No.252 Squadron RAF

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No.252 Squadron RAF
Group Squadron Base County Arrived Comments
16 252 Bircham Newton Norfolk 21/11/40 Reformed.
15 252 Chivenor Devon 01/12/40 Blenheim If, 12/40 Blenheim IVf, 12/40.
15 252 Aldergrove County Antrim 04/04/41 Disbanded into No.143 Squadron, 15/06/41.
252 Edku Egypt 16/01/42 Reformed as independent squadron from No.272 Squadron. Beaufighter If. Beaufighter VIc, 09/42.
252 Berka No.3 06/01/43
252 Magrun 21/02/43
252 Berka No.3 05/08/43
252 Limassol Cyprus 12/09/43
252 Lakatamia Cyprus 24/09/43
252 LG.91 Egypt 01/12/43
252 Mersa Matruh West 01/01/44 Day of month arbitrary. Beaufighter X, 01/44.
252 Mersa Matruh 01/05/44 Day of month arbitrary.
252 Gambut LG101 01/07/44 Day of month arbitrary.
252 Mersa Matruh 01/12/44 Day of month arbitrary.
252 Hassani 01/02/45 Day of month arbitrary.
252 Araxos 01/08/45 Day of month arbitrary. Disbanded 01/12/46.
           
18 252 Sumburgh Shetland 16/04/41 Detachment. Left 05/41.
252 Luqa Malta 29/04/41 Detachment. Left 21/05/41.
252 Heliopolis 21/05/41 Detachment. Left 15/06/41. Crews to No.272 Squadron.
15 252 Chivenor Devon 25/05/41 Detachment. Disbanded into No.143 Squadron, 15/06/41.
252 Edku Egypt 18/06/41 Detachment. Left 03/09/41.
252 Fuka 05/02/42 Detachment. Left 06/02/42.
252 Luqa 13/02/42 Detachment. Left 14/02/42.
252 LG.10 14/02/42 Detachment. Left 05/42.
252 Nicosia Cyprus 15/03/42 Detachment. Left 15/03/42.
252 LG.05 17/03/42 Detachment. Left 05/42.
252 Gambut 20/03/42 Detachment. Left 25/03/42.
252 Gambut No.2 13/06/42 Detachment. Left 17/06/42.
252 LG.104 22/06/42 Detachment. Left 25/06/42.
252 LG.14 26/06/42 Detachment. Left 07/42.
252 Luqa Malta 09/08/42 Detachment. Left 23/08/42.
252 St. Jean Palestine 30/09/42 Detachment. Left 03/10/42.
252 Gambut No.2 17/11/42 Detachment. Left 30/11/42.
252 Berka No.2 02/12/42 Detachment. Left 02/01/43.
252 Misurata 10/02/43 Detachment. Left 04/43.
252 Gambut 04/05/43 Detachment. Left 05/05/43.
252 Bersis 13/05/43 Detachment. Left 06/43.
252 Berka No.3 28/06/43 Detachment. Left 05/08/43.
252 Gambut No.3 18/10/43 Detachment. Left 20/10/43.
252 Shallufa 23/12/43 Detachment. Left 01/44.
Copyright: Ross McNeill August 2000