No. 72 (Basutoland) Squadron RAF
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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 |
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Maison Blanche 08/11/42. |
Copyright: Ross McNeill May 1999
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