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  2. RAF Thornaby - Wikipedia

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    The Spitfire on Thornaby Road The Airmen memorial at Thornaby on the site of the former RAF Thornaby. RAF Thornaby closed to flying in October 1958 [43] when the Hawker Hunters of 92 Squadron left for RAF Middleton St George, [44] the station was reduced to a care and maintenance level until being sold to the then Thornaby-on-Tees Borough ...

  3. No. 608 Squadron RAuxAF - Wikipedia

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    No. 608 Squadron was formed at Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire as No. 608 County of York (North Riding) Squadron, on 17 March 1930 as a day bomber squadron within the Auxiliary Air Force. Its initial equipment was the Avro 504 N and Westland Wapiti , which the squadron flew until they were replaced with Hawker Demon fighters in January 1937 ...

  4. List of former Royal Air Force stations - Wikipedia

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    London Biggin Hill, a former RAF station This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They are listed under any former county or country name which was appropriate for the duration of operation. During 1991, the RAF had several Military Emergency Diversion Aerodrome (MEDA) airfields: RAF ...

  5. No. 279 Squadron RAF - Wikipedia

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    No 279 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron of World War II. The squadron was formed on 16 November 1941 and disbanded on 10 March 1946. History

  6. RAF Coastal Command order of battle during World War II

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    RAF Gt Orton/RAF Wick/RAF Sumburgh (Dets.) No. 330 Squadron RAF: Short Sunderland: RAF Sullom Voe: No. 333 Squadron RAF: de Havilland Mosquito/Consolidated Catalina: RAF Sumburgh/RAF Leuchars/RAF Woodhaven: No. 521 (Meteorological) Squadron RAF: Lockheed Ventura/Supermarine Spitfire: RAF Skitten: No. 1693 (General Reconnaissance) Flight RAF [30 ...

  7. Type-C hangar - Wikipedia

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    The Type-C hangar is a specific design of aircraft hangar built by the Royal Air Force during its expansion period of the 1930s. The hangar type generally measured 300 feet (91 m) in length, with a width of 152 feet 5 inches (46.46 m), and a clear height of 35 feet 4 inches (10.77 m).

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  9. Wick Airport - Wikipedia

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    The airfield was administered by No. 18 Group, RAF Coastal Command and No. 13 Group, RAF Fighter Command and known as Royal Air Force Wick (RAF Wick). A satellite airfield existed at RAF Skitten . On 21 May 1941, a photographic reconnaissance Supermarine Spitfire piloted by Flying Officer Michael F. Suckling took off from Wick, and flew to ...