No. 72 (Basutoland) Squadron RAF

RAF Fighter Command 1939 - 1945
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No. 72 (Basutoland) Squadron RAF
Group Squadron Base County Arrived Comments
13 72 Church Fenton Yorkshire 03/09/39 Spitfire I.
13 72 Leconfield Yorkshire 17/10/39
13 72 Church Fenton Yorkshire 01/11/39
13 72 Drem East Lothian 01/12/39
13 72 Leconfield Yorkshire 12/01/40
13 72 Church Fenton Yorkshire 13/01/40
13 72 Acklington Northumberland 02/03/40 Gladitator I, 03/40. Gladiator II, 03/40.
11 72 Gravesend Kent 01/06/40
13 72 Acklington Northumberland 05/06/40
11 72 Biggin Hill Kent 31/08/40
11 72 Croydon Surrey 01/09/40
11 72 Biggin Hill Kent 12/09/40
13 72 Leconfield Yorkshire 13/10/40
12 72 Coltishall Norfolk 20/10/40
13 72 Leuchars Fife 29/11/40
13 72 Acklington Northumberland 15/12/40 Spitfire IIa, 04/41. Spitfire IIb, 04/41.
11 72 Gravesend Kent 08/07/41 Spitfire Vb, 07/41.
11 72 Biggin Hill Kent 26/07/41
11 72 Gravesend Kent 20/10/41
11 72 Biggin Hill Kent 22/03/42
11 72 Lympne Kent 30/06/42
11 72 Biggin Hill Kent 07/07/42 Spitfire IX, 07/42. Spitfire Vc, 07/42.
29 72 Morpeth Northumberland 04/08/42
13 72 Ayr Ayrshire 12/08/42
13 72 Ouston Northumberland 26/09/42 To Maison Blanche 08/11/42.

Copyright: Ross McNeill May 1999