No.279 Squadron RAF

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No.279 Squadron RAF
Group Squadron Base County Arrived Comments
16 279 Bircham Newton Norfolk 16/11/41 Formed. Hudson III, 11/41. Hudson V, 11/41. Hudson VI, 11/41.
18 279 Thornaby Yorkshire 14/10/44 Warwick I (ASR), 11/44. Warwick II, 11/45. Hurricane IIc, 04/45. Hurricane IV, 04/45. Sea Otter II, 07/45.
16 279 Beccles Suffolk 03/09/45 Lancaster III (ASR), 09/45.
           
Iceland 279 Reykjavik Iceland 16/07/42 Detachment. Left 14/08/42.
19 279 St. Eval Cornwall 01/01/43 Detachment. Date arbitrary. Left 10/44.
Iceland 279 Reykjavik Iceland 01/01/44 Day of month arbitrary. Detachment. Became No.251 Sqn, 01/08/44.
18 279 Tain Caithness 01/10/44 Detachment. Date arbitrary. Left 09/45.
279 Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire 01/10/44 Detachment. Date arbitrary. Left 09/45.
18 279 Wick Caithness 01/10/44 Detachment. Date arbitrary. Left 09/45.
18 279 Banff Aberdeenshire 01/10/44 Detachment. Date arbitrary. Left 09/45.
Iceland 279 Reykjavik Iceland 31/05/45 Detachment.
Copyright: Ross McNeill August 1999