Southend Airfield Squadrons
No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Squadron
17dpt sqn
98dpt sqn
99dpt sqn
198dpt sqn
61sqn
190sqn
141sqn
152sqn
Arrival Date
24/01/1917
08/02/1917
01/06/1917
27/06/1917
24/04/1917
24/10/1917
01/01/1918
01/10/1918
From
Northolt
11 sqn
Formed
ex 98dpt sqn
Formed
Formed
Formed
Formed
Departure Date
02/02/1917
27/09/1917
23/06/1917
May-19
13/06/1919
14/03/1918
08/02/1918
18/10/1918
To
98dpt sqn
198dpt sqn
East Retford
Dispanded
Dispanded
Dispanded
North Weald
Carvin
Aircraft
Be2c/d, Be12a
Various
Various
Various
Pup, Se5a, Camel
DH6, Be2c/d, Avro 504
Dolphin
Camel
Squadron
34E&RFTS
600
74
54
74
54
74
54
74
54
74
54
74
616
74
54
264
603
611
64
54
611
603
222
402
3047
313 Czech
1788TT Flt
411 RCAF
64
3046 RCAF
1422 F G flt
403 RCAF
121
19
350 Belgian
453 RAAF
453 RAAF
453 RAAF
222
137
1488F G Flt
616
611
234
3038
350 Belgian
No 17
349
148GS
66
317
3209
222
413 Polish
501
3037
41
3016
312
331
313 Czech
332
310
6310
222
302
6302
66
6066
19
122
6122
6127
127
74
6074
No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
The RFC Squadrons that operated out of the Southend airfield during the Great War
The RAF Squadrons that operated out of the Southend airfield during the Second World War
Arrival Date
01/01/1939
16/10/1939
22/10/1939
28/10/1939
03/11/1939
17/11/1939
01/12/1939
16/12/1939
29/12/1939
16/01/1940
14/02/1940
23/03/1940
20/04/1940
27/05/1940
06/06/1940
25/06/1940
29/10/1940
03/12/1940
13/12/1940
27/01/1941
31/03/1941
20/05/1941
16/06/1941
19/07/1941
19/08/1941
06/02/1942
06/02/1942
09/02/1942
07/03/1942
31/03/1942
02/05/1942
??/05/1942
02/05/1942
03/06/1942
16/08/1942
23/09/1942
02/10/1942
07/12/1942
14/03/1943
27/03/1943
12/06/1943
17/08/1943
06/09/1943
06/09/1943
16/09/1943
20/09/1943
12/10/1943
18/10/1943
26/10/1943
??/11/1943
16/11/1943
02/12/1943
12/12/1943
20/12/1943
03/01/1944
21/01/1944
21/01/1944
06/02/1944
06/02/1944
22/.0/1944
05/03/1944
14/03/1944
21/03/1944
28/03/1944
28/03/1944
04/04/1944
12/04/1944
12/04/1944
22/04/1944
22/04/1944
19/05/1944
20/05/1944
21/05/1944
12/07/1944
12/07/1944
24/07/1944
26/07/1944
From
Formed
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Leconfield
Hornchurch
Kirton-in-Lindsey
Hornchurch
Digby
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Manston
Ayr
Hornchurch
Shoreham
Digby
Hornchurch
North Weald
ex 1488 TT Flt
North Weald
North Weald
Perranporth
Redhill
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Newmarket
Ayr
Manston
Martesham Heath
Coltishall
Coltishall
West Malling
Hawkinge
Friston
Formed
Hornchurch
Northolt
Hornchurch
Odiham
Hawkinge
Tangmere
Mendlesham
North Weald
Mendlesham
North Weald
Mendlesham
Hornchurch
Deanland
Bognor
Ford
Funtington
Tangmere
Selsey
Departure Date
03/09/1939
20/10/1939
29/10/1939
03/11/1939
14/11/1939
02/12/1939
16/12/1939
29/12/1939
16/01/1940
14/02/1940
23/03/1940
20/04/1940
27/05/1940
06/06/1940
26/06/1940
24/07/1940
27/11/1940
13/12/1940
27/01/1941
31/03/1941
20/05/1941
14/06/1941
09/07/1941
18/08/1941
06/11/1941
06/03/1942
06/03/1942
??/05/1942
30/03/1942
01/05/1942
06/01/1943
07/06/1942
03/06/1942
23/09/1942
20/08/1942
24/11/1942
24/11/1942
01/03/1943
27/03/1943
01/04/1943
08/08/1943
18/10/1943
19/03/1943
13/09/1943
15/10/1943
11/10/1943
31/10/1943
07/08/1944
10/11/1943
16/06/1949
30/11/1943
18/12/1943
01/02/1944
27/12/1943
15/03/1944
04/02/1944
04/02/1944
22/02/1944
20/02/1944
03/03/1944
13/09/1944
20/03/1944
27/03/1944
03/04/1944
03/04/1944
09/04/1944
14/04/1944
14/04/1944
24/04/1944
25/04/1944
20/05/1944
28/05/1944
28/05/1944
23/07/1944
23/07/1944
08/08/1944
06/08/1944
To
Dispanded
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Leconfield
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Debden
Drem
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
North Weald
Warmwell
Hornchurch
Became 1488F GF
Digby
Hornchurch
Martleshan Heath
Martleshan Heath
Martleshan Heath
Debden
Parrenporth
Hornchurch
Martleshan Heath
Westcott
Hornchurch
Martleshan Heath
Manston
Became 17APC
Coltishall
Coltishall
Hutton Cranswick
Hawkinge
Friston
Dispanded
Hornchurch
Northolt
Hornchurch
Thomey Island
Hawkinge
Tangmere
Mendlesham
North Weald
Mendlesham
North Weald
Appledram
Selsey
Deanland
Bognor
Funtington
Funtington
Tangmere
Tangmere
Aircraft
Audax, Moth, Hind, Anson
Blenheim
Spitfire Mk1
Spitfire Mk1
Spitfire Mk1
Spitfire Mk1
Spitfire Mk1
Spitfire Mk1
Spitfire Mk1
Spitfire Mk1
Spitfire Mk1
Spitfire Mk1
Spitfire Mk1
Spitfire Mk1
Spitfire Mk1
Spitfire Mk1
Defiant 1
Spitfire Mk2a
Spitfire Mk2a
Spitfire Mk2a
Spitfire Mk2a
Spitfire Mk5b
Spitfire Mk5a
Spitfire
Hurricane 2b
Spitfire Mk2a
Lysander, Master
Spitfire 5b
Spitfire Mk5b
Lysander, Master
Spitfire Mk 5b
Spitfire
Spitfire Mk5b
Spitfire Mk5b
Spitfire Mk5b
Spitfire Mk5b
Spitfire
Spitfire Mk5b
Whirlwind
Lysander, Master, Martinet
Spitfire
Spitfire LF5b
Spitfire Mk6
Spitfire Mk5b
Spitfire
Cadet
Spitfire
Spitfire Mk9
Spitfire Mk9 & LFIb
Typhoon, Auster
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire Mk9
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Mustang 3
Mustang
Spitfire Mk9
Spitfire Mk9 & LFIXe
World War I & World War II
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