No. 242 (Canadian) Squadron RAF
RAF Fighter Command
1939 - 1945 Return
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No. 242 (Canadian) Squadron RAF
Group |
Squadron |
Base |
County |
Arrived |
Comments |
13 |
242 |
Church
Fenton |
Yorkshire |
30/10/39 |
Reformed.
Blenheim I, 12/39. Battle I, 12/39. Hurricane I, 02/40. 1 Flight
to France 16/05/40. |
11 |
242 |
Biggin
Hill |
Kent |
21/05/40 |
|
12 |
242 |
Coltishall |
Norfolk |
18/06/40 |
|
12 |
242 |
Duxford |
Cambridgeshire |
26/10/40 |
|
12 |
242 |
Coltishall |
Norfolk |
30/11/40 |
|
11 |
242 |
Martlesham
Heath |
Suffolk |
16/12/40 |
Hurricane
IIb, 02/41. |
11 |
242 |
Stapleford
Tawney |
Essex |
09/04/41 |
|
11 |
242 |
North
Weald |
Essex |
22/05/41 |
|
11 |
242 |
Manston |
Kent |
19/07/41 |
|
9 |
242 |
Valley |
Anglesey |
16/09/41 |
To
Palembang, 01/11/41. |
13 |
242 |
Turnhouse |
Midlothian |
10/04/42 |
Reformed.
Spitfire Vb, 04/42. |
13 |
242 |
Ouston |
Northumberland |
15/05/42 |
|
13 |
242 |
Drem |
East
Lothian |
01/06/42 |
|
11 |
242 |
North
Weald |
Essex |
11/08/42 |
|
11 |
242 |
Manston |
Kent |
14/08/42 |
|
11 |
242 |
North
Weald |
Essex |
20/08/42 |
|
12 |
242 |
Digby |
Lincolnshire |
01/09/42 |
To
Maison Blanche, 30/10/42. |
38 |
242 |
Stoney
Cross |
Hampshire |
15/11/44 |
Reformed.
Stirling IV, 02/45. |
Copyright: Ross McNeill May 1999
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