludham 23/7/45 Hutton Cranswick 24/9/45 Hawkinge 22/10/45 Hutton Cranswick 2 RAF 30/11/35 Hawkinge Lysander I, II Sep 38 ‐ Sep 40 KO L4673 29/9/39 Abbeville/Drucat OD 6/10/39 OS Mk.I L4673‐L4738, P1666, P1668, P1680 15/5/40 Labuissiere OS Mk.II L6897, N1289, N1320 19/5/40 Boulogne Lysander III Sep 40 ‐ Jul 42 KO T1532 20/5/40 Lympne Tomahawk I, IIA Aug 41 ‐ Apr 42 XV AH916 20/5/40 Bekesbourne Mustang II May 44 ‐ Jan45 FR922 8/6/40 Hatfield Spitfire XIV Nov 44 ‐ Jan 51 OI RM878 1/8/40 Cambridge

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24/10/40 Sawbridgeworth 19/7/41 Firbeck 23/7/41 Sawbridgeworth 4/8/41 Weston Zoyland 10/8/41 Sawbridgeworth 5/12/41 Martlesham Health 7/12/41 Sawbridgeworth 31/1/43 Bottisham OD 3/2/43 19/3/43 Fowlmere 27/4/43 Sawbridgeworth 16/7/43 Gravesend 7/8/43 Odiham OD 10/8/43 22/9/43 Hutton Cranswick 6/10/43 Odiham 14/11/43 North Weald 30/11/43 Sawbridgeworth 22/1/44 North Weald 29/2/44 Sawbridgeworth 11/3/44 Dundonald 24/3/44 Sawbridgeworth 4/4/44 Gatwick 27/6/44 Odiham 29/7/44 B 10/Plumetot 14/8/44 B 4/Beny‐sur‐Mer 1/9/44 B 27/Boisney 6/9/44 B 31/Fresnoy‐Folny 11/9/44 B 43/Fort Rouge 27/9/44 B 61/St Denis‐Westrem 10/10/44 B 70/Deurne 23/11/44 B 77/Gilze‐Rijen

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9/3/45 B 89/Mill 18/4/45 B 106/Twente 30/5/45 B 118/Celle 17/6/45 B 150/Hustend 6/7/45 Warmwell 20/7/45 B 150/Hustedt 19/9/45 B 118/Celle

3 RAF 28/8/36 Kenley Gladiator IMar 37 ‐ Mar 38 OP K7958 1/5/39 Biggin Hill Gladiator IJul 38 ‐ Jul 39 2/9/39 Croydon Hurricane IMar 38 ‐ Jul 38 OP L1928 10/9/39 Manston Hurricane IJul 39 ‐ Apr 41 QO 17/9/39 zcroydon Hurricane IIA, IIB Apr 41 ‐ Nov 41 QO‐R Z2891 12/10/39 Manston Hurricane IIC Apr 41 ‐ May 43 QO‐YBD867 13/11/39 Croydon Typhoon IB Feb 43 ‐ Apr 44 QO‐E R8895 17/12/39 Hawkinge Tempest VS Feb 44 ‐ Apr 48 QO‐A JN733 28/1/40 Kenley 10/5/40 Merville 20/5/40 Kenley 30/5/40 Wick OD 23/5/40 3/9/40 Castletown 14/9/40 Turnhouse 9/10/40 Dyce 13/10/40 Castletown 2/1/40 Sumburgh

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7/1/41 Skaebrae 10/2/41 Castletown 3/4/41 Martlesham Health 3/5/41 Debden 13/5/41 Martlesham Heatlh 23/6/41 Stapleford Tawney 9/8/41 Hunsdon 14/5/43 West Malling 11/6/43 Manston 28/12/43 Swanton Morley 14/2/44 Manston 6/3/44 Bradwell Bay 6/5/44 Ayr 14/4/44 Bradwell Bay 28/4/44 Newchurch 21/9/44 Matlask 28/9/44 B 60/Grimbergen 1/10/44 B 80/Volkel 1/4/45 Warmwell 17/4/45 B 112/Hopsten 26/4/45 B 152/Fassberg 21/6/45 B 160/Kastrup 18/7/45 B 156/Luneburg 8/8/45 B 158/Lubeck 5/9/45 B 155/Dedelsdorf 14/9/45 B 106/Twente 16/9/45 B 155/Dedelsdorf 6/10/45 B 170/Sylt 23/10/45 B 152/Fassberg 24/1/46 Wunstorf

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6 RAF 22/11/37 Ramleh Hardy Jan 38 ‐ Apr 40 ZD‐C K4308 Sept. 1939 Transjordan Lysander I, II Sep 39 ‐ Dec 39 JV‐P L4765 17/2/41 Aqir Hurricane IMar 41 ‐ Jan 42 JV Z4350 24/2/41 Barce Gladiator II Aug 41 ‐ Jan 42 JV N5830 4/4/41 Marawa Blenheim IV Nov 41 ‐ Jan 42 JV P4863 5/4/41 Derna Hurricane I P3067 8/4/41 El Gubbi East Hurricane IIC Dec 42 ‐ Feb 43 JV HM118 9/4/41 El Gubbi West Hurricane IID Apr 42 ‐ Dec 42 JV‐ZBP188 19/4/41 Maaten Bagush Hurricane IID Feb 43 ‐ Jul 43 JV HW318 23/4/41 Qasaba Hurricane IV Jul 43 ‐ Jan 47 D LE400 1/7/41 Tel Aviv Spitfire IX Dec 45 ‐ Dec 46 JV PT470 26/8/41 Wandi Halfa 13/1/42 Helwan 22/1/42 Kilo 26 28/4/42 Shandur 4/6/42 Gambut 10/12/42 Idku 31/1/43 Bu Amud 2/3/43 Castel Benito 8/3/43 Sorman 17/3/43 Senem 3/4/43 Gabes 13/4/43 Sfax 16/4/43 Goubrine North 2/6/43 Ben Gardane North 22/9/43 Fayid 24/2/44 Grottaglie 4/7/44 Foggia 16/8/44 Canne det Vis, Brindisi, Araxos, Falconara, Niksic, Prkos 4/4/45 Prkos 18/5/45 Canne

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13/7/45 Megiddo 3/9/45 Petah Tiqva 28/9/45 Ramat David 11 RAF 22/1/29 Risalpur Blenheim IJul 39 ‐ Jan 41 YH‐M N3580 7/8/39 Tengash Blenheim IV Jan 41 ‐ Sep 43 YH‐V T2235 9/9/39 Kallang Hurricane IIC Sep 43 ‐ Jun 45 S LF197 20/4/40 Lahore Spitfire XIV, XVIII Jun 45 ‐ Feb 48 G or NiL NH875 5/5/40 Karachi 9/5/40 Ismailia 16/6/40 Sheikh Othman 1/12/40 Helwan 24/1/41 Elevsis 28/1/41 Larissa 23/2/41 Paramythia 26/2/41 Larissa 16/3/41 Almyros 17/4/41 Menidi 22/4/41 Heraklion 23/4/41 Argos OB Heliopolis 16/5/41 Ramleh 25/5/41 Aqir 9/8/41 Habbaniyah 26/12/41 Bu Amud 22/2/42 Helwan 17/3/42 Colombo 12/1/43 Baigachi 12/2/43 Feni 15/8/43 Yelahanka 15/9/43 St Thomas Mount 15/10/43 Cholavaram 2/12/43 Lalmai

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25/1/44 Lyons 2/3/44 Sapam 5/3/44 Tulihal 14/4/44 Lanka 1/7/44 Dimapur 1/10/44 Imphal 9/11/44 Tamu 26/1/45 Kan 11/2/45 Sinthe 1/5/45 Magwe 19/5/45 Feni 29/5/45 Chettinad 31/5/45 Tanjore 7/6/45 Chettinad 17/8/45 Madura 9/9/45 Kelanang HMS Trumpeter 21/9/45 Kuala Lumpur 23/9/45 Tengah 25/9/45 Seletar 7/1/46 Kuala Lumpur 12 RAF 29/8/36 Andover Hind Oct 36 ‐ Feb 38 K5549 3/5/39 Bicester OD 9/5/39 Battle Feb 38 ‐ Nov 40 PH‐J L5227 2/9/39 Berry‐au‐Bac Wellington II Oct 40 ‐ Nov 42 PH‐R Z8328 8/12/39 Amifontaine Wellington III Aug 42 ‐ Nov 42 PH‐HBJ653 16/5/40 Echemines Lancaster I, III Nov 42 ‐ Aug 46 PH PB243 3/6/40 Souge OD 8/6/40 OC Lancaster I, III GZ 15/6/40 Finningley 3/7/40 Binbrook 7/8/40 Thorney Island 12/8/40 Eastchurch 7/9/40 Binbrook

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25/9/42 Wickenby 24/9/45 Binbrook 26/7/46 Waddington 13 RAF 16/2/37 Odiham Hector IMay 37 ‐ Feb 39 K9759 24/09/39 Mons‐en‐Chaussee Lysander I, II Jan 39 ‐ May 41 OO‐Z L4767 Apr 40 Flamicourt Lysander III,IIIA May 41 ‐ Sep 41 OO‐C T1450 11/5/40 Douai Blenheim IV Jul 41 ‐ Sep 42 OO‐K N3545 22/5/40 Abbeville Blenheim VSep 42 ‐ Dec 43 Y BA873 26/5/40 Chateaubriant Ventura VOct 43 ‐ Dec 43 D FP553 29/5/40 Bekesbourne Baltimore IV, VJan 44 ‐ Oct 44 S FW567 30/5/40 Hooton Park Boston IV, VOct 44 ‐ Apr 46 S BZ656 17/6/40 Speke 14/7/40 Hooton Park 17/7/41 Odiham 1/8/42 Macmerry 10/8/42 Odiham 15/11/42 N. Africa 18/11/42 Blida 5/12/42 Canrobert 8/2/43 Outmene 22/5/43 Blida 4/9/43 Protville 12/10/43 Sidi Ahmed 26/10/43 Sidi Amor 19/12/43 Kabrit 22/3/44 Biferno 2/5/44 Regina 22/6/44 Tarquinia 18/7/44 Cecina 27/10/44 Iesi 30/12/44 Falconara

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7/3/45 Forli 13/5/45 Aviano 14/9/45 Hassani 19/4/46 DB 14 RAF 8/1/36 Flt 'D' to No 45 Sqn Wellesley IMar 38 ‐ Dec 40 D L2676 24/8/39 Ismailia Gladiator ISep 40 19/12/39 Amman Blenheim IV Sep 40 ‐ Sep 42 LY‐G T1994 24/5/40 Port Sudan OD 19/5/40 Marauder IAug 42 ‐ Sep 44 O FK151 12/4/41 Heliopolis Wellington XIV Nov 44 ‐ Jun 45 CX‐K NB909 1/5/41 LG 21 Mosquito VI Jun 45 ‐ Mar 46 CX‐JHR662 7/7/41 Petah Tiqva 10/8/41 Habbaniyah 24/8/41 Qaiyarh 8/10/41 Habbaniyah 26/10/41 Lydda 4/11/41 LG 15 18/11/41 LG 75 18/12/41 Gambut 27/1/42 Bu Amud 4/2/42 LG 76 8/2/42 LG 116 1/5/42 El Firdan 4/6/42 LG 116 28/6/42 Qassassin 9/8/42 LG 224 25/8/42 Fayid 23/2/43 Gambut 3OB Berka III 1/3/43 Telergma 12/3/43 Blida 2/6/43 Protville IOD 7/6/43 1/10/43 Grottaglie

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27/10/43 Sidi Amor 20/11/43 Blida 5/12/43 Ghisonaccia OB Alghero 13/1/44 Blida 11/4/44 Alghero 23/9/44 Grottaglie 3/10/44 Gragnano 24/10/44 Chivenor 25/5/45 DB 25/5/45 RF Banff‐143 Sqn renumbered 29/8/45 Gatwick 1/10/45 B 72/Cambrai 4/12/45 Sylt 19/12/45 B 72/Cambrai 31/3/46 DB 18 RAF 7/9/36 Upper Heyford Hind Apr 36 ‐ May 39 K5473 24/9/39 Roye/Amy Blenheim IMay 39 ‐ Feb 40 GU‐M L1165 18/10/39 Rosieres‐en‐Santerre Blenheim IV Feb 40 ‐ Sep 42 WV‐U V6395 17/5/40 Moyencourt Blenheim VSep 42 ‐ Apr 43 A BA730 18/5/40 Crecy Boston III, IIIA Mar 43 ‐ Jul 44 T AL700 19/5/40 Lympne Boston IV, VJul 44 ‐ Mar 46 M BZ511 21/5/40 Watton 26/5/40 Gatwick 12/6/40 West Raynham 9/9/40 Great Massingham 3/5/41 Oulton 13/7/41 Horsham St Faith 5/11/41 Oulton 5/12/41 Horsham St Faith 9/12/41 Wattinham 24/8/42 West Raynham

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11/11/42 Blida 30/11/42 Canrobert 5/12/42 Serif 17/12/42 Canroben 7/3/43 Oulmene 17/4/43 Souk el Khemis 1/6/43 Grombalia OD 7/6/43 1/8/43 Monte Lungo OB Gela Wesr 9/8/43 Comiso 24/8/43 Gerbini 8/10/43 Brindisi 31/10/43 Celone 16/2/44 Marcianese 15/6/44 La Banca 27/6/44 Tarquinia 18/7/44 Cecina 15/10/44 Falconara 7/5/45 Forli 13/5/45 Aviano 12/9/45 Hassani to 31/3/46 31/3/46 DB

22 RAF 10/3/38 Thorney Island Vildebeest III May 35 ‐ Feb 40 OA‐Y K4157 8/4/40 North Coates Beaufort Mk INov 39 ‐ Oct 43 OA L4451 25/6/41 Thorney Island Beaufort Mk II Nov 41 ‐ Sep 42 OA AW282 28/10/41 St Eval OC Beaufort: possibly (OA) only for UK. 1/2/42 Thorney Island Beaufort Mk IIA Mar 42 ‐ Oct 42 OA AW339 28/4/42 Ratmalana Beaufort Mk IA Oct 42 ‐ Aug 44 OA DW806 30/9/42 Minneriya Beaufighter XJun 44 ‐ Sep 45 H NE407

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15/2/43 Vavuniya 21/4/44 Ratmalana 7/7/44 Vavuniya 23/12/44 Kumbhrirgram 26/1/45 Joari 18/4/45 Chiringa 21/6/45 Gannavaram 30/9/45 DB 30 RAF 19/10/36 Dhibban Blenheim I, IF Jan 38 ‐ May 41 VT‐B K7107 25/8/39 Ismailia Blenheim I, IF Jan 38 ‐ May 41 VT‐N K7177 9/7/40 Ikingi Hurricane IMay 41 ‐ Oct 41 RS‐C Z4230 3/11/40 Elevsis,GR det Paramythia, Heraklion, Maleme Hurricane IIA, IIB Jun 41 ‐ Aug 42 RS BG916 17/4/41 Maleme Hurricane IIC Aug 42 ‐ Jul 44 RS‐X LB718 28/5/41 Amiriya OD 16/5/41 Thunderbolt IJul 44 ‐ Jan 45 RS‐S HD269 22/6/41 Idku OD 14/6/41 Thunderbolt II Sep 44 ‐ Feb 46 RS‐CKL308 22/10/41 LG 102 18/11/41 LG 05 26/1/42 LG 121 19/2/42 Heliopolis 8/3/42 Ratmalana 31/8/42 Dambulla 15/2/43 Colombo 31/8/43 Dambulla OD 3/8/43 12/1/44 Fazilpur 23/1/44 Feni 12/2/44 Fazilpur 10/4/44 Comilla 25/5/44 Yelahanka 13/9/44 Arkonam 5/10/44 Chittagong 10/12/44 Jumchar

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24/4/45 Akyab 18/5/45 Chakulia 3/7/45 Vizagapatam 12/9/45 Baigachi 24/9/45 Zayatkwin 30/9/45 Baigachi 2/10/45 Vizagapatam 4/12/45 Baigachi 21/2/46 Bhopal 32 RAF 21/9/32 Biggin Hill Hurricane IOct 38 ‐ Jul 41 KT‐G L1596 3/1/40 Gravesend Hurricane IIB Jul 41 ‐ Nov 42 GZ or GN BE213 8/3/40 Manston Hurricane IIC Nov 41 ‐ Aug 43 GC or GN HL859 22/3/40 Gravesend Spitfire VC Apr 43 ‐ Nov 43 GZ JL357 27/3/40 Biggin Hill May 44 ‐ Jul 44 GZ JK340 26/5/40 Wittering Spitfire IX Jun 43 ‐ Jul 44 GZ MA802 4/6/40 Biggin Hill Nov 44 ‐ Jun 47 GZ‐DMA862 27/8/40 Acklington Spitfire VIII Dec 43 ‐ Jul 44 GZ TP270 15/12/40 Middle Wallop 16/2/41 Ibsley 17/4/41 Pembrey 1/6/41 Angle 27/11/41 Manston 5/5/42 West Malling 14/6/42 Frinston 7/7/42 West Malling 14/8/42 Friston 20/8/42 West Malling 10/9/42 Honiley 19/10/42 Baginton 25/11/42 moving to N. Africa

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7/12/42 Philippeville 10/1/43 Maison Blanche 21/5/43 Tingley 19/8/43 La Sebala 18/10/43 Montecorvino OD 1/10/43 17/11/43 Reghaia 28/2/44 Foggia Main OD 31/1/44 16/7/44 Canne 26/9/44 Brindisi 2/10/44 Araxos 17/10/44 Kalamaki 13/11/44 Sedes OD 9/11/44 25/2/45 Ramat David 27/9/45 Petah Tiqva 15/3/46 Aqir 33 RAF 21/10/38 Ramleh Gladiator I, II Feb 38 ‐ Oct 40 NW K6140 24/4/39 Helwan OC Gladiator I, II pre war (TN), (SO) 25/5/39 Ismailia Gauntlet II Feb 40 ‐ Apr 40 K5286 5/8/39 Qasaba Hurricane ISep 40 ‐ Feb 42 NW V7419 1/9/39 Mersah Matruh Hurricane IIB Feb 42 ‐ Jun 42 NW BE173 23/10/39 Qasaba Hurricane IIC Jun 42 ‐ Dec 43 NW HL627 28/10/39 Mersah Matruh OC Hurricane as 30 Squadron RS 17/1/40 Qasaba Spitfire VB, VC Jan 43 ‐ Jun 43 RS JK841 22/6/40 Gerawla Spitfire VB, VC Dec 43 ‐ Mar 44 NW ER653 25/6/40 Helwan Spitfire IXE Apr 44 ‐ Dec 44 5R‐E (UK) PV202 22/9/40 Fuka 15/1/41 Amiriya 19/2/41 Elevsis 4/3/41 Larissa 18/4/41 Elevsis 22/4/41 Argos

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24/4/41 Maleme OD 27/4/41 1/6/41 Amiriya 6/7/41 Gamil 11/7/41 Amriya 24/8/41 Fuka 25/8/41 Amriya 1/9/41 Sidi Haneish 10/9/41 Gerawala 8/11/41 Giarabub 20/11/41 LG 125 1/1/42 Msus 15/1/42 Antelat 22/1/42 Msus 24/1/42 Mechili 28/1/42 Gazala No1 3/2/42 Gambut 10/2/42 LG 101 28/3/42 Gambut 17/6/42 Sidi Azeiz 18/6/42 LG 75 20/6/42 LG 76 23/6/42 LG 12 26/6/42 El Daba 27/6/42 LG 154 24/7/42 LG 172 27/7/42 LG 85 5/8/42 Idku 31/8/42 LG 85 3/10/42 LG 154 23/10/42 LG 172

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12/11/42 LG 101 18/11/42 El Adem 28/11/42 Benina 11/2/43 Bersis 24/6/43 Misurata West 9/9/43 Bersis 17/1/44 Mersah Matruh 1/4/44 moving to UK 23/4/44 North Weald 17/5/44 Lympne 3/7/44 Tangmere 17/7/44 Funtington 6/8/44 Selsey 10/8/44 Fairwood Common 18/8/44 Selsey 20/8/44 Tangmere 31/8/44 Carpiquet 7/9/44 Lympne 10/9/44 Godelmesnil 12/9/44 Merville 2/11/44 Malderghem 15/12/44 Lasham 15/12/44 Predannack 21/2/45 B 77/Gilze‐Rijen 7/4/45 B 91/Kluis 20/4/45 B 109/Quackenbruck 19/8/45 B155/Dedelsdorf 14/9/45 B106/Twente 16/9/45 B 155/Dedelsdorf 17/9/45 B 170/Sylt

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6/10/45 B 155/Dedelsdorf 23/10/45 B 152/Fassberg 2/1/46 Gatow 37 RAF 26/4/37 RF Feltwell‐Flt 'B' 214 Sqn Harrow II Apr 37 ‐ May 39 FJ‐O K7031 13/11/40 Luqa Wellington IMay 39 ‐ Nov 39 L4352 1/12/40 Fayid Wellington IA Sep 39 ‐ Oct 40 LF‐P L7779 17/12/40 Shallufa det Menidi, Paramythia Wellington IC Oct 40 ‐ Mar 43 K ES980 27/4/42 LG 09 Wellington III Mar 43 ‐ Apr 43 DF680 26/6/42 LG 224 Wellington XMar 43 ‐ Dec 44 LF‐P LP646 29/6/42 Abu Sueir Liberator VI Oct 44 ‐ Mar 46 LF‐HKH285 6/11/42 LG 224 13/11/42 LG 106 29/11/42 LG 140 20/1/43 Benina 28/1/43 El Magrun OD 23/1/43 14/2/43 Gardabia East 25/2/43 Gardabia West 30/5/43 Temmar 16/11/43 Djedeida No 1 16/12/43 Cerignola No 2 13/1/44 Tortorella OD 29/12/43 16/10/45 Aqir OD 2/10/45 12/12/45 Shallufa 31/3/45 DB 38 RAF 5/5/37 Marham Wellington IA, IC Sep 39 ‐ Jan 42 HD‐U N2756 12/11/40 moving to Egypt Wellington III Jan 42 ‐ Oct 43 N AD597 24/11/40 Ismailia Wellington VIII Mar 42 ‐ Oct 43 D LA975 7/12/40 Fayid OD 30/11/40 Wellington XMay 42 ‐ Oct 43 A HZ308 18/12/40 Shallufa det Gambut, Sidi Azeiz, Fuka, Elevsis, El Adem... Wellington XI Jul 43 ‐ May 44 S HZ394 1/4/41 Gambut ...Luqa, Berka III, Gianaklis (cont. from 18/12) Wellington XIII Oct 43 ‐ Jan 45 F HZ881 12/4/41 Shallufa Wellington XIV Jan 45 ‐ Jun 46 K NC674

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9/8/41 Luqa 1/8/42 LG 226 18/11/42 Gambut 28/2/43 Berka III 19/11/44 Kalamaki OD 11/11/44 13/12/44 Grottaglie 31/1/45 Foggia Main 21/4/45 Falconara 13/7/45 Luqa Jul 45 Hassani 12/12/46 Ein Shemar 39 RAF 22/1/29 Risalpur Hart Nov 31 ‐ Jul 39 1 K2088 12/8/39 Tengah Blenheim IAug 39 ‐ Jan 41 XZ‐N L8402 9/9/39 Kallang Blenheim IV Dec 40 ‐ Jan 41 19/4/40 Lahore Maryland IJan 41 ‐ Jan 42 AH214 7/5/40 Heliopolis Beaufort Mk ISep 41 ‐ Nov 42 L9894 13/5/40 Sheikh Othman Beaufort Mk II Apr 42 ‐ Jun 43 AW294 1/12/40 Helwan Beaufort Mk IIA Mar42 ‐ Jan 44 DD875 23/1/41 Heliopolis Beaufort Mk IA Apr 42 ‐ May 43 DE115 21/3/41 Shandur Beaufighter XJun 43 ‐ Feb 45 Z NV135 8/5/41 Wadi Natrun Marauder III Dec 44 ‐ Sep 46 F HD607 15/10/41 Maryut OD 10/10/41 27/12/41 LG 86 1/7/42 Shandur 20/8/42 Luqa 2/10/42 Shallufa 6/11/42 Luqa 9/12/42 Shallufa 21/1/43 Luqa 27/2/43 Giannaclis 1/6/43 Protville II

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3/6/43 LG 224 11/6/43 Protville II 17/10/43 Protville I 19/10/43 Sidi Amor 20/11/43 Reghaia 21/2/44 Alghero 15/7/44 Biferno 16/12/44 Hassani OD until 18/1/45 6/6/45 Rivolto 16/10/45 Khartoum 8/9/46 DB 40 RAF 8/10/32 Abingdon Hart (Special) May 35 ‐ Mar 36 K4416 2/9/39 Betheniville Hind Mar 36 ‐ Sep 38 K5465 3/12/39 Wyton Blenheim IV Dec 39 ‐ Nov 40 BL‐V R3612 2/2/41 Alconbury Welington IC Nov 40 ‐ May 42 BL‐J X9630 31/10/41 Luqa Wellington III May 42 ‐ Jul 43 BL‐QHZ125 14/2/42 DB Wellington XMay 43 ‐ Mar 45 U MF313 1/5/42 RF Abu Sueir returned from India Liberator VI Mar 45 ‐ Jan 46 F KK313 23/6/42 Shallufa 20/8/42 Kabrit 8/11/42 LG 222A 13/11/42 LG 104 26/11/42 LG 237 OD 25/11/42, OB Luqa 13/1/43 Heliopolis 20/1/43 LG 237 14/2/43 Gardabia East 13/3/43 Gardabia West 28/5/43 Alem East 25/6/43 Hani West 18/11/43 Oudna No 1 4/12/43 moving to Italy

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16/12/43 Cerignola No 2 30/12/43 Foggia Main 31/10/45 Abu Sueir 17/9/46 Shallufa 45 RAF 6/1/36 Flt 'D' to 6 Sqn Wellesley INov 37 ‐ Jun 39 L K7781 16/1/39 Ismailia Blenheim IJun 39 ‐ Mar 41 OB‐X L8481 4/8/39 Fuka Blenheim IV Mar 41 ‐ Aug 42 OB‐C Z5886 18/6/40 Helwan Vengeance IA, II Dec 42 ‐ Feb 44 OB‐Q AN711 27/9/40 Wadi Gazouza Mosquito VI Feb 44 ‐ May 46 HR371 4/12/40 Helwan Beaufighter XOB‐J RD8005 8/12/40 Qotafiyah 30/12/40 LG 81 31/12/40 Menastir 11/1/41 LG 41 17/1/41 Menastir 9/2/41 Helwan 4/4/41 Derna 6/5/41 Gazala 7/5/41 Gambut Main 9/5/41 Qasaba 13/5/41 Fuka 1/6/41 Wadi Natrun 22/6/41 Aqir 10/8/41 Habbaniyah 27/9/41 LG 16 14/11/41 LG 75 18/12/41 Gambut 2/1/42 Helwan 13/2/42 moving to FE 15/2/42 Zayatkwin 22/2/42 Magwe

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17/3/42 moving to India 18/3/42 Fyzabad 22/3/42 moving to India 23/3/42 Lashio 30/5/42 Asansol 11/11/42 Cholavaram 20/2/43 Asansol OD 12/3/43 17/5/43 Digri 11/10/43 Kumbhrirgram 4/2/44 Yelahanka OD 11/2/44 1/5/44 Amarda Road 29/5/44 Dalbhumgash 27/8/44 Ranchi 22/9/44 Kumbhrirgram OD 29/9/44 27/4/45 Joari 6/5/45 Chiringa 17/5/45 Cholavaram 12/10/45 St Thomas Mount 29/5/46 Negombo 46 RAF 15/11/37 Digby Hurricane IFeb 39 ‐ Dec 40 RJ L1793 10/12/39 Acklington Hurricane IMay 41 ‐ Jun 41 PO‐B V7443 17/1/40 Digby Hurricane IIA Dec 40 ‐ May 41 PO 9/5/40 at HMS Glorious Hurricane IIC May 41 ‐ Jul 41 PO Z4035 26/5/40 Skaanland Beaufighter IF May 42 ‐ Jul 42 A X7766 27/5/40 Bardufoss Beaufighter VIF May 42 ‐ Dec 44 N MM875 8/6/40 HMS Glorious‐sunk Beaufighter XApr 44 ‐ Jul 44 R LZ846 13/6/40 Digby Mosquito XII Jul 44 ‐ Dec 44 HJ944 1/9/40 Stapleford 8/11/40 North Weald 14/12/40 Digby 28/2/41 Church Fenton

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1/3/41 Sherburn‐in‐Elmet 20/5/41 moving to ME aircrew left for No 126 Sqn 6/6/41 Luqa 30/6/41 Hal Far 10/7/41 Kasfareet 16/7/41 Abu Sueir 10/9/41 Kilo 17 2/5/42 Idku OD 8/5/42 2/7/42 El Khanka 19/7/42 Idku 13/12/44 Shallufa 21/12/44 moving to UK OD 13/12/44 9/1/45 Stoney Cross 11/10/46 Manston 47 RAF 21/10/27 Khartoum Gordon Jan 33 ‐ Dec 39 Z KR2603 28/5/40 Erkowit/Carthago Vincent Jul 36 ‐ Jul 40 K4707 27/11/40 Gordon's Tree OD 14/12/40 Wellesley IJun 39 ‐ Mar 43 KU‐O L2652 24/4/41 Asmara Beaufort Mk ISep 42 ‐ Jun 43 X8934 9/12/41 moving to Egypt Beaufort Mk IA Aug 42 ‐ Jun 43 DW940 22/12/41 Kasfareet Beaufighter XJun 43 ‐ Oct 44 A XLX863 25/1/42 Burgh el Arab Beaufighter XNov 44 ‐ Apr 45 Q RD577 10/2/42 LG 87 Mosquito VI Oct 44 ‐ Nov 44 O HR301 18/3/42 Kasfareet Mosquito VI Feb 45 ‐ Mar 46 B RF763 16/4/42 LG 89 1/7/42 Shandur 16/7/42 St Jean 10/11/42 LG 227 30/11/42 LG 08 4/1/43 LG 07 3/3/43 DB 8/9/42 RF Shandur re established from Nos 39 and 42 Sqn

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29/1/43 Gianaklis 3/3/43 Misurata West 22/6/43 Protville II OD 16/6/43 17/10/43 Sidi Amor 14/11/43 El Adem OD 22/10/43 25/11/43 Gambut 3 16/3/44 LG 91 25/3/44 moving to India 20/4/44 Cholavaram OD 30/3/44 7/10/44 Yelahanka 6/11/44 Ranchi OD 12/11/44 13/1/45 Kumbhirgram 28/4/45 Kinmagan 15/8/45 Hmawbi 15/1/46 Butterworth 55 RAF 6/7/32 Hinaidi Vincent Feb 37 ‐ May 39 K6331 14/9/37 Dhibban/Habbaniyah Blenheim IMar 39 ‐ Dec 40 KQ L8397 25/8/39 Ismailia Blenheim IV Dec 40 ‐ Apr 42 KQ T2383 11/6/40 Fuka Baltimore I, II, III May 42 ‐ Mar 43 G AG767 10/1/41 LG 79 Baltimore IIIA Mar 43 ‐ Oct 43 T FA316 16/1/41 Amseat Baltimore IV Jun 43 ‐ May 44 V FA657 5/2/41 Bu Amud Baltimore VJan 44 ‐ Oct 44 B FW370 15/2/41 Heliopolis Boston IV Oct 44 ‐ Jul 46 Y BZ564 10/3/41 Marawa Boston VFeb 45 ‐ Jul 46 B BZ617 4/4/41 Derna 7/4/41 Gazala North 8/4/41 Gambut 10/4/41 LG 15 2/5/41 LG 95 3/6/41 Helwan 1/7/41 LG 100

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11/8/41 Aqir OD 9/8/41 21/9/41 Fuka 22/9/41 LG 17 8/1/42 Bu Amud 12/1/42 Benina 20/1/42 Berka 25/1/42 El Gubbi 31/1/42 Gambut 3/2/42 Fuka 22/3/42 Helwan OD 25/3/42 3/4/42 Luxor 11/5/42 LG 99 30/6/42 LG 207 1/7/42 Ismalia 16/7/42 LG 98 29/8/42 LG 86 7/3/43 Sirtan 14/3/43 Ben Gardane North 5/4/43 Medanine West 16/4/43 La Fauconnerie South 2/6/43 Enfidaville South 21/6/43 Reyville 9/8/43 Gela West 10/8/43 Monte Lungo 21/8/43 Sigonella 28/9/43 Brindisi 29/10/43 Celone 4/1/44 Kabrit 24/3/44 Biferno 3/5/44 Regina

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23/6/44 Tarquinia 20/7/44 Cecina 18/10/44 Perugia 25/10/44 Ancona 3/11/44 Porto Potenza 11/12/44 Falconara 9/3/45 Forli 12/5/45 Aviano 20/9/45 Hassani 1/12/46 DB 68 RAF 7/1/41 RF Catterick Blenheim IVF Jan 41 ‐ May 41 WM‐Z K7115 23/4/41 High Ercall OD 17/4/41 Blenheim IVi WM‐Z Z5722 8/3/42 Coltishall Beaufighter IF May 41 ‐ Mar 43 WM R2088 5/2/44 Coleby Grange Beaufighter VIF Jan 43 ‐ Jul 44 WM‐L V8592 1/3/44 Fairwood Common Mosquito XVII,XIX Jul 44 ‐ Feb 45 WM as below 23/6/44 Castle Camps OS Mosq. XVII: KH237 to 265, 278 to 327, 344 to 362 28/10/44 Coltishall OS Mosq. XIX: MM624 to 656,669 to 686,TA123 to 156 8/2/45 Wittering 27/2/45 Coltishall 16/3/45 Church Fenton 20/4/45 DB 69 RAF 10/1/41 RF Luqa No 431 Flt renumbered Maryland I, II Jan 41 ‐ May 42 BS762 31/10/41 Ta Kali Beaufighter IJan 41 ‐ Feb 42 N V8222 26/11/41 Luqa Hurricane I, IIA Jan 41 ‐ Feb 42 Z3213 9/2/44 Montecorvino Spitfire IV Jan 41 ‐ Feb 43 NiL BP908 10/4/44 moving to UK Beaufort Mk IAug 41 ‐ Sep 41 L9875 22/4/44 Glasgow Blenheim IV Sep 41 ‐ Oct 41 N V6183 28/4/44 DB Mosquito IJan 42 ‐ Mar 42 W4050 5/5/44 RF Northolt Baltimore I, II Jun 42 ‐ Aug 43 B AG755 4/9/44 A 12/ Balleroy Baltimore III, Jun 43 ‐ Apr 44 D FA326

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70 RAF 16/10/37 Dhibban/Habbaniyah Valentia INov 35 ‐ Oct 40 K K3168 30/8/39 Helwan Wellington IC Sep 40 ‐ Feb 43 X Z9023 11/6/40 Heliopolis Wellington III Jan 43 ‐ Dec 43 L HF750 9/7/40 Kabrit Wellington XJun 43 ‐ Feb 45 J NA720 Sep 40 det Tatoi/Elevsis OD 6/11/40, 24/11/40 Liberator VI Jan 45 ‐ Mar 46 C KK315 17/1/42 LG 75 OD 12/1/42 5/2/42 LG 104 OD 15/2/42 26/6/42 LG 224 29/6/42 Abu Sueir 6/11/42 LG 224 11/11/42 LG 106 30/11/42 LG 140 19/1/43 Benina 23/1/43 El Magrum 10/2/43 Gardabia East 25/2/43 Gardabia West 25/5/43 Temmar 15/11/43 Djedeida No 1 20/12/43 Cerignola No 2

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29/12/43 Tortorella 12/10/45 Aqir 12/12/45 Shallufa 31/3/46 DB 73 RAF 9/9/37 Digby Hurricane IJul 38 ‐ Jan 42 * L2076 9/9/39 Le Havre/Octeville OCS : UK 38‐39 (HV), UK 39‐40 (TP), L1633, V6857 28/9/39 Norrent‐Fontes Hurricane IIA Dec 41 ‐ Jun 42 R BD930 9/10/39 Rouvres Hurricane IIB TP 11/4/40 Reims Hurricane IIC Jun 42 ‐ Jul 43 TP BN538 19/4/40 Rouvres Tomahawk IIB Sep 41 ‐ Nov 41 AN301 10/5/40 Reims Spitfire VC Jun 43 ‐ Oct 44 NiL 16/5/40 Villeneuve Spitfire VIII Jul 44 ‐ Nov 44 Nil 18/5/40 Gaye Spitfire IX Oct 43 ‐ Nov 47 TP MJ341 3/6/40 Echemines 7/6/40 Ruaudin 15/6/40 Saumur 15/6/40 Nantes/Chateau Bougon 16/6/40 Bagneux 18/6/40 Church Fenton 5/9/40 Castle Camps 6/11/40 moving to ME HMS Furious 27/11/40 Takoradi 30/11/40 Heliopolis 30/12/40 Sidi Haneish 11/1/41 Amseat 30/1/41 Gazala 10/3/41 Bu Amud 9/4/41 El Gubbi 25/4/41 Sidi Haneish det Heraklion 1/9/41 Amriya 6/9/41 El Gamil

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6/9/41 Port Said 10/10/41 Kilo 8 18/12/41 Shandur 3/2/42 El Adem 18/2/42 Gasr el Arid 21/2/42 Gambut Satellite no2 27/2/42 Gasr el Arid 12/3/42 Gambut Satellite no1 17/4/42 Gambut Main 20/5/42 El Adem 27/5/42 Gambut Main 18/6/42 LG 115 19/6/42 LG 76 24/6/42 Qasaba 27/6/42 El Dada 28/6/42 LG 39 2/7/42 LG89 23/7/42 El Ballah 31/7/42 Shandur 22/8/42 LG 85 24/10/42 LG 89 7/11/42 LG 21 9/11/42 LG 13 11/11/42 LG 155 13/11/42 Gambut West 17/11/42 El Adem 28/11/42 El Magrum 23/12/42 El Merduma 2/1/43 Alem el Chel 11/1/43 Tamet

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21/1/43 Bir Dufan 4/2/43 Gasr Garabulli 16/2/43 El Assa 11/3/43 Tamet 22/1/43 Bir Dufan 4/2/43 Gasr Garabulli 15/2/43 El Assa 19/3/43 Nefatia West 8/4/43 Gabes 12/4/43 Sfax 20/4/43 Alem North 21/4/43 Monastir 29/5/43 La Sebala II 28/7/43 La Sebala I 18/10/43 Montecorvino 2/12/43 Foggia Main 1/7/44 Canne 16/7/44 Foggia Main 12/9/44 Canne det Kalamaki 2/4/45 Prkos 15/5/45 Brindisi 3/7/45 Hal Far 15/7/46 Ta Kali 74 RAF 21/9/36 Hornchurch Gauntlet II Apr 37 ‐ Feb 39 K5308 22/10/39 Rochford Spitfire IFeb 39 ‐ Sep 40 JH (UK) K9926 29/10/39 Hornchurch Spitfire IIA Sep 40 ‐ May 41 ZP‐A P7370 3/11/39 Rocjford Jul 41 ‐ Jan 42 ZP 14/11/39 Hornchurch Spitfire VB May 41 ‐ Jul 41 ZP W3171 2/12/39 Rochford Nov 41 ‐ Apr 42 ZP 16/12/39 Hornchurch Hurricane I L1581 29/12/39 Rochford Hurricane IIB Dec 42 ‐ Sep 43 ZP HV660

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16/1/40 Hornchurch Spitfire VB, VC Aug 43 ‐ Apr 44 ZP JG799 14/2/40 Rochford Spitfire IX Oct 43 ‐ Apr 44 ZP PV147 23/3/40 Hornchurch Spitfire IXE Apr 44 ‐ Mar 45 4D‐T (UK) PT999 20/4/40 Rochford 27/5/40 Leconfield 6/6/40 Rochford 26/6/40 Hornchurch 14/8/40 Wittering 21/8/40 Kirton‐in‐Lindsey 9/9/40 Coltishall 15/10/40 Biggin Hill 20/2/41 Manston 30/4/41 Gravesend 9/7/41 Acklington 3/10/41 Llanbedr 24/1/42 Long Kesh 25/3/42 Atcham 10/4/42 moving to ME 21/6/42 Helwan 8/7/42 Ramat David 4/9/42 Hadera 18/10/42 Doshen Tapeh 1/12/42 Meherabad 24/3/43 Abadan 11/4/43 Shaibah 17/5/43 Habbaniyah 21/5/43 Aqir 23/5/43 LG 106 26/8/43 Idku 22/9/43 Nicosia OD 19/9/43, det Cos : 28/9/43 to 7/10/43

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11/10/43 Peristerona 22/10/43 Nicosia 23/10/43 Idku 22/11/43 Dekheila 12/12/43 Idku 21/1/44 Dekheila 4/3/44 Idku 7/4/44 moving to UK 27/4/44 North Weald 15/5/44 Lympne 3/7/44 Tangmere 17/7/44 Selsey 26/7/44 Southend 6/8/44 Tangmere 20/8/44 B 8/Sommervieu 2/9/44 B 29/Bernay 10/9/44 B 37/Corroy 12/9/44 B 51/Lille/Venderville 17/9/44 B 55/Wevelghem 25/11/44 B 70/Deurne 3/2/45 B 85/Schjindel 80 RAF 9/10/38 Ismailia Gladiator I, II Mar 37 ‐ Apr 41 YK‐Y K7973 16/1/39 Helwan OC Gladiator I, II Mar 37 ‐ Apr 41 YK‐O L8011 21/4/39 Amiriya OC Gladiator I, II pre war (OD), (TN) 19/5/39 Helwan Hurricane IJun 40 ‐ Aug 40 AP P2864 15/7/39 Amiriya IIA Feb 41 ‐ Jan 42 AP W9133 22/8/40 Sidi Barami Hurricane IIB Jan 42 ‐ Apr 43 AP BE492 31/8/40 Sidi Haneish South OC Hurricane I, IIA, IIB EY or YK 8/11/40 Abu Sueir Spitfire VC Apr 43 ‐ Apr 44 EY JL360 19/11/40 Elevsis det Trikala Spitfire IX Jul 43 ‐ Nov 43 EY‐3 JL228 23/11/40 Trikala det Yianina May 44 ‐ Aug 44 W2 (UK) EN172

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4/12/40 Larisa det Yianina Tempest VAug 44 ‐ Jan 48 W2 NV700 16/1/41 Yanina OD 17/1/41 det Elevsis, Paramythia 27/2/41 Paramythia 5/3/41 Elevsis OD 6/3/41 22/4/41 Argos OD 21/4/41 24/4/41 Maleme 29/4/41 moving to Palestine OD 25/4/41 1/5/41 Aqir det Maleme 3/6/41 Nicosia 3/6/41 Haifa 20/6/41 Nicosia 23/6/41 Haifa 20/7/41 Nicosia 16/8/41 Aqir 9/9/41 Rayak 15/9/41 Gaza 19/10/41 LG 103 6/11/41 LG 111 19/11/41 LG 128 2/12/41 LG 123 5/12/41 LG 133 11/12/41 El Gubbi 18/12/41 Gazaa No 2 28/12/41 El Adem 3/2/42 LG 109 10/2/42 LG 102 4/3/42 Gambut Main 1/6/42 LG 121 22/6/42 LG 18 27/6/42 LG 92

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22/9/42 El Bassa 13/10/42 LG 85 20/10/42 LG 37 11/11/42 LG 13 18/11/42 Bu Amud 15/5/43 Idku 5/7/43 Savoia 17/8/43 St Jean OD 12/8/43 7/9/43 Dema OD 1/9/43 19/10/43 Savoia 9/11/43 Kabrit 20/1/44 Madna 23/2/44 Canne 13/3/44 Trigno 2/4/44 Portici 10/4/44 moving to UK 24/4/44 Sawbridgeworth 5/5/44 Hornchurch 19/5/44 Detling 22/6/44 Merston 27/6/44 Gatwick 5/7/44 West Malling 29/8/44 Manston 20/9/44 Coltishall 29/9/44 B 70/Deurne 1/10/44 B 82/Grave 7/10/44 B 80/Volkel 12/4/45 B 112/Hopsten 19/4/45 Warmwell 7/5/45 B 152/Fassberg

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24/6/45 B 160/Kastrup 6/9/45 B 158/Lubeck 28/10/45 B 170/Sylt 18/11/45 B 158/Lubeck 31/1/46 Wunstorf 84 RAF 21/4/24 Shaibah Vincent Jan 35 ‐ Jun 39 K4120 24/9/40 Heliopolis det Tatoi : 10/11/40 Blenheim IFeb 39 ‐ Mar 41 VA‐N L1378 16/11/40 Tatoi det Paramythia : 12/2/41 Blenheim IFeb 39 ‐ Mar 41 VA‐J L1391 22/4/41 Heraklion OCS Blenheim IFeb 39 ‐ Mar 41 VA‐U L4833 23/5/41 Heliopolis Blenheim IV Mar 41 ‐ Feb 42 VA‐H V5579 26/4/41 Aqir Blenheim XApr 42 ‐ Jun 42 Q RD381 24/5/41 Habbaniyah OD 12/5/41 Vengeance I,II,III Dec 42 ‐ Oct 44 D FB941 7/6/41 Mosul Mosquito VI Feb 45 ‐ Nov 46 PY‐X TE587 27/9/41 Habbaniyah Beaufighter ? RD381 9/11/41 Amiriya OD 27/10/41 25/11/41 LG 116 26/11/41 LG 75 18/12/41 Gambut 2/1/42 Heliopolis 14/1/42 moving to FE 23/1/42 P I 26/1/42 P II 16/2/42 moving to India 1/3/42 DB 18/3/42 RF Dright Road 1/5/42 Dright Road 3/6/42 Quetta 17/11/42 Vizagatapam OD 21/11/42 13/1/43 Cholavaram OD 28/1/42 8/4/43 Ratmalana

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28/8/43 Ranchi 7/12/43 Maharajour 10/2/44 Kumbhirgram 22/7/44 Samungli 31/10/44 Yelahanka OD 28/10/44 23/4/45 Charra 26/6/45 St Thomas Mount 2/9/45 Baigachi 10/9/45 Hmawbi 12/9/45 Kallang 22/9/45 Seletar 16/1/46 Kemajoran 86 RAF 16/12/17 Northolt Blenheim IV Dec 40 ‐ Jul 41 BX‐A L4899 4/7/18 DB Beaufort Mk IMay 41 ‐ Feb 43 BX L9896 6/12/40 Gosport Beaufort Mk II Dec 41 ‐ Nov 43 BX AW248 2/2/41 Leuchars Beaufort Mk IIA Feb 42 ‐ Dec 42 BX AW355 3/3/41 Wattisham Liberator IIIa Oct 42 ‐ Aug 44 BX‐NFL916 15/5/41 North Coates OD 12/5/41 Liberator VMar 43 ‐ Feb 45 BX‐ABZ742 10/1/42 St Eval Liberator VIII Feb 45 ‐ Apr 46 BX‐YKH291 5/3/42 Skitten Liberator VI Aug 45 ‐ Apr 46 XQ‐OKN704 9/3/42 Wick 13/7/42 Luqa 1/8/42 Thorney Island 18/3/43 Aldergrove 6/9/43 Ballykelly OD 3/9/43 24/3/44 Reykjavik 1/7/44 Tain 9/8/45 Oakington OD 14/8/45 25/4/46 DB 94 RAF 26/3/39 RF Khormaksar Gladiator I, II May 39 ‐ Jun 41 GO‐D L7616 2/5/39 Sheikh Othman Hurricane IMay 41 ‐ Dec 41 GO V7479

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6/4/41 moving to Egypt May 42 ‐ Aug 42 GO 19/4/41 Amiriya Hurricane IIB Dec 41 ‐ Jan 42 GO BD919 22/4/41 Ismailia Tomahawk IIB Feb 42 ‐ AN329 29/8/41 El Ballah Kittyhawk IFeb 42 ‐ May 42 AK807 27/10/41 LG 103 Hurricane IIC May 42 ‐ Apr 44 GO‐A KW935 14/11/41 LG 109 OD 7/11/41 Spitfire IIC GO‐JBP387 18/11/41 LG 124 Spitfire VB, VC Mar 44 ‐ Feb 45 GO‐CMH558 12/12/41 Sidi Rezegh OCS Spitfire VB,VC Mar 44 ‐ Feb 45 GO‐DJK435 19/12/41 Gazala No 2Spitfire IX Feb 44 ‐ Aug 44 GO‐BMH703 22/12/41 Mechili Feb 45 ‐ Apr 45 GO‐YMJ730 24/12/41 Msus Spitfire VIII Feb 45 ‐ Apr 45 GO 12/1/42 Antelat 23/1/42 Msus 25/1/42 Mechili 26/1/42 Gazala 28/1/42 LG 110 14/2/42 Gambut 15/2/42 El Adem 17/2/42 Gasr‐el‐Arid 26/2/42 LG 115 17/3/42 Gasr‐el‐Arid 16/5/42 Maryut 1/6/42 El Gamil OD 25/5/42 14/1/43 Martuba 1/4/43 Cyrene OB Savoia 1/5/43 Savoia 25/5/43 Apollonia 19/6/43 Savoia 29/10/43 Bu Amud 2/11/43 El Adem

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6/4/44 Bu Amud 15/7/44 Savoia 31/8/44 Amriya 17/10/44 Kalamaki OD 19/9/44 14/2/45 Sedes 20/4/45 DB 104 RAF 2/5/38 Bassingbourn Blenheim IMay 38 ‐ Apr 40 EP L1187 17/9/39 Bicester Blenheim IV Oct 39 ‐ Apr 40 EP‐P L8795 6/4/40 DB merged into No 13 OTU Anson ISep 39 ‐ Apr 40 N5114 7/3/41 RF to Driffield OD 1/4/41 Wellington II Apr 41 ‐ Jul 43 EP‐Q W5437 14/10/41 Luqa OD 18/10/41 Wellington XJul 43 ‐ Mar 45 EP‐JLN665 14/1/42 Kabrit 14/2/42 renumbered No 158 Sqn Liberator VI Feb 45 ‐ Nov 45 EP‐UKL373 13/5/42 LG 106 OD 19/5/42 Lancaster VII Nov 45 ‐ Apr 47 EP‐PNX729 26/6/42 Kabrit 6/11/42 Luqa 7/11/42 LG 224 12/11/42 LG 104 27/11/42 LG 237 6/2/43 Soluch 14/2/43 Gardabia Main 26/5/43 Cheria 24/6/43 Hani West 18/11/43 Oudna No 1 13/12/43 Cerignola No 3 30/12/43 Foggia Min 31/10/45 Abu Sueir OD 20/10/45 1/7/46 Shallufa

107 RAF 15/6/37 Harwell Blenheim IAug 38 ‐ May 39 BZ‐A * L1298 3/5/39 Wattisham OD 11/5/39 Blenheim IV May 39 ‐ Jan 42 OM‐J R3816

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3/3/41 Leuchars Boston III, IIIA Jan 42 ‐ Feb 44 OM‐SBZ371 11/5/41 Great Massingham Mosquito VI Feb 44 ‐ Sep 48 OM‐V MM411 4/8/42 Annan * BZ pre war 20/8/41 Luqa 10/8/42 Great Massingham 20/8/43 Hatford Bridge OD 1/8/43 1/2/44 Lasham 23/10/44 Hartford Bridge OD 30/10/44 19/11/44 A 75/Cambrai/Epinoy 3/7/45 Fersfield 10/7/45 A 75/Cambrai/Epinoy 19/7/45 B 58/Melsbroek 3/11/45 Y 99/Gutersloh 20/1/46 Sylt 108 RAF 2/5/38 Bassingbourn Blenheim IJun 38 ‐ Apr 40 MF‐M L1275 18/9/39 Bicester Blenheim IV Oct 39 ‐ Apr 40 LD‐Y L9039 6/4/40 DB merged into 13 OTU Anson IMay 39 ‐ Apr 40 N5177 1/8/41 RF Kabrit Wellington IC Aug 41 ‐ Nov 42 U R1098 12/9/41 Fayid Nov 42 ‐ Dec 42 20/5/42 LG 105 Beaufighter VIf Mar 43 ‐ Feb 45 U KV903 26/6/42 Kabrit Mosquito XII Feb 44 ‐ Jul 44 S HK178 19/8/42 LG 237 13/11/42 LG 09 det LG 106 26/11/42 LG 237 25/12/42 DB 10/3/43 RF Shandur OD 15/3/43 5/5/43 Bersis 3/6/43 Luqa 1/7/44 Hal Far 26/7/44 Idku 18/10/44 Araxos OD 22/10/43

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25/10/44 Kalamaki 2/3/45 Lecce 28/3/45 DB 112 RAF 16/5/39 RF on HMS Argus Gladiator I, II Jun 39 ‐ Jul 41 RT‐E K6135 26/5/39 Helwan OC Gladiator pre war XO 19/7/40 Gerawala Gauntlet II Mar 40 ‐ Jun 40 GA‐F K5292 7/9/40 Sidi Haneish det Yanina Kittyhawk I, IA Dec 41 ‐ Oct 42 GA‐B AK700 4/12/40 LG 79 Kittyhawk III Oct 42 ‐ Apr 44 GA‐WFR‐115 1/1/41 Amiriya Kittyhawk IV Apr ‐ Jun 44 GA‐H FT949 23/1/41 Elevsis Mustang III Jun 44 ‐ May 45 GA‐IKH579 18/2/41 Yanina OD 24/1/41 .det Paramythia Mustang IV Feb 45 ‐ Dec 46 GA‐MKM107 7/3/41 Paramythia 15/4/41 Agrinion 16/4/41 Kalamaki 22/4/41 Heraklion 31/5/41 Fayid 12/9/41 LG 102 14/11/41 LG 110 19/11/41 LG 112 19/12/41 El Adem 21/12/41 Msus 13/1/42 Antelat 21/1/42 Msus 24/1/42 Mechili 28/1/42 Gazala 2/2/42 El Adem 3/2/42 Gambut Main OD 17/2/42 15/2/42 El Adem 17/2/42 Gambut Main 22/2/42 Gambut Satellite No 2 9/3/42 Gambut Main

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16/3/42 Sidi Haneish 15/4/42 Gambut Satellite 17/6/42 Sidi Azeiz 18/6/42 LG 75 24/6/42 LG 102 26/6/42 LG 106 28/6/42 LG 91 6/11/42 LG 106 8/11/42 LG 115 9/11/42 LG 76 15/11/42 Gazala No 2 19/11/42 Martuba 29/11/42 Antelat 6/12/42 Belandash 9/1/43 Hamraiet 19/1/43 Bir Dufan 19/1/43 Castel Benito OD 25/1/43 15/2/43 El Assa 8/3/43 Nefatia 21/3/43 Medanine 3/4/43 El Hamma 14/4/43 El Djem 18/4/43 Alem East 21/5/43 Zuara 9/7/43 Safi 18/7/43 Pachino 2/8/43 Agnone 15/9/43 Grottaglie 20/9/43 Brindisi 23/9/43 Bari

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3/10/43 Foggia Main 26/10/43 Mileni 30/1/44 Cutella 23/5/44 San Angelo 13/6/44 Guidonia 24/6/44 Falerium 10/7/44 Creti 25/8/44 Iesi 18/11/44 Fano 25/2/45 Cervia 19/5/45 Lavariano 1/3/46 Tissano 113 RAF 11/10/38 Heliopolis Blenheim IJun 39 ‐ Mar 40 AD‐V T2177 21/4/39 El Dada Blenheim IJun 39 ‐ Mar 40 AD‐M L4823 21/5/39 Heliopolis Jun 41 ‐ Dec 41 10/6/40 Maaten Bagush Blenheim IV Mar 40 ‐ Apr 41 AD‐V T2177 28/9/40 Waterloo Jun 41 ‐ Oct 42 AD‐A Z7706 15/1/41 Sidi Barrani Blenheim VOct 42 ‐ Sep 43 BA928 4/2/41 Gambut Hurricane IIC Sep 43 ‐ Apr 45 AD LA131 22/2/41 Kabrit Thunderbolt I, II Apr 45 ‐ Oct 45 AD‐XKL221 14/3/41 Alexandria det Menidi 23/3/41 Menidi 29/3/41 Larissa 4/4/41 Niamata 16/4/41 Menidi 22/4/41 Maleme Crew left through Argos by ship. 22‐23/4/41 24/4/41 Suda Bay 12/5/41 Alexandria 15/5/41 Ramleh 31/5/41 Maten Bagush 14/11/41 Giarabub

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30/11/41 LG 116 23/12/41 Helwan 30/12/41 moving to India 6/1/42 Toungoo 7/1/42 Mingaladon 8/1/42 Lashio 19/1/42 Mingaladon 1/2/42 Toungoo 6/2/42 Magwe 12/3/42 Dum Dum 6/4/42 Fyzabad 8/4/42 Asansol 19/12/42 Jessore 21/1/43 Feni 28/2/43 Chandina 4/5/43 Comilla 27/6/43 Feni 28/8/43 Khargpur 31/8/43 Yelahanka 2/10/43 St Thomas Mount 9/11/43 Cholavaram 22/12/43 Manipur Road 31/12/43 Dimapur 15/3/44 Tulihal 25/5/44 Palel 19/12/44 Yazagyo 22/1/45 Onbauk 14/3/45 Ondaw 20/4/45 Kwetnge 7/5/45 Myingyan

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5/6/45 Kinmagan 30/6/45 Meiktila 17/8/45 Zayatkwin 15/10/45 DB

123 RAF 10/5/41 RF Turnhouse Spitfire IMay 41 ‐ Sep 41 XE‐E R7122 6/8/41 Drem Spitfire IIA Sep 41 ‐ Jan 42 XE‐K P8437 22/9/41 Castletown Spitfire VB Jan 42 ‐ Apr 42 XE BL655 11/4/42 moving to Egypt Gladiator II Oct 42 ‐ Nov 42 Hil N5857 19/6/42 Aboukir Hurricane IIC Nov 42 ‐ Aug 44 XE KZ141 19/7/42 Muqueibila OD 15/7/42 Spitfire VC May 43 ‐ Oct 43 XE BP287 5/9/42 Hadera Thunderbolt II Sep 44 ‐ Jun 45 XE‐KKJ263 9/10/42 Habbaniyah OD 4/10/42 22/10/42 Doshen Tapeh 24/11/42 Meherabad 12/1/43 Abadan OD 24/1/43 3/5/43 Bu Amud 1/11/43 Qassassin 16/11/43 moving to India OD 29/10/43 11/12/43 Feni OD 25/11/43 7/1/44 Patharkandi 1/6/44 St Thomas Mount OD 14/5/44 20/9/44 Yelahanka 24/10/44 Cholavaram 29/10/44 Kajamalai 3/12/44 Baigachi 18/12/44 Nazir 28/4/45 Kyaukpyu 6/6/45 Cox's Bazaar 10/6/45 Baigachi

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10/6/45 DB renumbered 81 Sqn

134 RAF 28/7/41 RF Leconfield Hurricane IIA Sep 41 ‐ Oct 41 GV Z5159 12/8/41 moving to USSR HMS Argus Spitfire VA Dec 41 ‐ Apr 42 GQ R7231 7/9/41 Vaenga Spitfire IIA Jan 42 ‐ Feb 42 P7563 16/11/41 moving to UK Hurricane IIA Jan 42 ‐ Feb 42 GQ Z3347 7/12/41 Catterick Hurricane IIB, IIC Jan 43 ‐ Aug 44 GQ‐V * LB885 30/12/41 Eglinton *OCS: UK1941 IIB(GV),ME1943 IIB IIC(GQ),FE1944 IIC(GQ) 26/3/42 Baginton Spitfire VB, VC Jun 43 ‐ Aug 43 GQ AB275 10/4/42 moving to Egypt Thunderbolt I, II Aug 44 ‐ Jun 45 GQ‐TKJ275 4/6/42 Kasfareet 9/6/42 Helwan 24/6/42 Kasfareet 6/7/42 Lydda 11/11/42 Helwan 16/11/42 LG 222 22/1/43 Shandur 6/2/43 LG 121 13/4/43 LG 219 28/4/43 Sousse 14/5/43 Bu Amud 23/6/43 Bersis 31/10/43 Qassassin 14/11/43 moving to India 30/11/43 Comilla OD 3/12/43

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15/12/43 Parashuram 20/1/44 Fazilpur 3/2/44 Hay OD 26/1/44 23/5/44 Arkonam 15/8/44 Yelahanka 6/10/44 Arkonam 19/11/44 Baigachi 26/11/44 Ratnap 28/4/45 Kyaukpyu 10/6/45 DB renumbered 131 Sqn 142 RAF 3/12/36 Andover Hind Jan 37 ‐ Mar 38 K6654 9/5/39 Bicester Battle IMar 38 ‐ Jan 41 KB‐M K9321 2/9/39 Berry‐au‐Bac Wellington II Nov 40 ‐ Oct 41 QT‐V W5387 12/9/39 Plivot Wellington IV Oct 41 ‐ Oct 42 QT‐M Z1210 16/9/39 Berry‐au‐Bac OD 2/9/39 Wellington III Sep 42 ‐ Oct 43 QT‐OBK298 16/5/40 Faux‐Villecerf Wellington XAug 43 ‐ Oct 44 QT‐Z HE815 6/6/40 Villiersfaux Mosquito XXV Oct 44 ‐ Sep 45 4H‐VKB449 15/6/40 Waddington 3/7/40 Binbrook 12/8/40 Eastchurch 6/9/40 Binbrook 26/11/41 Waltham OB Grimsby 7/6/42 Thruxton 7/7/42 Grimsby 19/12/42 Blida 19/12/42 Kirmington 27/1/43 Blida 5/5/43 Fontaine Chaude 26/5/43 Kairouan West 15/11/43 Oudna No 2 21/12/43 Cerignola OD 16/12/43

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15/2/44 Amendola 4/7/44 Regina 5/10/44 DB 25/10/44 RF Gransden Lodge 28/9/45 DB

148 RAF 10/3/38 Stradishall Heyford III Nov 38 ‐ Mar 39 K6857 6/9/39 Harwell Wellington IMar 39 ‐ Apr 40 BS‐Z L4304 8/4/40 DB Anson IApr 39 ‐ Apr 40 N5084 30/4/40 RF Stradishall Wellington IC Apr 40 ‐ May 40 20/5/40 DB Dec 40 ‐ Nov 41 G T2981 1/12/40 RF Luqa OD 14/12/40 Apr 42 ‐ Dec 42 A DV646 23/3/41 Kabrit OD 9/3/41 Wellington II Sep 41 ‐ Apr 42 H Z8559 15/5/42 LG 106 OD 11/5/42 Liberator II Mar 43 ‐ Jan 44 X AL506 26/6/42 Kabrit Halifax II Mar 43 ‐ Nov 44 FS BB301 19/8/42 LG 237 Halifax VAug 44 ‐ Jun 45 FS EB154 12/11/42 LG 106 Lysander IIIA Feb 44 ‐ Jun 45 B T1750 13/11/42 LG 09 Stirling IV Nov 44 ‐ Dec 44 LK176 1/12/42 LG 167 Liberator VI Mar 45 ‐ Jan 46 FS‐ZKL545 31/12/42 DB 1/2/43 RF Luqa 14/2/43 DB 14/3/43 RF Gambut 5/4/43 Derna 1/9/43 Tocra 31/1/44 Brindisi 28/6/45 Foggia

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8/11/45 Gianaklis 15/1/46 DB 160 RAF 16/1/42 F* Thurleigh Liberator II May 42 ‐ Jan 43 C AL565 12/2/42 moving to India Liberator III Nov 42 ‐ Oct 45 R BZ586 7/5/42 Nutts Corner Liberator VJun 43 ‐ Nov 45 K FL911 30/5/42 Lyneham Liberator VI Jan 44 ‐ Jan 45 A KN777 4/6/42 Drigh Road Liberator VIII Oct 45 ‐ Sep 46 X KL544 8/6/42 moving to ME 11/6/42 Fayid OB Aqir 17/6/42 Quetta 16/9/42 Aqir 8/11/42 Shandur 22/11/42 Salbani 19/2/43 Ratmalana 2/8/43 Sigiriya 31/7/44 Kankesanterai 7/2/45 Minneriya 17/10/45 Kankesanterai 23/6/46 Leuchars 162 RAF 4/1/42 RF Kabrit from detachment of 109 Sqn Wellington IC Jan 42 ‐ Mar 44 Z Z9034 6/1/42 Shallufa Blenheim IV Mar 42 ‐ Jul 42 B R3844 12/4/42 Bilbeis det Nicosia Blenheim VJul 42 ‐ Mar 44 L BA491 4/4/43 Benina Wellington III Sep 43 ‐ May 44 L HF733 27/8/43 LG 91 det Nicosia Baltimore III Sep 43 ‐ Sep 44 Z AH100 20/4/44 Idku det Lakatamia Mosquito VI Oct 43 ‐ Jan 44 HJ671 25/9/44 DB Wellington XMay 44 ‐ Sep 44 HZ123 16/12/44 RF Bourn Mosquito XXV Dec 44 ‐ Jul 46 CR‐VKB461 10/7/45 Blackbushe 14/7/46 DB 178 RAF 15/1/43 F Shandur crews from Sqns 147, 159, 160. Liberator II Jan 43 ‐ Dec 43 C AL565

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4/3/43 Hose Raui Halifax II May 43 ‐ Sep 43 Q BB385 1/10/43 Terria Liberator III Sep 43 ‐ Dec 43 Y BZ932 1/1/44 El Adem Liberator VI Dec 43 ‐ Nov 45 T KH248 1/3/44 Celone Lancaster III Nov 45 ‐ Apr 46 C RE202 4/7/44 Amendola 25/8/45 Ein Shemar 5/11/45 Fayid 15/4/46 DB

203 RAF 24/8/36 Basrah Singapore III Sep 35 ‐ Mar 40 PP‐C K4584 2/9/39 Isthmus Blenheim IMar 40 ‐ May 40 NT L8545 15/2/40 Sheikh Othman Blenheim IV May 40 ‐ Nov 42 NT V6500 18/5/40 Khormaksar Blenheim VBA529 16/4/41 Kabrit Hudson II, III Feb 42 ‐ Mar 42 T9397 24/4/41 Heraklion Baltimore I, II Aug 42 ‐ Nov 43F FA107 30/4/41 Kabrit IIIA, V 20/6/41 LG101 det Nicosia, Lakatamia Wellington XIII Nov 43 ‐ Oct 44 D JA411 16/1/42 Berka III Liberator VI Oct 44 ‐ Mar 46 D KG911 24/1/42 El Gubbi 1/2/42 Gambut 3/2/42 LG 05 6/2/42 LG 39 30/6/42 LG ''Y'' 9/7/42 LG ''X'' 17/10/42 LG 227 4/3/43 Berka III 4/11/43 LG 91

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15/11/43 Santa Cruz 9/10/44 Madura 28/2/45 Kankesanterai OD 19/2/45 19/5/46 Leuchars 208 RAF 13/10/38 Heliopolis Lysander IJan 39 ‐ May 42 GA‐B P1666 26/2/39 Mersah Matrush OS Lysander II L6867,N1289,P1715 16/3/39 Heliopolis Hurricane INov 40 ‐ Sep 42 RG N2626 7/8/39 Mersah Matruh Hurricane IIA, IIB May 42 ‐ Dec 43 RG HL830 1/9/39 Qasaba IIC RG BN156 23/10/39 Maaten Bagush OC Hurricane : RG 28/10/39 Qasada Tomahawk IIb May 42 ‐ Sep 42 AN420 15/11/39 Heliopolis Spitfire VC Dec 43 ‐ Jul 44 RG 9/6/40 Qasaba Spitfire VIII Aug 44 ‐ Oct 44 RG 10/1/41 Gambut Spitfire XMar 44 ‐ Jun 47 RG‐E PV117 22/1/41 Tmimi 4/2/41 Marawa 6/2/41 Barce 3/3/41 Heliopolis 5/4/41 Mersah Matruh 6/4/41 Kazaklar OD 1/4/41. det Larisa, Pharsala. 17/4/41 Amphiklia OB Elevsis 18/4/41 Kalamaki 19/4/41 Elevsis det Amphiklia, Kalamaki 22/4/41 Argos 24/4/41 Maleme 28/4/41 Aboukir 1/5/41 Gaza 21/6/41 Ramleh 29/9/41 Aqir 19/10/41 LG 10 14/11/41 LG 112

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21/11/41 LG 134 24/11/41 LG 123 28/11/41 LG 128 30/11/41 LG 134 10/12/41 El Gubbi 19/12/41 Tmimi 3/2/42 Acroma 8/2/42 Sidi Azeiz 27/3/42 Moacrar OD 31/3/42 15/5/42 Sidi Azeiz 15/6/42 LG 103 27/6/42 LG 100 30/6/42 Heliopolis 12/7/42 LG 100 17/9/42 LG 202 18/11/42 LG 28 15/1/43 Aqsu 12/2/43 Kirkuk 1/7/43 Rayak 16/11/43 El Bassa 7/1/44 Megiddo 17/3/44 Trigno 1/5/44 San Angelo 1/6/44 Venafro 4/6/44 Aquino 11/6/44 Osa 17/6/44 Falerium 23/6/44 Orvieto 5/7/44 Castigliore 1/8/44 Malignano

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20/9/44 Peretola 26/4/45 Bologna 28/4/45 Villafranca 15/5/45 Tissano 30/6/45 Bari 5/7/45 Ramat David 13/8/45 Petah Tiqva 12/3/46 Aqir 211 RAF 29/9/38 Helwan Blenheim IMay 39 ‐ May 41 UQ‐B L1481 31/1/39 Ismailia Blenheim IV May 41 ‐ Feb 42 UQ Z6364 10/8/39 El Daba OD 2/4/45 OC Blenheim IV May 41 ‐ Feb 42 A 17/7/40 Qotafiyah Beaufighter XOct 43 ‐ Jun 45 A NV322 8/11/40 Ismailia Mosquito VI Jun 45 ‐ Mar 46 RF779 17/11/40 Tatoi det Paramythia 9/2/41 Paramythia det Menidi 17/4/41 Agrinion 19/4/41 Menidi 22/4/41 Heraklion 23/4/41 Heliopolis 27/4/41 Ramleh 30/4/41 Lydda 10/5/41 Aqir 5/6/41 Heliopolis 10/6/41 Wadi Gazouza OD 22/6/41 18/11/41 transeffered 72 OTU 20/12/41 RF 25/1/42 moving to FE 4/2/42 P III 16/2/42 Kalidjati 19/2/42 DB, absorted by 84 Sqn 14/8/43 RF Phaphamau

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10/11/43 Ranchi 23/12/43 Silchar West OD 29/12/43 26/1/44 Bhatpara 26/5/44 Feni 10/7/44 Chiringa 31/5/45 Yelahanka 11/7/45 St Thomas Mount 2/11/45 Akyab 27/11/45 Don Muang 15/3/46 DB 213 RAF 18/5/38 Wittering Hurricane IJan 39 ‐ Feb 42 AK‐W L2062 9/6/40 Biggin Hill OS Hurricane IJan 39 ‐ Feb 42 L1770, W9270 18/6/40 Exeter Hurricane IIA, IIC Aug 41 ‐ Mar 44 AK‐O BN286 7/9/40 Tangmere Spitfire VC Feb44 ‐ May 44 AK JK712 29/11/40 Leconfied Spitfire IX Feb 44 ‐ Jun 44 AK‐KMA676 15/1/41 Driffield Mustang III May 44 ‐ Feb 47 AK‐AFB337 18/2/41 Castletown 11/5/41 moving to Egypt HMS Furious 22/5/41 Abu Sueir 2/7/41 Lydda 3/7/41 Haifa det Nicosia 19/7/41 Nicosia 22/10/41 Ismailia 23/10/41 Idku 11/12/41 Shandur 31/12/41 LG 90 14/1/42 Idku 29/5/42 LG 12 5/6/42 Gambut West 18/6/42 LG 155

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19/6/42 LG 75 20/6/42 LG 76 23/6/42 LG 07 24/6/42 LG 12 27/6/42 LG 05 29/6/42 LG 154 24/7/42 LG 172 27/7/42 LG 154 5/8/42 Kilo 8 21/8/42 LG 85 21/10/42 LG 172 7/11/42 LG 20 12/11/42 LG 101 13/11/42 LG 125 20/11/42 El Adem OD 17/11/42 25/11/42 Martuba 23/1/43 Misurata West 6/7/43 Idku det Paphos, Lakatamia 8/9/43 Paphos to 9/11/43 19/11/43 Paphos 10/1/44 Lakatamia 2/2/44 Idku 25/2/44 El Gamil det Lacatamia 1/4/44 Lakatamia to 14/5/44 6/5/44 Idku OD 2/2/44 9/7/44 Leverano 12/7/44 Biferno 1/5/45 Prkos OD 26/4/45 16/5/45 Biferno 29/6/45 Brindisi

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13/9/45 Ramat David 25/9/46 Nicosia 214 RAF 1/10/36 Scampton Harrow II Jan 37 ‐ Jul 39 K6988 19/4/37 Feltwell Wellington I, IA,IC May 39 ‐ Apr 42 UX‐L L4345 3/9/39 Methwold Wellington II Jun 41 ‐ Jan 42 BU‐V W5442 14/2/40 Stradishall Stirling I, III Apr 42 ‐ Jan 44 BU‐QBF382 5/1/42 Honington Fortress II Jan 44 ‐ Nov 44 BU‐BSR382 12/1/42 Stradishall Fortress III Nov 44 ‐ Jul 45 BU‐VHB800 1/10/42 Chedburgh Liberator VIII Jul 45 ‐ Dec 45 10/12/43 Downham Market Lancaster INov 45 ‐ Apr 46 QN‐Y PA386 6/1/44 Sculthorpe OD 16/1/44 Nov 46 ‐ Feb 50 QN‐VTW882 16/5/44 Oulton 27/7/45 DB 27/7/45 RF Amendola 24/8/45 Ein Shemar 7/11/45 Fayid 15/4/46 DB renumbered Sqn 37

217 RAF 10/10/38 Tangmere Anson IMar 37 ‐ Dec 40 MW‐S L9154 25/8/39 Warmwell Beaufort Mk IMay 40 ‐ Aug 42 MW‐R L9878 2/10/39 St Eval Beaufort Mk II Oct 41 ‐ May 42 MW‐TAW245 29/10/41 Thorney Island ~ Code (MW) only for UK ~ 24/12/41 St Eval Beaufort Mk IA May 42 ‐ Sep 44 DD982 16/2/42 Skitten Hudson III, IIIA Oct 42 ‐ Jun 43 R AE532 6/3/42 Leuchars OD 1/3/42 Hudson VI Oct 42 ‐ Jun 43 T FK483 7/3/42 moving to FE Beaufort IApr 43 ‐ Aug 44 MW‐G DW949 10/6/42 Luqa Beaufighter XJun 44 ‐ Sep 45 NE495

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11/8/42 Minneriya OD 8/8/42 10/2/43 Vavuniya OD 17/2/42 29/4/44 Retmalana 7/9/44 Vavuniya OD 10/9/44 29/1/45 Gannavaram 30/9/45 DB 14/1/52 RF St Eval 221 RAF 21/11/40 RF Bircham Newton Wellington IC Dec 40 ‐ Jun 42 DF‐L T2979 2/5/41 Limavady Wellington VIII Jan 42 ‐ Sep 43 B BB466 29/9/41 Reykjavik Wellington XI, XII Jun 43 ‐ Dec 43 M HZ395 7/12/41 Limavady Wellington XIII Sep 43 ‐ Aug 45 P JA179 25/12/41 Docking 8/1/42 moving to ME 8/1/42 LG 39 8/1/42 Luqa 24/2/42 LG 87 14/3/42 LG 89 30/6/42 Shandur 11/8/42 Shallufa Satellite 22/8/42 Shallufa 1/2/43 Luqa 31/3/44 Grottaglie 23/10/44 Kalamaki 8/4/45 Idku 227 RAF 1/7/42 Aqir Beaufigther IAug 42 ‐ Aug 44 P T4897 20/8/42 RF Luqa from Sqn 248 Beaufighter VI C X8030 26/11/42 Ta Kali Beaufighter XSep 43 ‐ Aug 44 R JL766 1/3/43 Idku Beaufighter XI K JL899 5/5/43 Derna Lancaster I, III Oct 44 ‐ Sep 45 9J‐BRF131 24/6/43 El Magrun North

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8/7/43 Gardabia West 17/7/43 Derna OPERATION ''THESIS'', CRETE 23/7/43 16/8/43 Limassol 23/9/43 Lakatamia 31/11/43 Berka III 11/8/44 Biferno 12/8/44 DB‐ renumbered 19 SAAF 7/10/44 RF Bardney from Sqns 9 and 619 12/10/44 Balderton OD 21/10/44 5/5/45 Strubby 8/6/45 Graveley 5/9/45 DB 228 RAF 9/10/38 Pembroke Dock Sunderland INov 38 ‐ Aug 42 DQ‐T L5803 5/6/39 Alexandria Sunderland II Mar 42 ‐ Nov 43 DQ‐R T9088 10/9/39 Pembroke Dock Sunderland VFeb 45 ‐ Jun 45 UE‐M RN283 10/6/40 Alexandria OD 5/6/39 19/7/40 Aboukir 13/9/40 Kalafrana 25/3/41 Alexandria OB Aboukir 16/6/41 moving to West Africa (moving by sea) 28/8/41 Bathurst 26/9/41 moving to UK 9/10/41 RF Stranraer 10/3/42 Oban 11/12/42 Lough Erne/Castle Archdale 4/5/43 Pembroke Dock 4/6/45 DB 1/6/46 RF St Eval 230 RAF 8/1/37 Seletar Sunderland I, II Jun 38 ‐ Jan 43 NM‐U L2164 13/2/40 Koggala Sunderland III Apr 42 ‐ Mar 45 Q JM659 2/5/40 moving to Egypt Sunderland VJan 45 ‐ Feb 57 B‐Y SZ581

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6/5/40 Alexandria det Scaramanga 12/12/40 Scaramanga until 18/4/41 Jun 41 Attached with Yugoslave Sqn 2 19/6/41 Aboukir 3/7/42 Fanara 28/7/42 Aboukri 9/1/43 Dar‐es‐Salaam 7/2/44 Koggala 17/4/45 Akyab 23/5/45 Rangoon 26/7/45 Red Hills Lake 1/12/45 Seletar 15/4/46 Pembroke Dock 235 RAF 30/10/39 RF Manston Battle IDec 39 ‐ Feb 40 L5413 27/2/40 North Coates Blenheim IF Oct 39 ‐ May 40 LA K7122 25/4/40 Bircham Newton OCS Blenheim IF Oct 39 ‐ May 40 QY‐F N3531 26/5/40 Detling Blenheim IVF Apr 40 ‐ Dec 41 LA‐E N3541 10/6/40 Thorney Island Beaufighter IDec 41 ‐ May 42 LA‐A R2269 24/6/40 Bircham Newton Beaufighter IDec 41 ‐ May 42 LA‐V T4731 4/6/41 Dyce Beaufighter VI May 42 ‐ Oct 43 LA‐PEL335 25/3/42 Sumburgh Beaufighter XOct 43 ‐ May 44 LX401 31/5/42 Docking Beaufort Mk IA Mar 44 ‐ Jun 44 LA LR956 16/7/42 Chivenor Beaufighter XI Mar 44 ‐ Jun 44 LA‐CLX860 21/1/43 Leuchars Mosquito VI Jun 44 ‐ Jul 45 LA‐RHR114 29/8/43 Portreath 21/2/44 St Angelo 37/3/44 Portreath OD 27/3/44 6/9/44 Banff 10/7/45 DB 238 RAF 16/5/40 RF Tangmere Spitfire IMay 40 ‐ Jun 40 R6599 20/6/40 Middle Wallop Hurricane I (UK) Jun 40 ‐ Sep 41 VK P3462

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14/8/40 St Eval Hurricane I (ME) Jan 42 ‐ May 42 RS 10/9/40 Middle Wallop Hurricane IIB, IIC Sep 41 ‐ Jan 42 RS 30/9/40 Chilbolton Hurricane May 42 ‐ Sep 43 RS‐D HL657 1/1/41 Middle Wallop Hurricane May 42 ‐ Sep 43 RS HL846 1/2/41 Chilbolton OC Hurricane KC 1/4/41 Pembrey Spitfire VB, VC Jan 43 ‐ Apr 44 KC EP953 16/4/41 Chilbolton Spitfire IX Sep 43 ‐ Oct 44 KC‐MMA455 20/5/41 moving to ME OC Spitfire IX FM 17/7/41 El Firdan HMS Victorious Spitfire VIII Jun 44 ‐ Oct 44 KC‐BLV729 24/7/41 LG 92 OD 30/7/41 Dakota III, IV Jan 45 ‐ Dec 45 KN298 15/9/41 LG 12 13/11/41 LG 123 26/12/41 Msus 30/12/41 Antelat 19/1/42 El Gubbi 3/2/42 Gambut 14/5/42 LG 121 OD 7/5/41 1/6/42 Gambut West 16/6/42 Gambut 2 17/6/42 Sidi Azeiz 18/6/42 LG 155 20/6/42 LG 76 23/6/42 LG 07 24/6/42 LG 13 26/6/42 LG 15 27/6/42 LG 21 27/6/42 LG 105 28/6/42 LG 92 26/9/42 LG 154 23/10/42 LG172

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7/11/42 LG 20 9/11/42 LG 12 11/11/42 LG 101 13/11/42 LG 125 20/11/42 El Adem 25/11/42 Benina 28/11/42 Martuba 13/1/43 El Gamil 29/1/44 LG 106 28/4/44 Poretta 1/5/44 Serragia 8/7/44 Calvi 30/8/44 Cuers 22/9/44 Le Vallon 9/10/44 Gragnano 26/10/44 DB 1/12/44 RF Merryfield 14/2/45 moving to India 22/2/45 Raipur 13/3/45 Comilla 26/6/45 moving to Australia 2/7/45 Parafield 27/12/45 DB

249 RAF 16/5/40 RF Church Fenton Spitfire IMay 40 ‐ Jun 40 K9890 17/5/40 Leconfield Hurricane I (UK) Jun 40 ‐ Feb 41 GN‐Z P2863

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8/7/40 Church Fenton OS Hurricane I UK : R4229, V6559, P3576 14/8/40 Boscombe Down Hurricane I (ME) May 41 ‐ Aug 41 GN 1/9/40 North Weald Hurricane IIA, IIB Feb 41 ‐ Mar 42 GN May 41 moving to Malta Spitfire Mk.Vb J. Plagis Mar 42 GN‐DAB343 21/5/41 Ta Kali HMS Furius & HMS Ark Royal Spitfire Mk.Vb J. Plagis Mar 42 GN‐KAB346 23/11/42 Krendi Spitfire Mk.Vb J. Plagis Mar 42 GN‐BAB262 24/9/43 Hal Far Spitfire Mk.Vb J. Plagis Mar 42 GN‐FAB335 23/10/43 Grottaglie OD 27/10/43 Spitfire VC Feb 42 ‐ Sep 44 GN‐XJK465 10/11/43 Brindisi Spitfire VB, VC Feb 42 ‐ Sep 44 GN BS559 10/12/43 Grottaglie OC Spitfire TGN 15/7/43 Canne Spitfire IX Jun 43 ‐ Nov 43 GN MA392 17/5/45 Prkos Apr 45 ‐ Jun 45 GN 15/5/45 Campomarino Mustang III Sep 44 ‐ Apr 45 FB308 27/6/45 Brindisi May 45 ‐ Jun 45 16/8/45 DB Mustang IV Jan 45‐ Aug 45 KM231 23/10/45 RF Eastleigh Sqn 500 renumbered Baltimore IV, VOct 45 ‐ Apr 46 GN‐P FW367 27/6/46 Habbaniyah Mosquito FB 26 Mar 46 ‐ Aug 46 GN‐C KA417 252 RAF 21/11/40 RF Bircham Newton Blenheim IF Oct 40 ‐ Apr 41 K7087 1/12/40 Chivenor Blenheim IVF Oct 40 ‐ Apr 41 L8407 6/5/41 Aldergrove det Heraklion 16/5/41 to 21/5/41 Beaufighter IDec 40 ‐ Dec 42 PN‐W R2153 15/6/41 DB Beaufighter VI Nov 42 ‐ Apr 44 T EL239 14/11/41 RF Idku Beaufighter XJan 44 ‐ Dec 46 G RD163 18/1/43 Berka III renumbered 143 Sqn Beaufighter XIc Jun 43 ‐ Jan 44 A JL250 21/2/43 El Magrun OD 13/1/43 Beaufighter type? Jun 42 BT‐R T4827 3/8/43 Berka III OCS Beaufighter Jun 42 BT‐T T4767 11/9/43 Limassol 23/9/43 Lakatamia 16/12/43 LG 91 21/1/44 Mersah Matruh 20/6/44 Gambut

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30/11/44 Mersah Matrut 6/2/45 Aboukir 10/2/45 Gianaclis 18/2/45 Hassani 28/8/45 Araxos 1/12/46 DB 272 RAF 18/11/40 RF Aldergrove Blenheim IVF Nov 40 ‐ Apr 41 XK‐A V5754 3/4/41 Chivenor Beaufighter IApr 41 ‐ Jun 43 G R2152 28/5/41 Abu Sueir Beaufighter VIc Nov 42 ‐ Feb 44 TJ‐P T4708 14/6/41 Idku Beaufighter XIc Sep 43 ‐ Aug 44 K JM229 12/1/42 LG 10 Beaufighter XFeb 44 ‐ Apr 45 J LZ121 14/3/42 Idku 6/11/42 Ta Kali 4/6/43 Luqa det Paphos, Nicosia 5/6/43 Gardabia 17/6/43 Luqa 5/7/43 Gardabia West 3/9/43 Bo Rizzo 21/10/43 Catania 3/2/44 Alghero 15/9/44 Foggia 20/3/45 Falconara 24/4/45 Gragnano 30/4/45 DB 274 RAF 19/8/40 RF Amriya Gladiator II Aug 40 ‐ Oct 40 YK N5786 7/12/40 Sidi Haneish South Hurricane IAug 40 ‐ Oct 41 YK P2651 10/1/41 Sidi Azeiz Hurricane IIB, IIC Oct 41 ‐ Oct 43 YK BE397 27/1/41 Gazala Spitfire VB, VC Apr 43 ‐ Apr 44 YK or NH JK118 12/2/41 Amriya OC Spitfire Apr 43 ‐ Apr 44 NH 17/4/41 Gerawala Spitfire IX May 44 ‐ Aug 44 JJ‐QBS227 10/9/41 Amriya Tempest VAug 44 ‐ Sep 45 JJ‐FEJ762

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26/10/41 LG 103 3/11/41 Sidi Haneish North 6/11/41 LG 130 OD 13/11/41 20/11/41 LG 124 25/11/41 LG 103 OD 12/12/41 19/12/41 Gazala No 1 23/12/41 Msus 27/12/41 Gazala No 2 24/1/42 Mechili 26/1/42 LG 111 2/2/42 El Adem 17/2/42 Gasr el Arid 22/2/42 Gambut 2 9/3/42 Gambut Main 8/4/42 Sidi Haneish 6/5/42 Gambut 18/6/42 El Dwabis 23/6/42 LG 07 24/6/42 Sidi Haneish 27/6/42 LG 105 29/6/42 LG 92 14/7/42 LG 173 19/8/42 LG 88 9/9/42 LG 229 10/10/42 LG 89 23/10/42 LG 37 27/11/42 Martuba 1 21/12/42 Benina 20/1/43 Misurata 26/1/43 Mellaha

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9/8/43 Derna 11/9/43 Paphos 7/10/43 Idku 1/2/44 Madna 22/2/44 Canne det Paphos 3/4/44 Portici det Paphos 10/4/44 moving to UK 24/4/44 Hornchurch 19/5/44 Detling 22/6/44 Merston 28/6/44 Gatwick 5/7/44 West Malling 17/8/44 Manston 20/9/44 Coltishall 29/9/44 B 70/Deurne 2/10/44 B 82/Grave 7/10/44 B 80/Volkel 17/3/45 B 77/Gilze Rijen 7/4/45 B 91/Kluis 20/4/45 B 109/Quackenbruck 20/6/45 B 155/Dedelsdorf 3/9/45 Warmwell 7/9/45 DB 283 RAF 11/2/43 F Algiers Walrus I, II Apr 43 ‐ Apr 44 B X9498 6/5/43 Maison Blanche Warwick IMar 44 ‐ Mar 46 B BV451 13/5/43 Tingley Hurricane 1944 ‐ 1945 30/5/43 La Sebala ISpitfire? 28/8/43 Palermo 25/12/43 Ajaccio 29/12/43 Borgo

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6/4/44 Hal Far Apr 44 det Kalamaki 31/3/46 DB

294 RAF 24/9/43 F Berka Walrus I, II Sep 43 ‐ Apr 46 G W3050 Sep 43 det Lakatamia, Limassol Wellington IC Sep 43 ‐ May 44 Q N2812 5/10/43 LG 91 det Lakatamia. OB Amriya South Wellington XI Mar 44 ‐ Nov 44 L MP588 29/3/44 Idku det Lakatamia, Nicosia, Kalamaki Wellington XIII May 44 ‐ Apr 46 U ME941 6/6/45 Basrah Warwick INov 44 ‐ Apr 46 B BV966 8/4/46 DB 318 RAF 31/8/43 Almaza Hurricane IApr 43 ‐ Aug 43 V6637 10/9/43 Muqueibila Hurricane IIB Sep 43 ‐ Feb 44 14/10/43 Gaza Spitfire VB, VC Feb 44 ‐ Mar 45 LW JK988 21/1/43 LG 207 Spitfire IX Nov 44 ‐ Aug 46 LW PT676 23/4/44 Helwan OD 9/4/44 24/4/44 Marble Arch 25/4/44 Castel Benito 28/4/44 Madna 1/5/44 Trigno 17/6/44 San Vito 26/6/44 Tortoreto 2/7/44 Fermo 30/7/44 Falconara 24/8/44 Chiaravalle 31/8/44 Piagiolino 16/9/44 Cassandro 27/7/44 Rimini 6/11/44 Bellaria 4/12/44 Forli

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3/5/45 La Russia 6/5/45 Treviso 14/5/45 Tissano 21/8/45 Lavariano 24/1/46 Tissano

335 RAF 10/10/41 F Aqir Hurricane IOct 41 ‐ Sep 42 FG‐S Z4652 6/12/41 St Jean OS Hurricane W5155, Z4007, Z4233, Z4604 20/1/41 Helwan Hurricane I, IIB Jan 42 ‐ Feb 43 FG‐A Z5306 27/1/42 LG 20 Hurricane I, IIB Jan 42 ‐ Feb 43 FG BD700 28/5/42 LG 10 Hurricane IIC Feb 43 ‐ Jan 44 FG KZ314 24/6/42 LG 20 OS Hurricane IIC Feb 43 ‐ Jan 44 FG KZ335 29/6/42 Idku Spitfire VB, VC Dec 43 ‐ Jul 46 FG EE805 8/8/42 Dekheila 19/9/42 LG 142 OB LG 173 3/10/42 LG 85 24/10/42 LG 37 11/11/42 LG 13 18/11/42 LG 121 8/2/43 LG 08 12/1/44 Tocra 28/1/44 Benina 2/2/44 Tocra 1/3/44 Bersis 8/9/44 moving to Italy 7/7/44 Savoia 17/9/44 Nuova 4/10/44 Biferno 2/11/44 moving to Hellas

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12/11/44 Hassani OD 14/11/44 10/9/45 Sedes OD 4/9/44 31/7/45 DB Sqn transferred to Hellenic Air Force 336 RAF 25/2/43 F LG 219 Hurricane IIC Feb 43 ‐ May 44 Z KZ480 7/4/43 LG 121 OS Hurricane IIC Feb 43 ‐ May 44 HV??? 31/1/44 El Adem Spitfire VB, VC Jan 44 ‐ Jul 46 LZ807 5/3/44 Bu Amud 3/4/44 LG 08 13/7/44 El Adem 8/9/44 moving to Italy 16/9/44 Canne 18/9/44 Nuova det Araxos 4/11/44 Grottaglie 14/11/44 Kalamaki OD 9/11/44 16/5/45 Sedes 31/7/46 DB Sqn transferred to Hellenic Air Force 603 RAF 14/10/25 F Turnhouse Hart Feb 34 ‐ Feb 38 K7894 16/12/39 Prestwick Hind Feb 38 ‐ Mar 39 K6809 17/1/40 Dyce Gladiator IMay 39 ‐ Oct 39 XT‐E K6132 14/4/40 Drem OC Gladiator Ipre war RL 5/5/40 Turnhouse Spitfire ISep 39 ‐ Nov 40 RL L1007 28/8/40 Hornchurch Spitfire IIA Oct 40 ‐ My 41 XT (UK) P7449 3/12/40 Rochford Spitfire VA, VB May 41 ‐ Apr 42 XT (UK) W3111 3/12/40 Southend Spitfire VC Apr 42 ‐ Aug 42 XT (UK) 13/12/40 Drem OC Spitfire VC Apr 42 ‐ Aug 42 T (ME) 27/2/41 Turnhouse Beaufighter I, VI Feb 43 ‐ Oct 43 J EL448 16/5/41 Hornchurch Beaufighter X, XI Aug 43 ‐ Dec 44 F LX144 16/6/41 Southend Spitfire XVI Jan 45 ‐ Aug 45 9R (UK) SM405 9/7/41 Hornchurch 12/11/41 Fairlop 15/12/41 Dyce

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14/3/42 Peterhead 13/4/42 moving to Egypt 20/4/42 Ta Kali 4/6/42 Kasfareet 28/6/42 Nicosia USS Wasp 21/12/42 Aboukir 25/1/43 Idku det Lakatamia, Paphos 27/3/43 Misurata West 6/9/43 Bo Rizzo 4/10/43 LG 91 18/10/43 Gambut 3OD 11/10/43 26/12/44 moving to UK 26/12/44 DB 10/1/45 RF Coltishall 24/2/45 Ludham 25/2/45 Deversoir 5/4/45 Coltishall 28/4/45 Turnhouse 7/5/45 Drem 14/6/45 Skaebrae 28/7/45 Turnhouse 15/8/45 DB 10/5/46 RF Turnhouse 624 RAF 22/9/43 F Blida from 1575 Flt Ventura II Sep 43 ‐ Oct 43 AE948 2/12/43 Tocra Hallifax II Sep 43 ‐ Sep 44 Q JP159 23/12/43 Brindisi Halifax VSep 43 ‐ Feb 44 K BB433 15/2/44 Blida Stirling IV Jun 44 ‐ Sep 44 B LJ941 5/9/44 DB Walrus IJan 45 ‐ Nov 45 A Z1769 28/12/44 RF Grottaglie Jan 45 det Hassani

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21/2/45 Foggia det Hassani 30/4/45 Falconara det Hassani, Sedes 9/7/45 Rosignano det Sedes 21/8/45 Littorio det Sedes 30/11/45 DB

680 RAF 1/2/43 F LG 219 No 2 PRU redesignated Beaufighter IFeb 43 ‐ Mar 43 T3301 Feb 43 det Kalamaki Hurricane IFeb 43 ‐ Feb 44 P2915 May 43 det Cyprus to Aug 44 Hurricane IIB Mar 43 ‐ Dec 44 BN354 25/2/45 Deversoir det Hassani Spitfire IV, VFeb 43 ‐ Jun 44 BP908 Feb 45 det Hassani Spitfire IX Feb 43 ‐ Jan 45 NiL EN388 9/7/46 Ein Shemar Spitfire VI Mar 43 ‐ Jun 43 NiL BS149 1/9/46 DB Spitfire XI Aug 43 ‐ Jul 46 NiL MB774 Blenheim IV Feb 44 ‐ Jul 44 V5586 Baltimore III, VFeb 44 ‐ May 44 FW525 Mosquito IX Feb 44 ‐ Sep 46 N MM247 OS Mosquito XVI NS496‐538, RF969‐712,RG113‐158 682 RAF 1/2/43 F Maison Blanche Spitfire IV Feb 43 ‐ Dec 43 NiL AB426 6/6/43 La Marsa Spitfire XI Feb 43 ‐ Sep 45 NiL EN422 8/12/43 San Severo Mosquito IV Apr 43 ‐ Jul 43 DZ553 14/9/45 DB OS Mosquito VI MM398, HX802, NS819, NT112, RF580 Spitfire XIX Jun 44 ‐ Sep 45 NiL MM645 683 RAF 8/2/43 F Luqa from 'B' Flt, 69 Sqn Spitfire IV Feb 43 ‐ Jul 43 L BR656 20/11/43 El Aouina Spitfire XI Apr 43 ‐ Sep 43 F MB897

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20/12/43 San Severo det Kalamaki (among many dets) Mosquito IV May 43 ‐ Jun 43 A DK284 21/12/45 DB Mosquito VI HJ672 Spitfire XIX Sep 44 ‐ Sep 45 NiL RM641 800 RAF 23/7/42 F Luqa Fulmar IMay 41 ‐ Nov 41 (Naval Air) Hurricane I, II 1942 ‐ 1943 L2039 Hellcat E‐BJV‐102 809 RAF 15/1/41 Lee on Solent Fulmar II Jan 41 ‐ Mar 43 N4023 (Naval Air) Aug 42 Sawbridgeworth Spitfire Mar 43 ‐ S R6993 Dec 43 Andover OC of aircrafts S7 Feb 44 Dale Nov 44 moving to UK Dec 44 Moving to N Africa Dekheila

1435 RAF 23/7/42 F Luqa OD 2/8/42 Hurricane IIB, CDec 41 ‐ Feb 42 1/2/43 Renumbered No 148 Sqn Beaufighter MkI Mar 42 ‐ Aug 42 14/2/43 Renumbered No 1435 Sqn Hurricane IIB, CMar 42 ‐ aug 42 27/10/43 Grottaglie Spitfire VB, VC Aug 42 ‐ Nov 43 V BS161 9/11/43 Brindisi Spitfire VC 1may 44 ‐ Sep 44 V EP332 30/5/44 Grottaglie Spitfire IX Mar 43 ‐ Apr 45 V MH660 3/6/44 Brindisi 2/7/44 Grottaglie 3/2/45 Falconara OD 13/2/45

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Hellenic airfields used by RAF Squadrons, during World War II

1. Agrinion 112, 211. 2. Almyros 11. 3. Amphiklia 208. 4. Araxos 6, 32, 108, 252, 336. 5. Argos 11, 33, 80, 208 6. Cos 74. 7. Elevsis 11, 30, 33, 38, 70, 80, 112, 208. 8. Hasani / Kalamaki 13, 18, 32, 38, 39, 55, 73, 94, 108, 112, 208, 221, 252, 283, 294, 335, 336, 624, 680, 683.

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9. Heraklion 11, 30, 73, 84, 112, 203, 211, 252. 10. Kazaklar 208. 11. Larissa 11, 33, 80, 113, 208. 12. Maleme 30, 33, 80, 113, 208. 13. Menidi / Tatoi 11, 37, 70, 84, 113, 211. 14. Metokhi 32. 15. Niamata 113. 16. Paramythia 11, 30, 33, 37, 80, 84, 112, 211. 17. Pharsala 208. 18. Scaramanga 230. 19. Sedes 32, 94, 335, 336, 624. 20. Suda Bay 113. 21. Trikkala 80. Tatoi re‐named : Menidi on 28/11/40 22. Yannina 80, 112. Kalamaki re‐named : Hassani on 1/12/44

Glossary

DOS Dates Of Service det Detachment LG Landing Group DB Disbanded FFormed RF Reformatted FE Far East

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ME Middle East OC Other Code OS Other Serial OB Other Base OD Other Date OCS Other Codes and, or Serials been used to Until

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77 Copyright (c) Bristol Beaufighter ‐ Alan W Hall (1970) Bristol Beaufighter cz2 ‐ Kamil Nowicki (2003) Bristol Beaufort ‐ Tony Buttler (2006) Bristol Blenheim ‐ Andrew Thomas Camouflage and Markings, Bristol Blenheim ‐ Ducimus Books Limited (1970's) Camouflage and Markings, Bristol Beaufighter ‐ Ducimus Books Limited (1970's) Combat over the Mediterranean ‐ Chris Goss (2017) Fighters over the Aegean ‐ Brian Cull (2017) Fleet Air Arm Aircraft 1939 to 1945 ‐ Ray Sturtivant, Mick Burrow (1995) Gloster Gladiator ‐ Tom Spencer Halifax Squadrons of World War II ‐ Jon Lake (1999) Hawker Hurricane ‐ Peter Jacobs (1998) Hawker Hurricane Mk.I ‐ Francis K. Mason (1982) Hawker Hurricane MkI/IV ‐ Aircam Aviation Series (1971) Hawker Tempest ‐ Mark I Ltd (2000) Hawker Tempest ‐ Richard J. Caruana Hawker Typhoon ‐ Chris Thomas Hawker Typhoon, Tempest and Sea Fury ‐ Kev Darling (2003) Legend de Havilland Mosquito ‐ Robert Jackson (2003) Low level attack, the Mediterranean and Europe ‐ John W. Lambert (1998) NARA microfilm AIR 54 ‐ 57 RAF Squadrons ‐ C G Jefford (2001) Royal Air Force of World War Two in colour ‐ Roger A. Freeman (1995) Spitfire aces of North Africa and Italy ‐ Andrew Thomas (2011) Squadrons histories ‐ Peter Lewis (1968) Supermarine Spitfire Mk V ‐ Wojtek Matusiak (2004) Supermarine Spitfire MK.IX ‐ Peter Moss, Len Bachelor Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I‐XVI ‐ Aircam Aviation Series (1971) Supermarine Spitfire Mks XIV & XVII ‐ Len Bachelor The Avro Lancaster ‐ Profile Publications

78 Copyright (c) The Gloster Gauntlet ‐ Profile Publications The Gloster Gladiator ‐ Profile Publications The Hawker Hurricane IIC ‐ Profile Publications (1965) The Hawker Tempest I‐VI ‐ Profile Publications (1967) The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918 1988 ‐ James J Halley (1988) The story of Malta ‐ Akhil Kadidal (2011) Typhoon / Tempest in action ‐ Jerry Scutts (1990) Typhoon and Tempest Aces of World War 2 ‐ Chris Thomas (1999) Vickers Supermarine Spitfire VI‐XVI ‐ Tomo‐O Yamada, Hajine Ohasato (2000) Westland Lysander ‐ Mark I Ltd (1999)

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