No.272 Squadron RAF

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No.272 Squadron RAF
Group Squadron Base County Arrived Comments
15 272 Aldergrove County Antrim 19/11/40 Reformed from flight of No.236 Squadron. Blenheim IVf, 11/40.
18 272 Sumburgh Shetland 01/04/41 Day of month arbitrary. Beaufighter Ic, 04/41.
19 272 Chivenor Devon 30/04/41 Day of month arbitrary.
272 Luqa Malta 24/05/41
272 Abu Sueir 28/05/41
272 Edku Egypt 06/06/41
272 Ta Kali Malta 06/11/42 Beaufighter VIc, 11/42.
272 Luqa Malta 01/06/43 Day of month arbitrary.
272 Bo Rizzo 01/09/43 Day of month arbitrary. Beaufighter XI, 09/43.
272 Catania 01/10/43 Day of month arbitrary.
272 Alghero 01/01/44 Day of month arbitrary. Beaufighter X, 02/44.
272 Foggia Italy 01/09/44 Day of month arbitrary.
272 Falconara 01/03/45 Day of month arbitrary.
272 Catania 20/04/45 Disbanded 30/04/45.
           
15 272 Sydenham County Antrim 03/12/40 Detachment. Left 07/12/40.
15 272 Limavady Londonderry 05/01/41 Detachment. Left 27/01/41.
272 Maaten Bagush 01/06/41 Detachment. Left 06/06/41.
272 Nicosia Cyprus 01/07/41 Detachment. Left 16/06/41.
272 Luqa Malta 21/07/41 Detachment. Left 04/08/41.
272 Luqa Malta 24/09/41 Detachment. Left 30/09/41.
272 LG.10 06/11/41 Detachment. Left 16/03/42.
272 Berka 14/01/42 Detachment. Left 07/42.
272 LG.05 24/04/42 Detachment. Left 14/06/42.
272 Gambut No.2 14/06/42 Detachment. Left 22/06/42.
272 LG.14 22/06/42 Detachment. Left 01/07/42.
272 Nicosia Cyprus 11/08/42 Detachment. Left 20/08/42.
272 Gardabia West 01/06/43 Date arbitrary. Detachment. Left 09/43.
272 North Front Gibraltar 01/10/43 Date arbitrary. Detachment. Left 01/44.
272 Reghaia 01/01/44 Date arbitrary. Detachment. Left 04/44.
272 Borgo 01/01/44 Date arbitrary. Detachment. Left 04/44.
272 Falconara 01/01/44 Date arbitrary. Detachment. Left 03/45.
Copyright: Ross McNeill August 2000