Squadrons
During its relatively short life, RAF Hornchurch became home to many RAF squadrons:
| Squadron | Identification | Equipment | From | To | Commanding Officer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 39 Squadron | Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c | 15/04/16 | 09/17 | North Weald | Maj Thomas Higgins | ||
| No. 78 Squadron | Sopwith Camel | 09/17 | 31/12/19 | Disbanded | Maj Cuthbert Rowden | ||
| No. 189 Squadron | Sopwith Camel | 4/18 | 01/03/19 | Disbanded | Maj H S Powell | ||
| No. 111 Squadron | Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIA | 01/04/28 | Sqn Ldr Keith Park | ||||
| Bristol Bulldog IIA | 01/31 | 12/07/34 | Northolt | ||||
| No. 54 Squadron | Bristol Bulldog IIA | 15/01/30 | Sqn Ldr W E G Bryant | ||||
| Gloster Gauntlet | 09/36 | Sqn Ldr Cecil Bouchier | |||||
| Gloster Gladiator | 05/37 | Sqn Ldr H M Pearson | |||||
| DL (KL) | Supermarine Spitfire Mk I | 03/03/39 | 03/09/40 | Catterick | Sqn Ldr James Leathart | ||
| Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa | 23/02/41 | Sqn Ldr T.P.R. Dunworth | |||||
| Supermarine Spitfire Mk Va | 05/41 | Sqn Ldr R F Boyd | |||||
| Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb | 07/41 | 17/11/41 | Castletown | Sqn Ldr N Orton | |||
| No. 65 Squadron | Hawker Demon | 12/07/34 | |||||
| Gloster Gauntlet | 09/36 | ||||||
| FZ | Gloster Gladiator | 04/37 | |||||
| FZ (YT) | Supermarine Spitfire Mk I | 21/03/39 | 27/08/40 | Turnhouse | Sqn Ldr A L Holland | ||
| No. 74 Squadron | Hawker Demon | 21/09/36 | Sqn Ldr Donald Brookes | ||||
| Gloster Gauntlet | 04/37 | Sqn Ldr Donald Brookes | |||||
| JH (ZP) | Supermarine Spitfire Mk I | 13/02/39 | 14/08/40 | Wittering | Sqn Ldr Donald Brookes | ||
| No. 222 Squadron | ZD | Supermarine Spitfire Mk I | 30/08/40 | 11/11/40 | Coltishall | Sqn Ldr John Hamar Hill | |
| Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX | 29/04/43 | 30/12/43 | Woodvale | Sqn Ldr E J F Harrington | |||
| Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX | 10/03/44 | 04/04/44 | Selsey | ||||
| No. 41 Squadron | PN (EB) | Supermarine Spitfire Mk I | 26/07/40 | 23/02/41 | Catterick | Sqn Ldr Donald Finlay | |
| No. 266 Squadron | UO | Supermarine Spitfire Mk I | 14/08/40 | 21/08/40 | Wittering | Sqn Ldr R L Wilkinson | |
| No. 600 Squadron | BQ | Bristol Blenheim | 22/08/40 | 15/09/40 | Redhill | Sqn Ldr David Clark | |
| Bristol Beaufighter Mk 1F | 01/09/40 | ||||||
| No. 264 Squadron | PS | Boulton Paul Defiant | 22/08/40 | 28/08/40 | |||
| No. 41 Squadron | EB | Supermarine Spitfire Mk | 03/09/40 | ||||
| No. 603 Squadron | XT | Supermarine Spitfire Mk | 27/08/40 | ||||
| No. 64 Squadron | XQ (SH) | Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa | 11/11/40 | 16/05/41 | Turnhouse | ||
| Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb | 16/11/41 | 28/03/43 | Turnhouse | ||||
| No. 122 Squadron | WM (MT) | Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vc | 01/04/42 | ||||
| Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX | 03/10/42 | 18/05/43 | Eastchurch | ||||
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