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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

B70 Deurne



17th September 1944 Arrival in Antwerp

18th September 1944 Good accommodation

19th September 1944 No flying

20th September 1944 Into Europe

20th September 1944 Billets offered but refused

21st September 1944 No enemy aircraft

22nd September 1944 Patrols

23rd September 1944 Shell attack

24th September 1944 Patrols

25th September 1944 Two Spitfire pilots killed

26th September 1944 Patrols over Nijmegen

27th September 1944 Two Spitfires shot down

28th September 1944 Airfield shelled

29th September 1944 Move back to England planned

30th September 1944 Arrival back in England

2nd October 1944 Relocation to Antwerp

5th October 1944 Railways attacked

6th October 1944 Move to Belgium

6th October 1944 Bombs fail to detonate

7th October 1944 First attack in Germany

11th October 1944 Very busy day

12th October 1944 Four sorties

12th October 1944 Guns, railways and boats attacked

13th October 1944 H.M. The King visits Antwerp

14th October 1944 V2 rockets fall in Antwerp

15th October 1944 Attacked by Mustangs

16th October 1944 German positions bombed

18th October 1944 Typhoon Pilot killed

20th October 1944 Escort to photographic sortie

20th October 1944 Troop positions attacked

21st October 1944 Lucky escape

24th October 1944 German Army HQ destroyed

25th October 1944 V2 hits airfield at Antwerp

28th October 1944 Taxi-Rank operations

28th October 1944 Attack on Dunkirk

29th Oct 1944 Attack Made

29th October 1944 Heavy guns destroyed

1st November 1944 Unopposed attack

1st November 1944 Battle of the Scheldt

2nd November 1944 Infantry bombed

4th November 1944 'Human torpedo' factory bombed

4th November 1944 Submarine factory bombed

9th November 1944 V2 rockets hit airfield

11th November 1944 V2 hits airfield

21st November 1944 Mid-air collision

25th November 1944 Trains destroyed

25th November 1944 Move to Wales

26th November 1944 Gestapo HQ attacked

29th November 1944 Another Gestapo HQ attacked

10th December 1944 Return to Belgium

16th December 1944 Antwerp hit by V2 rockets

16th December 1944 V2 hits Cinema

17th December 1944 Gathering winter fuel

18th December 1944 Sortie aborted

19th December 1944 Antwerp bombed

20th December 1944 RAF personnel armed

22nd December 1944 Paratroop attack expected

23rd December 1944 Airfield attacked

24th December 1944 Two Typhoon Pilots killed

25th December 1944 Dog-fight

25th December 1944 Railways attacked

28th December 1944 Emergency evacuation planned

31st December 1944 Two Typhoons shot down

1st January 1945 Flight Commander killed

1st January 1945 Aircraft unserviceable

8th February 1945 On the move

8th February 1945 New base very rough


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Those known to have served at

B70 Deurne

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

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