No. 616 (South Yorkshire) Squadron RAF

RAF Fighter Command 1939 - 1945
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No. 616 (South Yorkshire) Squadron RAF
Group Squadron Base County Arrived Comments
13 616 Finningley Yorkshire 03/09/39 Gauntlet II. Battle.
13 616 Leconfield Yorkshire 23/10/39 Spitfire I, 10/39.
11 616 Rochford Essex 27/05/40
13 616 Leconfield Yorkshire 06/06/40
11 616 Kenley Surrey 19/08/40
12 616 Coltishall Norfolk 03/09/40
12 616 Kirton-in-Lindsey Lincolnshire 09/09/40
11 616 Tangmere Sussex 26/02/41 Spitfire IIa, 02/41.
11 616 Westhampnett Sussex 09/05/41 Spitfire Vb, 07/41.
12 616 Kirton-in-Lindsey Lincolnshire 06/10/41 Spitfire IIb, 10/41.
12 616 King's Cliffe Northamptonshire 30/01/42 Spitfire VI, 04/42.
11 616 West Malling Kent 03/07/42
11 616 Kenley Surrey 08/07/42
11 616 Great Sampford Essex 29/07/42
11 616 Hawkinge Kent 14/08/42
11 616 Great Sampford Essex 20/08/42
11 616 Tangmere Sussex 23/09/42
11 616 Westhampnett Sussex 29/10/42
10 616 Ibsley Hampshire 02/01/43
10 616 Exeter Devon 17/09/43 Spitfire VII, 09/43.
11 616 West Malling Kent 18/03/44
10 616 Fairwood Common Glamorganshire 24/04/44
10 616 Culmhead Somerset 16/05/44
11 616 Manston Kent 21/07/44 Meteor I, 07/44.
10 616 Colerne Wiltshire 17/01/45 Meteor III, 01/45.
11 616 Andrew's Field Essex 28/02/45 To Gilze Rijen, B77, 31/03/45.
Copyright: Ross McNeill May 1999