No. 616 Squadron RAF - Squadron Bases

Squadron Bases

Bases and airfields used by no. 616 Squadron RAF, data from
From To Base Remark
1 November 1938 23 October 1939 RAF Doncaster Formed here
23 October 1939 23 February 1940 RAF Leconfield
23 February 1940 9 March 1940 RAF Catfoss Detached due to thaw at Leconfield
9 March 1940 27 May 1940 RAF Leconfield
27 May 1940 6 June 1940 RAF Rochford Detached for air cover during Dunkirk evacuation
6 June 1940 19 August 1940 RAF Leconfield
19 August 1940 3 September 1940 RAF Kenley
3 September 1940 9 September 1940 RAF Coltishall
9 September 1940 26 February 1941 RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey
26 February 1941 9 May 1941 RAF Tangmere
9 May 1941 6 October 1941 RAF Westhampnett
6 October 1941 30 January 1942 RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey
30 January 1942 3 July 1942 RAF Kings Cliffe
3 July 1942 8 July 1942 RAF West Malling
8 July 1942 29 July 1942 RAF Kenley
29 July 1942 14 August 1942 RAF Great Sampford
14 August 1942 20 August 1942 RAF Hawkinge Detached for Dieppe Raid
20 August 1942 1 September 1942 RAF Great Sampford
1 September 1942 7 September 1942 RAF Ipswich Det.
7 September 1942 23 September 1942 RAF Great Sampford
23 September 1942 29 October 1942 RAF Tangmere
29 October 1942 2 January 1943 RAF Westhampnett
2 January 1943 15 March 1943 RAF Ibsley
15 March 1943 18 March 1943 RAF Harrowbeer Det.
18 March 1943 17 September 1943 RAF Ibsley
17 September 1943 16 November 1943 RAF Exeter
16 November 1943 1 December 1943 RAF Fairwood Common Detached for arnament practice camp
1 December 1943 18 March 1944 RAF Exeter
18 March 1944 24 April 1944 RAF West Malling
24 April 1944 16 May 1944 RAF Fairwood Common
16 May 1944 21 July 1944 RAF Culmhead
21 July 1944 17 January 1945 RAF Manston
17 January 19745 28 February 1945 RAF Colerne
4 February 1945 26 March 1945 B.58 Melsbroek, Belgium Detachment flying all-white Meteors
28 February 1945 1 April 1945 RAF Andrews Field
1 April 1945 13 April 1945 B.77/Gilze-Rijen, Netherlands
13 April 1945 20 April 1945 B.91/Nijmegen, Netherlands
20 April 1945 26 April 1945 B.109/Quakenbrück, Germany
26 April 1945 3 May 1945 B.152/Fassberg, Germany
3 May 1945 7 May 1945 B.156/Luneberg, Germany
7 May 1945 29 August 1945 B.158/Lübeck, Germany Disbanded here
10 May 1946 15 June 1951 RAF Finningley Reformed here
15 June 1951 11 July 1951 RAF Church Fenton Call-up training during Korean crisis
11 July 1951 23 May 1955 RAF Finningley
23 May 1955 10 March 1957 RAF Worksop Disbanded here

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