SQUADRONS 1939-1945 with Hellenic Interest RAF version 1,0 Feb 2018 Research and Edit: (alphabetical order) Antonelos Athanasios Bardanis Manolis Copyright (c) 2 Copyright (c) Research is not complete. Addings and modifies will follow. 3 Copyright (c) 4 Copyright (c) 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 5 Copyright (c) 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 6 Copyright (c) 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 7 Copyright (c) 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 8 Copyright (c) 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 9 Copyright (c) 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 10 Copyright (c) 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 11 Copyright (c) 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 12 Copyright (c) 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.