RAF Units and Aircraft
| Dates | Unit | Aircraft | Variant | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | No. 43 Squadron RAF | Hawker Hurricane | I | Short stay in September before the squadron moved to North Africa |
| 1941 | No. 65 Squadron RAF | Supermarine Spitfire | IIA | February to September operating coastal patrols before moving south |
| 1940–1941 | No. 71 Squadron RAF | Hawker Hurricane | I | Eagle Squadron |
| 1940 | No. 74 Squadron RAF | Supermarine Spitfire | IIA | Short stay August/September 1940 |
| 1940 | No. 85 Squadron RAF | Hawker Hurricane | I | Short stay October/November 1940 |
| 1941 | No. 121 Squadron RAF | Hawker Hurricane | I and IIB | Eagle Squadron formed May 1941 before moving to RAF North Weald |
| 1941–1942 | No. 133 Squadron RAF | Supermarine Spitfire | IIA then VA and VB | |
| 1941 | No. 136 Squadron RAF | Hawker Hurricane | IIA and IIB | Squadron formed August 1941 before moving to the Far East |
| 1942 | No. 169 Squadron RAF | North American Mustang | I | Detachments from Doncaster |
| 1940 | No. 222 Squadron RAF | Supermarine Spitfire | I | Two short stays |
| 1940 | No. 253 Squadron RAF | Hawker Hurricane | I | May to July |
| 1940–1941 | No. 255 Squadron RAF | Boulton Paul Defiant Hawker Hurricane |
I I |
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| 1940 | No. 264 Squadron RAF | Boulton Paul Defiant | I | |
| 1943 | No. 302 (Polish) Squadron RAF | Supermarine Spitfire | VB | |
| 1942 1942-1943 |
No. 303 (Polish) Squadron RAF | Supermarine Spitfire | VB | |
| 1942 | No. 306 (Polish) Squadron RAF | Supermarine Spitfire | VB | |
| 1940 | No. 307 (Polish) RAF | Boulton Paul Defiant | I | Formed September 1940 |
| 1941–1942 | No. 409 Squadron RCAF | Bristol Beaufighter | IIF | Detachment from Coleby Grange |
| 1941 | No. 452 Squadron RAAF | Supermarine Spitfire | I and IIA | |
| 1942 | No. 457 Squadron RAAF | Supermarine Spitfire | VB | Short stay before move to Australia. |
| 1942 | No. 486 Squadron RNZAF | Hawker Hurricane | II | Formed March 1942 |
| 1940–1941 | No. 616 Squadron RAF | Supermarine Spitfire | I |
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