No.540 Squadron RAF

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No.540 Squadron RAF
Group Squadron Base County Arrived Comments
18 540 Leuchars Fife 19/10/42 Formed from H and L flights of 1 PRU. Mosquito PR IV, 10/42. Mosquito PR IX, 06/43.
16 540 Benson Oxfordshire 01/02/44 Day of month arbitrary. To 106 Group, 14/04/44.
106 540 Benson Oxfordshire 14/04/44 Ex-16 Group. Mosquito PR XVI, 06/44. Mosquito PR 32, 11/44. Mosquito PR 34, 11/44.
540 Coulomiers France 01/03/45 Day of month arbitrary.
           
540 North Front Gibraltar 20/10/42 Date arbitrary. Detachment. Left 03/45.
16 540 Benson Oxfordshire 20/10/42 Day of month arbitrary. Detachment. Left 02/44.
18 540 Lossiemouth Morayshire 01/02/44 Date arbitrary. Detachment. Left 03/45.
18 540 Leuchars Fife 01/02/44 Date arbitrary. Detachment. To 106 Group, 14/04/44.
16 540 Dyce Aberdeenshire 01/02/44 Date arbitrary. Detachment. To 106 Group, 14/04/44.
106 540 Leuchars Fife 14/04/44 Ex-16 Group. Detachment. Left 03/45.
106 540 Dyce Aberdeenshire 14/04/44 Ex-16 Group. Detachment. Left 03/45.
540 Yagodnik Russia 01/09/44 Date arbitrary. Detachment. Left 03/45.
540 Agadir 01/09/44 Date arbitrary. Detachment. Left 03/45.
Copyright: Ross McNeill August 1999