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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

RAF North Front, Gibraltar



2nd February 1941 Dispatched to Gibraltar

15th February 1941 Entire Squadron lost

17th March 1941 Re-equipped and relocated

12th June 1941 Aircraft flown to Gibraltar

14th June 1941 Hurricanes delivered to Malta

18th June 1941 Aircraft arrive in Gambia

8th October 1942 Supplies to N Africa

20th October 1942 Move to the Mediterranean

26th October 1942 Move to Gibraltar

November 1942 To Gibraltar

1st November 1942 Anti-submarine squadron moves to Gibraltar

8th November 1942 Departure

14th November 1942 Move to Algeria

14th November 1942 Lost in the Med

15th November 1942 No accommodation

18th November 1942 Forced landing in Portugal

December 1942 Detachment to Agadir

23rd December 1942 Hudsons arrive in Gibraltar

May 1943 New anti-sub patrol line

8th May 1943 Detachment to Gibraltar

18th May 1943 U-Boat sunk

19th May 1943 C/O flies sorties to France

3rd June 1943 Delivery Flight shot down

9th July 1943 U-Boat sunk - disputed claims

10th July 1943 Trip to Gibraltar

August 1943 New aircraft and ASV radar

27th August 1943 U-Boats attacked

Sept 1943 Another move

8th September 1943 U-Boat interned in Spain

24th October 1943 U-Boat scuttled

29th October 1943 Detachment

3rd November 1943 Transit to Gibraltar

9th November 1943 U-Boat search

1st December 1943 Maintenance base at Gibraltar

16th January 1944 Airmen in dinghy spotted

8th February 1944 Detachment Reinforced

20th Feb 1944 Moved and disbanded

22nd February 1944 Submarine patrol aircraft missing

29th February 1944 No U-Boats

April 1944 Return to England

20th April 1944 Detachment withdrawn


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Those known to have served at

RAF North Front, Gibraltar

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

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