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Royal Air Force Catterick or RAF Catterick is a former Royal Air Force sector station located near Catterick, North Yorkshire in England. It is located alongside the A6055 road on the outskirts of Catterick Village. Although initially a flying station, RAF Catterick was primarily the depot of the RAF Regiment for nearly 50 years.
The squadron was formed at RAF Catterick [1] on 10 May 1941. [2] It was the last RAF squadron to be formed mostly of escaped Czechoslovak pilots. Its first commander was the British Squadron Leader Gordon Sinclair. [3] On 29 July, Czechoslovak fighter pilot Josef Jaške was appointed as joint commander of the squadron. [4]
No. 332 Squadron Spitfire AH-S/L1031 at RAF Catterick. The squadron became operational on 21 March 1942, and moved on to RAF North Weald to operate alongside another Norwegian crewed squadron, No. 331 Squadron. With squadron code "AH", No. 332 squadron became part of No. 132 Wing alongside Norwegian No. 331 Squadron.
7 Wing RAF Regiment: 1 October 1951 - 30 September 1957: Yatesbury, Wunstorf [17] 8 Wing RAF Regiment: 12 November 1951- 16 November 1960: Yatesbury, Elhamra, Kasafareet, Abu Sueir, Nicosia [17] 9 Wing RAF Regiment: 1 September 1951 - September 1953: El Hamra, Shallufa [17] 16 Wing RAF Regiment: 21 August 1947 - 1 January 1958: Gutersloh ...
The main façade of the building, which is 240 feet (73 m) in length, faces onto one of the public roads running through Catterick Camp. [7] It was listed for sale in January 1976, and ceased to be used for its intended purpose in 1983, being refurbished and reopened as a training establishment in 1986, though the Sandes homes charity continued ...
The base was opened in October 1939 as part of 13 Group RAF Fighter Command and a satellite station of RAF Catterick. [2] It was used by the Royal Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces Ninth Air Force during the war. The famous No. 56 Squadron RAF flew Supermarine Spitfires from Scorton during the Second ...
Spitfire Vs of No. 331 Squadron, spring 1942. It was formed as a fighter squadron at RAF Catterick in Yorkshire on 21 July 1941. The squadron was manned by exiled Norwegians, [1] except for the ground crew and the commanding officer.
RAF Northolt, Middlesex: 20 June 1940: 22 August 1940: RAF Manston, Kent: 22 August 1940: 12 September 1940: RAF Hornchurch, Essex: 12 September 1940: 12 October 1940: RAF Redhill, Surrey: 12 October 1940: 14 March 1941: RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire: Dets. at RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland; RAF Acklington, Northumberland and RAF Prestwick ...