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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