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RAF Detling 13th Aug 1939 Detachment 3rd July 1940 Change of Duty 13th August 1940  Eagle Day 24th Aug 1940 Air Raid 27th Aug 1940 Air Raid 30th August 1940 Battle of Britain 30th Aug 1940  31st August 1940  Battle of Britain 1st Sep 1940 Air Raid 1st Sep 1940 Air Raid 2nd Sept 1940 Battle of Britain 5th Sep 1940 Air Raid November 1940 Move 1st January 1941 Detachments 23rd June 1941 On the Move 22nd July 1941 Rearming 1st August 1941 Another Move 13th Oct 1942 Patrols 12th Jan 1943 Reconnaissance 27th Feb 1943 Patrols 21st June 1943 On the Move July 1943 Convoy escort  In July 1943 No.26 Squadron moved from Detling to RAF Church Fenton in Yorkshire, although one flight was detached and sent to RAF Ballyhalbert in Northern Ireland. Their principal duties at this time were convoy escort patrols. www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/26_wwII.html July 1943 Convoy escort 15th August 1943 Nine cows killed 22nd September 1943 Return from exercise 12th October 1943 Ground attack role 12th October 1943 Airfield moves 18th October 1943 Taken PoW 1st November 1943 Exercise delayed by fog 2nd November 1943 Exercise Brigadoon 3rd November 1943 Exercise Brigadoon ends with tanks destroyed 13th November 1943 WAAF killed in air accident 5th December 1943 Operational again in the mud 14th December 1943 Attack on V1 launch site 21st December 1943 Shot down 21st December 1943 Hurricane pilot missing off Dungeness 24th December 1943 Typhoon delivered 6th January 1944 Revised roacket attack plan 11th January 1944 Attack on V1 launch site 14th January 1944 Squadron Leader killed 14th January 1944 V1 site attacked 21st January 1944 German bombers shot down near RAF Detling 28th January 1944 Aircraft lost 30th January 1944 Theatre performance in camp 31st January 1944 Move to Scotland 4th February 1944 Difficult day with nothing achieved 8th February 1944 V1 launch sites attacked 13th February 1944 Pilot killed on air test 6th March 1944 New aircraft not ready 19th March 1944 2nd Tactical Air Force 30th March 1944 Aircraft Shot 17th April 1944 Aircraft Shot down 18th April 1944 Invasion preparations 19th May 1944 On the move 6th June 1944 D-Day 20th June 1944 Defence against V-1 flying bombs 22nd June 1944 Defence of London 23rd June 1944 French pilot killed on V-1 bomb patrol 5th July 1944 Moved and re-equipped 12th July 1944 Move to the coast 26th July 1944 New aircraft 9th August 1944 To Fighter Command 10th August 1944 New escort duties 5th September 1944 Spitfire lost on escort duty 15th December 1944 Conversion to Mustangs 18th December 1944 In action over France If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Those known to have served at RAF Detling during the Second World War 1939-1945. Baker James Michael. LAC Wise Harold Thomas. Flt.Sgt. (d.5th Sep 1944) The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. 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If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about RAF Detling? There are:64 items tagged RAF Detling available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. Flt.Sgt. Harold Thomas Wise 165 Squadron (d.5th Sep 1944) Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Haold Wise was the Son of George and Mary Ann Wise, husband of Kathleen Margaret Lomer Wise of Sanderstead, Surrey. He was 25 when his plane was shot down. He is buried in the Geldermalsen General Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands. s flynn Add to this record. LAC James Michael Baker My Dad, James Baker, enlisted before the start of the Second World War. First he was in the RAF and was at West Drayton in June 1939. He later transferred to the Army and was with the Welsh Guards in Italy in 1945. Ian Baker Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. Links

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