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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

RAF Hurn



15th June 1942 New Reconnaissance Squadron

30th August 1942 Flying accident

14th Sep 1942 Exercise

October 1942 Army Cooperation Squadron relocated

14th January 1943 Minelaying and bombing

28th February 1943 Detachment for Exercise Spartan

1st March 1943 Exercise Spartan

1st March 1943 Exercise Spartan

2nd March 1943 Exercise Spartan

3rd March 1943 Exercise Spartan

4th March 1943 Exercise Spartan

5th March 1943 Exercise Spartan

6th March 1943 Exercise Spartan

12th March 1943 Exercise Spartan ends

6th May 1943 Crash landing at Hurn

11th November 1943 Crash on landing

16th November 1943 Liberator crew to go overseas

4th February 1944 Lost on SOE Op in France

3rd March 1944 Exercise, ops and move

25th March 1944 Night patrols over the Channel

1st April 1944 Move back under canvas

4th April 1944 Scramble practice

6th April 1944 Flying practice

11th April 1944 Preparation for exercise

17th April 1944 Exercises

12th April 1944 Exercise at Slapton

14th April 1944 Shortage of pilots

18th April 1944 Night flying practice

19th April 1944 Ground crew killed in accidents

19th April 1944 Operations at last

24th April 1944 German guns in Normandy attacked

25th April 1944 Railway bridge attacked

26th April 1944 Operations and new baby boy

27th April 1944 V1 launch site attacked

28th April 1944 Pilot killed

29th April 1944 Beached ship bombed

2nd May 1944 Ramrod sortie

3rd May 1944 Evening attack on railway bridge

5th May 1944 Ops at dawn and dusk

7th May 1944 Two sorties over France

9th May 1944 W/Cdr baled out but rescued

10th May 1944 Intruder scrambles

11th May 1944 Long range armed recce

13th May 1944 Railway target hit

20th May 1944 Railway targets hit

22nd May 1944 Two ops

23rd May 1944 Joint op with 143 Wing

25th May 1944 Parade and lecture

26th May 1944 New Squadron C.O.

27th May 1944 Radio communications sites bombed

30th May 1944 German HQ bombed

2nd June 1944 Bofors Gun silenced

3rd June 1944 Two sorties over Normandy

5th June 1944 Continuous patrols over the Channel

6th June 1944 D-Day

6th June 1944 Anti-climax

6th June 1944 Uneventful patrols over Normandy

7th June 1944  Armed patrols

7th June 1944 Three patrols over Normandy

8th June 1944 Tanks bombed in Normandy

10th June 1944 Ground attack

12th June 1944 Attacks on boats and trains

13th June 1944 V-1 attacks

13th June 1944 Caen airfield attacked

14th June 1944 Operating from airfield in Normandy

15th June 1944 Tanks and M.T. attacked

16th June 1944 Flight commander killed

16th June 1944 Poor weather disrupts operations

17th June 1944 Targets marked by the Army

18th June 1944 Pilot under experimental Army command

19th June 1944 Gales

20th June 1944 Move to France

20th June 1944 Move to Normandy

22nd June 1944  Relocation

22nd June 1944 Airfield attacked

22nd June 1944 Relocated again

22nd June 1944 C.O. killed

23rd June 1944 Pilot lost at sea

24th June 1944 German Oil store destroyed

24th June 1944 Typhoon pilot taken PoW

25th June 1944 Pilot killed at Ringwood

25th June 1944 Move to France postponed

29th June 1944 Dog fight over Normandy

30th June 1944 Pack up for move to France

1st July 1944 Typhoon Squadron moves without aircraft

3rd July 1944 Move to Normandy at second attempt

3rd July 1944 Flight leader abandoned Typhoon over the Channel

3rd July 1944 Squadrons relocated

4th July 1944 Attacks in Normandy

4th July 1944 Barges attacked

4th July 1944 Passing time

5th July 1944 Lost without trace

6th July 1944 Aircraft lost on Air-Sea Rescue search

8th Jul 1944 Aircraft Move

8th July 1944 First op from Landing ground in Normandy

8th July 1944 Ops in France aborted

8th July 1944 Move to France

10th Jul 1944 On the Move

11th July 1944 Aircraft relocated to France

12th July 1944 Squadron Commander killed

13th July 1944 Dogfight over Caen

14th July 1944 Withdrawn for practice RP firing

14th July 1944 Return from France

15th July 1944 Move to new A.L.G.

15th July 1944  To France again

17th July 1944 Move to Normandy

17th July 1944 Aircraft relocated to France

28th July 1944 V-1 shot down

31st July 1944 Moving


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Those known to have served at

RAF Hurn

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

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