SQUADRON LOCATIONS

From To Remarks

, Scampton July. 1917 July. 1918 disbanded

2,Upper Heyford 20. Nov 1918 Mar 1919 No. 1 Sqn. CAF

3Shoreham, Mar. 1919 28 Jan 1920 disbanded

4, Andover, 25. Aug 1939 16 Sept 1939 unnumbered unit

5,Laval, France, 16 Sept 1939 3 Oct. 1939 81 (Communications) Sqn.

6,Mont Joie, Amiens,France, 3 Oct 1939 19. May. 1940

evacuated from Boulogne. 22/23 May. 1940

7, 15, Jun. 1940. disbanded

8, Debden, July. 1941 July 1941

9, Leconfield July 1941 12 Aug. 1941

sailed from Liverpool 21 Aug 1941

10, Vayenga, Russia 1 Sept. 1941 20 Nov. 1941

sailed from Murmansk 29 Nov. 1941

11, Turnhouse 6. Dec. 1941 14 May. 1942

Ouston detachment 6. Jan. 1942. 14. May. 1942 (as written by RAB)

12, Hornchurch 14. May 1942. 24 July 1942

13, Fairlop 24 July 1942 5 Oct. 1942

14, Wellingore 5.Oct. 1942 29. Oct. 1942

Sailed from Liverpool 29. Oct. 1942

15, Maison Blanche, Algeria 8. Nov.1942 13. Nov. 1942

16, Bone, Algeria 13 Nov. 1942 8 Jan. 1943

17, Constantine, Algeria 18 Jan. 1943 1 Feb. 1943

18, Tingley L.G., Bone 1 Feb. 1943 18 Mar. 1942

19, Souk-el-Arba, Tunisia 8 Mar. 1943 14 May. 1943

20, La Sobala, Tunisia 14 May. 1943 19 May. 1943

21. Utique, Tunisa 19. May 1943 2. June. 1943

Sailed from Sousse 2. June. 1943

22. Takali, Malta 3. June. 1943 17. July. 1943

23. Lentini, Sicily 17 July 1943 7 Sept. 1943

24. Milamo, Sicily 7 Sept. 1943 25 Sept. 1943

Sailed from Messina 25 Sept. 1943

25. Serretelle, Italy 25 Sept. 1943 14 October. 1943

26. Bari, Italy 14 Oct. 1943 9 Nov. 1943

Sailed from Giaia 3 Nov. 1943

27. Cairo, Egypt ?? ??

28. Alipore, India 8 Dec. 1943 7 Jan. 1944

29. Tulihal, India 7 Jan. 1944 Feb. 1944

30. Ramu, Burma Feb. 1944 Mar. 1944

31. Tulihal Mar 1944 28 April 1944

Detachment to ‘Broadway’ 12 Mar. 1944 17 Mar. 1944

32. Khumbhirgram, India 28 April. 1944 Aug. 1944

33. Minneriya, Ceylon Aug. 1944 Dec. 1944

34. Ratmalana, Ceylon Dec. 1944 April. 1945

35. Amarda Road, India April 1945 June. 1945 disbanded

36. Bobbili, India 20 June 1945 Sept. 1945 123 Sqn renumbered

37. Malaya Sept. 1945 Oct. 1945

38. Batavia, Dutch East Indies Oct. 1945 Nov. 1945

39. Kemajoran, Dutch East Indies Nov. 1945 30 June 1945 disbanded

40. Seletar, Singapore 1 Sept. 1946 Oct. 1947 684 Sqn renumbered

41. Changi, Singapore Oct.1947 Feb. 1948

42. Tengah, Singapore Feb. 1948 15 March. 1950

43. Seletar 15 March. 1950 April 1958

44. Tengah April. 1958 Jan. 1970 disbanded.