Squadron Bases
From | To | Base | Remark |
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25 February 1941 | 8 April 1941 | Bankstown, New South Wales | |
8 April 1941 | 5 May 1941 | en route to Middle East | |
5 May 1941 | 12 May 1941 | RAF Kasfareet, Egypt | |
12 May 1941 | 1 July 1941 | RAF Aboukir, Egypt | |
1 July 1941 | 10 October 1941 | Qasaba, Egypt | Dets. at LG.75, Egypt and LG.90, Egypt |
10 October 1941 | 24 November 1941 | LG.75, Egypt | Dets. at LG.131, Egypt; LG.132, Egypt and LG.148/Sidi Azeiz Airfield, Egypt |
24 November 1941 | 25 November 1941 | LG.132, Egypt | |
25 November 1941 | 29 November 1941 | LG.75, Egypt | Det. at LG.128, Egypt |
29 November 1941 | 9 December 1941 | LG.128, Egypt | |
9 December 1941 | 18 December 1941 | LG145/146/El Gubbi, Libya | |
18 December 1941 | 24 December | LG.131, Egypt | |
24 December 1941 | 27 January 1942 | LG.148/Sidi Azeiz Airfield, Egypt | |
27 January 1942 | 16 February 1942 | RAF Heliopolis, Egypt | |
16 February 1942 | 15 Augustus 1942 | Rayak Airfield, Lebanon | Dets. at RAF Nicosia, Cyprus; Lakatamia Airfield, Cyprus; RAF Gaza, Palestine and RAF El Bassa, Palestine |
15 August 1942 | 18 September 1942 | Estabel, Lebanon | Dets. at Lakatamia Airfield, Cyprus; RAF Gaza, Palestine and RAF El Bassa, Palestine |
18 September 1942 | 14 October 1942 | RAF El Bassa, Palestine | Dets. at Lakatamia Airfield, Cyprus and RAF Gaza, Palestine |
14 October 1942 | 14 November 1942 | Estabel, Lebanon | Dets. at Lakatamia Airfield, Cyprus and RAF Gaza, Palestine |
14 November 1942 | 1 January 1943 | RAF St Jean, Palestine | Det. at Lakatamia Airfield, Cyprus |
1 January 1943 | 8 February 1943 | LG.08/Mersah Matruh, Egypt | |
8 February 1943 | 27 August 1943 | RAF Idku, Egypt | |
27 August 1943 | 4 February 1944 | LG.106, Egypt | Dets. at RAF Almaza, Egypt and LG.08/Mersah Matruh, Egypt |
4 February 1944 | 18 April 1944 | El Gamil Airfield, Egypt | Det. at RAF Almaza, Egypt |
18 April 1944 | 23 May 1944 | Poretta Airfield, Corsica, France | |
23 May 1944 | 8 July 1944 | Serragia Airfield, Corsica, France | |
8 July 1944 | 25 August 1944 | Calvi-St Catherine Airfield, Corsica, France | |
25 August 1944 | 23 October 1944 | Y.13/Cuers-Pierrefeu, France | |
23 October 1944 | November 1944 | Gragnano Airfield, Italy | |
November 1944 | 30 November 1944 | en route to the UK | arrival at Liverpool, Merseyside |
2 December 1944 | 11 February 1945 | RAF Hawkinge, Kent | |
11 February 1945 | 23 February 1945 | RAF Manston, Kent | |
23 February 1945 | 24 February 1945 | RAF Matlaske, Norfolk | |
24 February 1945 | 22 March 1945 | RAF Swannington, Norfolk | |
22 March 1945 | 6 April 1945 | RAF Matlaske, Norfolk | |
6 April 1945 | 3 May 1945 | RAF Lympne, Kent | |
3 May 1945 | 17 May 1945 | RAF Hawkinge, Kent | |
17 May 1945 | 12 June 1945 | RAF Skeabrae, Orkney Islands, Scotland | |
12 June 1945 | 14 September 1945 | RAF Lasham, Hampshire | |
14 September 1945 | 27 September 1945 | B.152/Fassberg, Germany | |
27 September 1945 | 28 November 1945 | B.116/Wunstorf, Germany | |
28 November 1945 | 30 December 1945 | RAF Gatow, Germany | |
30 December 1945 | 21 January 1946 | B.116/Wunstorf, Germany |
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