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Squadrons and Aircraft

Sources: Battle of Britain Airfields (1st Edition) and A History of Royal Air Force Northolt

Unit Dates Aircraft Variant Notes
No. 1 Squadron RAF August–September 1940 Hawker Hurricane I
No. 1 Squadron RCAF August–October 1940 Hawker Hurricane I Renumbered No. 401 Squadron RCAF in 1941
No. 4 Squadron RAF February–September 1919 Royal Aircraft Factory RE 8 Returned from operations in France as a cadre
No. 12 Squadron RAF April 1923 – March 1924 De Havilland DH.9A Formed at Northolt then moved to RAF Andover
No. 16 Squadron RAF April–September 1944 Supermarine Spitfire XI and XI Moved out to Normandy, France
No. 18 Squadron RFC May–August 1915 Various Formed at Northolt then moved to Mousehold
No. 23 Squadron RAF December 1936 – May 1938 Hawker Demon
No. 24 Squadron RAF January 1927 – February 1933 Variety of types Operated eight different types of aircraft for communications and liaison duties
No. 25 Squadron RAF September 1938 – October 1938 Gloster Gladiator I
No. 32 Squadron RAF February 1969 – Percival Pembroke
Bristol Sycamore
Beagle Basset
Hawker Siddeley Andover
Westland Whirlwind
British Aerospace 125
Westland Gazelle
BAe 146		 Communications and liaison duties
No. 41 Squadron RAF April 1923 – October 1935 Variety of types Moved to Aden operating the Hawker Demon
No. 43 Squadron RAF May–September 1940 Hawker Hurricane I Not based but operated detachments from RAF Tangmere
No. 65 Squadron RAF October 1939 – March 1940 Supermarine Spitfire I
No. 69 Squadron RAF May–September 1944 Vickers Wellington XIII Moved out to Normandy, France
No. 111 Squadron RAF July 1934 – October 1939 Bristol Bulldog
Gloster Gauntlet
Hawker Hurricane
No. 124 Squadron RAF July–September 1943 Supermarine Spitfire VII
No. 140 Squadron RAF April–September 1944 De Havilland Mosquito IX and XVI Moved out to Normandy, France
No. 207 Squadron RAF February 1969 – June 1984 Beagle Basset
Hunting Pembroke
De Havilland Devon		 Communication and liaison squadron
No. 213 Squadron RAF March 1937 – July 1937 Gloster Gauntlet II
No. 229 Squadron RAF September–December 1940 Hawker Hurricane I
No. 253 Squadron RAF February–May 1940 Hawker Hurricane I
No. 257 Squadron RAF July–August 1940 Hawker Hurricane I
No. 264 Squadron RAF August–October 1940 Hawker Hurricane I
No. 302 Polish Fighter Squadron October–November 1940
December 1943 – March 1944		 Hawker Hurricane I Polish-manned unit
No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron January–July 1941 Supermarine Spitfire I, IIA and IIB Polish-manned unit
No. 306 Polish Fighter Squadron April–October 1941 Hawker Hurricane
Supermarine Spitfire
June 1942 – March 1943 Supermarine Spitfire VB then IX Polish-manned unit
No. 308 Polish Fighter Squadron October–December 1943 Supermarine Spitfire IIA Polish-manned unit
No. 315 Polish Fighter Squadron July 1941 – April 1942 Supermarine Spitfire IIA, IIB and VB Polish-manned unit
No. 316 Polish Fighter Squadron December–April 1942
March–September 1943		 Supermarine Spitfire VB Polish-manned unit
No. 317 Polish Fighter Squadron April–June 1942
July–September 1942
September–December 1943		 Supermarine Spitfire VB then IX Polish-manned unit
No. 515 Squadron RAF October 1942 Boulton Paul Defiant II Formed then moved to Heston
No. 600 Squadron RAF October 1925 – January 1927 De Havilland DH.9A Formed at Northolt
August–October 1939
May–June 1940		 Bristol Blenheim I
No. 601 Squadron RAF October 1925 – January 1927 De Havilland DH.9A Formed at Northolt
December 1940 – May 1941 Hawker Hurricane I, II
No. 604 Squadron RAF January–May 1940 Bristol Blenheim I
June–July 1940 Gloster Gladiator I
No. 609 Squadron RAF May–July 1940 Supermarine Spitfire I
No. 615 Squadron RAF October–December 1940 Hawker Hurricane I

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