These squadrons were stationed at RAF Predannack during WW 2.
Popular – code name for reconnaissance and destroy mission.
Rhubarb – pairs of aircraft assigned to hit a designated target.
Ranger – pairs of aircraft assigned to hit targets of opportunity.
Unit | Sqd Code | Other Information | Dates stationed | Aircraft Used | Duties |
1 | JX | 29 Apr 1944 to 20 Jun 1944 | Supermarine Spitfire | Intruder operations | |
25 | RX, ZK | On Detachment | Summer 1942 | Douglas Havoc | Night fighter |
33 | 5R | 15 Dec 1944 to 21 Feb 1945 | Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Tempests | Invasion of Europe 2nd TAF | |
64 | SH | 9 Dec 1942 to 2 Jan 1943 | Supermarine Spitfire | Fighter sweeps over France | |
66 | LZ | 26 Sep 1942 to 26 Sep 1942 | Supermarine Spitfire | Fighter sweeps over France | |
85 | VY | On Detachment | Summer 1943 | Dehavilland Mosquito | Night fighter |
118 | NK | On Detachment | Autumn 1941 | Supermarine Spitfire | Defence duties, offensive sweeps, escort duties |
120 | OH | On Detachment | Summer 1942 | Consolidated Liberator | Maritine reconnaissance and Anti – Submarine patrols |
141 | TW | 18 Feb 1943 to 30 Apr 1943 | Bristol Beaufighters | Night fighter | |
151 | DZ | 25 Mar 1944 to 7 Oct 1944 and 17 May 1945 to 1 Jun 1946 | De Havilland Mosquito NF | Night fighter | |
157 | RS | 9 Nov 1943 to 26 Mar 1944 | De Havilland Mosquito FB | Night fighter and intruder missions over Europe | |
165 | SK | Summer 1942 and 3 Apr 1944 to 20 Jun 1944 | Supermarine Spitfire | Escort duties, offensive sweeps and defensive duties | |
179 | OZ | 28 Apr 1944 to 6 Sep 1944 | Vickers Wellington | Anti – Submarine patrols over Bay of Biscay and Western buy diflucan no prescriprion Approaches | |
183 | HF | 14 Oct 1943 to 1 Feb 1944 | Hawker Typhoon | Attacking shipping and airfields | |
222 | ZD | 15 Dec 1944 to 21 Feb 1945 | Supermarine Spitfire | Offensive fighter sweeps | |
234 | AZ | 24 Dec 1941 to 31 Dec 1941 and 19 Jun 1944- 28 Aug 1944 | Supermarine Spitfire | Fighter sweeps over France | |
236 | FA | On Detachment | Late 1942 to 1943? | Bristol Beaufighter | Reconnaissance and Anti – Shipping misssions |
247 (China British) | ZY | 18 Jun 1941 to Sep 1943 | Hawker Hurricane | Defensive fighter patrols | |
248 | DM | 18 Jan 1943 to 17 Feb 1944 | Bristol Beaufighter and De Havilland Mosquito | Escort patrols and reconnissance missions over the Channel and Western Approaches and fighter reconaissance ovet the Channel and along the French Coast | |
263 | HE | On Detachment | Autumn 1942 to Spring 1943 | Westland Whirlwind | Convoy protection patrols and offensive sweeps over France |
264 (Madras Presidency) | PS | 30 Apr 1943 to 7 Nov 1943 and 25 Sep 1944 to 30 Nov 1944 | Dehavilland Mosquito | Night fighter, mix of defence and intruder missions | |
266 (Rhodesia) | ZH | On Detachment | Autumn 1943 | Hawker Typhoon | Low level interception and bomber escort |
304 (Polish) | 2 | 13 Dec 1943 to 19 Feb 1944 | Vickers Wellington | Anti – Submarine patrols over the Bay of Biscay | |
307 (Polish) | EW | Aug 1943 to Nov 1943 | Dehavilland Mosquito | Intruder operations over enemy airfields | |
310 (Czech) | NN | 9 Feb 1942 to 11 Feb 1942 | Supermarine Spitfire | Fighter sweeps over France | |
311 (Czech) | PP | 23 Feb 1944 to 7 Aug 1944 | Consolidated Liberator | Operations over the Bay of Biscay | |
349 (Belgian) | GE | 16 Feb 1944 to 19 Apr 1944 | Supermarine Spitfire | Fighter bomber and escort missions | |
406 (Canadian) | HU | 8 Sep 1942 to 8 Dec 1942 | Bristol Beaufighter | Nighter Fighter Unit | |
410 (Canadian) | RA | On Detachment | 1943 | Dehavilland Mosquito NF | Intruder duties |
414 (Canadian) | RU | On Detachment | Winter 1943 | North American P51 Mustang | |
415 (Canadian) | GX | 4 Dec 1942 to Jan 1943 | Handley Page Hempden | Anti -Submarine patrols | |
456 (Australian) | RX | On Detachment | Summer 1943 | Dehavilland Mosquito | Offensive ranger operations |
485 (New Zealand) | OU | 25 Feb 1945 to 19 Apr 1945 | Hawker Tempest and Hawker Typhoon | Dive bombing and tactical reconnaissance sorties | |
536 | Formed from old 1457 Flight | 8 Sep 1942 to 27 Oct 1942 | Douglas Havoc and Hawker Hurricane | Radar and light locater of enemy bombers for the fighters | |
600 | BQ | Jun 1941 to 2 Sep 1942 | Bristol Beaufighter | Nighter fighter unit | |
604 | NG | 7 Dec 1942 to 18 Feb 1943 and 24 Sep 1944 to 5 Dec 1944 | Bristol Beaufighter and De Havilland Mosquito | Night intruder operations | |
611 | FY | 3 Jul 1944 to 17 Jul 1944 | Supermarine Spitefire | Fighter operations | |
618 | BN | On Detachment | Autumn 1943 & 1944 | Dehavilland Mosquito | Special purpose bomber operations |
1457 | Reclass as 536 Squadron | 15 Nov 1941 to 8 Sep 1942 | Douglas Havoc and Douglas Boston | Radar and light locater of enemy bombers for the fighters |
1914 - HUNKIN Samuel William
1915 - PLUMMER George John
1916 - BROCK Francis Dominic
1916 - COAD Richard Henry
1916 - LANDREY William Gordon
1916 - LANGDON Fred
1916 - LEADER Benjamin Eastlake
1916 - PEARCE Tom
1916 - SIDEBOTHAM James Nasmyth Wedgwood
1916 - THOMAS Arthur James
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