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Dunkeswell Aerodrome (ICAO: EGTU) is an airfield in East Devon, England. It is located approximately 5 mi (8.0 km) north of the town of Honiton and 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) northeast [1] of Exeter. It is a busy civilian airfield with a mix of light aircraft, microlights and parachuting.
The 479th AG moved to RAF Dunkeswell in Devon during early August 1943 and ended operations in October 1943 after the aerial antisubmarine mission was turned over to the United States Navy. B-24s reassigned to Navy Patrol Bomber Squadron VPB-103, Fleet Air Wing 7 at Dunkeswell and were redesignated as PB4Ys.
NAF Upottery was a satellite field to NAF Dunkeswell, Devon, England and it was returned to RAF control on 31 July 1945. The two squadrons were: VPB-107: This squadron was deployed at NAF Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil until being ordered to redeploy to NAF Upottery and being assigned to Fleet Air Wing Seven (FAW-7). While operating from ...
Lineage: Patrol Wing 1(1st), Fleet Air Wing 1, Patrol Wing 1(2nd), Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 1. [1] The wing was established as Patrol Wing 1 In San Diego on 1 Oct 1937. It relocated to NAS Kaneohe, Hawaii on 16 October 1941. On 19 September 1942 it relocated to Noumea where on 1 November 1942 it was redesignated Fleet Air Wing One (FAW-1).
Established as Patrol Wing Support Force on 1 Mar 1941. Redesignated Patrol Wing 7 on 1 Jul 1941. Redesignated Fleet Air Wing 7 on 1 Nov 1942, disestablished on 4 Aug 1945 as Fleet Air Wing 7. Fleet Air Wing 8(1st) Established as Patrol Wing 8 on 8 Jul 1941. Redesignated Fleet Air Wing 8 on 1 Nov 1942, disestablished on 3 Jul 1946 as Fleet Air ...
RAF St Eval, England −6 August 1943, RAF Dunkeswell, England −1 November 1943, RAF Podington, England 480th Antisubmarine Group, 21 June 1943 – c. 1 January 1944 (attached to Northwest African Coastal Air Force , 21 June – 25 July 1943, Northwest African Air Service Command, 26 July – 22 August 1943, XII Fighter Command , 23 August ...
Squadron aircraft were turned over to HEDRON-7 at NAF Dunkeswell as the squadron departed for the U.S. aboard the tender USS Albemarle on 4 June and arrived at Norfolk on 14 June 1945. 25 June 1945: VPB-110 was detached from NAS Norfolk and FAW-5 and ordered to report to NAS Seattle , Washington, under the operational control of FAW-6, with a ...
Responsible for shore-based air command working up squadrons to operational effectiveness, and after an Operational Readiness Inspection, delivering them to the Fleet. [13] RA Sir Cloudesley Robinson KCB (1 Jan 1945 – June 1945), VA Sir Dennis Boyd KCB CBE DSC (1 June 1945 – April 1946). [ 16 ]