No. 229 Squadron RAF
RAF Fighter Command
1939 - 1945 Return
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No. 229 Squadron RAF
Group |
Squadron |
Base |
County |
Arrived |
Comments |
12 |
229 |
Digby |
Lincolnshire |
06/10/39 |
Reformed.
Blenheim If, 11/39. Hurricane I, 03/40. 1 Flight to France 16/05/40. |
12 |
229 |
Wittering |
Northamptonshire |
26/06/40 |
|
11 |
229 |
Northolt |
Middlesex |
09/09/40 |
|
12 |
229 |
Wittering |
Northamptonshire |
15/12/40 |
|
9 |
229 |
Speke |
Lancashire |
22/12/40 |
To
LG07, Middle East, 20/05/41. |
11 |
229 |
Hornchurch |
Essex |
24/04/44 |
Ex-
Catania. Spitfire IX, 05/44. |
2TAF |
229 |
Detling |
Kent |
19/05/44 |
|
2TAF |
229 |
Tangmere |
Sussex |
22/06/44 |
|
2TAF |
229 |
Merston |
Sussex |
24/06/44 |
|
2TAF |
229 |
Gatwick |
Surrey |
28/06/44 |
|
2TAF |
229 |
Coltishall |
Norfolk |
01/07/44 |
|
2TAF |
229 |
Manston |
Kent |
25/09/44 |
|
2TAF |
229 |
Matlaske |
Norfolk |
22/10/44 |
|
|
229 |
Swannington |
|
20/11/44 |
|
12 |
229 |
Coltishall |
Norfolk |
02/12/44 |
Spitfire
LFXVIe, 12/44. Renumbered as No. 603 Squadron, 10/01/45. |
Copyright: Ross McNeill May 1999
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