No.221 Squadron RAF

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No.221 Squadron RAF
Group Squadron Base County Arrived Comments
16 221 Bircham Newton Norfolk 21/11/40 Formed. Wellington Ia, 11/40. Wellington Ic, 12/40.
15 221 Limavady Londonderry 02/05/41
Iceland 221 Reykjavik Iceland 28/09/41 Wellington VII, 10/41
16 221 Limavady Londonderry 05/12/41
16 221 Docking Norfolk 25/12/41
221 LG.39 08/01/42
221 LG.87 24/01/42
221 LG.89 13/03/42
221 Shandur 11/06/42
221 Shallufa 03/07/42 .
221 Gambut LG.101 19/11/42
221 Berka No.2 03/12/42
221 LG.143 31/12/42
221 Luqa Malta 23/01/43
221 Grottaglie Italy 01/03/44 Day of month arbitrary. Wellington XI, 06/43. Wellington XII, 06/43. Wellington XIII, 09/43.
221 Kalamaki Greece 01/10/44 Day of month arbitrary.
221 Edku Egypt 01/04/45 Day of month arbitrary. Disbanded 25/08/45.
           
15 221 Limavady Londonderry 06/03/40 Detachment. Left 02/05/41.
15 221 St. Eval Cornwall 04/04/41 Detachment. Left 02/05/41.
15 221 St. Eval Cornwall 26/05/41 Detachment. Left 28/09/41.
Iceland 221 Reykjavik Iceland 11/08/41 Detachment. Left 13/08/41.
221 LG.05 04/03/42 Detachment. Left 13/06/42.
221 Gianaclis 03/07/42 Detachment. Left 19/11/42.
221 Foggia Italy 01/03/44 Date arbitrary. Detachment. Left 10/44.
221 Gambut LG101 01/03/44 Date arbitrary. Detachment. Left 10/44.
221 El Adem 01/10/44 Date arbitrary. Detachment. Left 08/45.
221 Benina 01/04/45 Date arbitrary. Detachment. Left 08/45.
221 Aqir 01/04/45 Date arbitrary. Detachment. Left 08/45.
Copyright: Ross McNeill Aug 2000