No.97 (Straits Settlements) Squadron RAF
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No.97 (Straits Settlements) Squadron RAF
Group |
Squadron |
Base |
County |
Arrived |
Comments |
6 |
97 |
Leconfield |
Yorkshire |
03/09/39 |
Whitley II, 02/39. Whitley III, 02/39. Anson I,
02/39. |
6 |
97 |
Abingdon |
Berkshire |
17/09/39 |
Became No.10 OTU, 08/04/40. |
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6 |
97 |
Driffield |
Yorkshire |
01/05/40 |
Reformed. Disbanded 20/5/40 |
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5 |
97 |
Waddington |
Lincolnshire |
25/02/41 |
Reformed. Manchester I, 02/41. |
5 |
97 |
Coningsby |
Lincolnshire |
10/03/41 |
Hampden I, 07/41. Lancaster I, 01/42. Lancaster
III, 01/42. |
5 |
97 |
Woodhall Spa |
Lincolnshire |
02/03/42 |
To 8 Group, 18/04/43. |
8 |
97 |
Bourn |
Cambridgeshire |
18/04/43 |
Ex-5 Group. To 5 Group 18/04/44. |
5 |
97 |
Coningsby |
Lincolnshire |
18/04/44 |
Ex-8 Group. |
Copyright: Ross McNeill March 1999
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