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RAF Harrowbeer 25th October 1941 Relocated 5th December 1941 Back to Cornwall 10th October 1942 Relocated 2nd November 1942 Pilot killed 9th December 1942 On the move 18th December 1942 New Fighter Squadron formed 28th December 1942 Ground crews not located 29th December 1942 Typhoons on trestles 2nd January 1943 Visit to operational squadron 6th January 1943 Sit down and wait 7th January 1943 C/O posted away 9th January 1943 Drill 10th January 1943 Still no aircraft and no flying 11th January 1943 New C.O. arrives 13th January 1943 Aircraft at last 15th January 1943 Flying again 23rd January 1943 Aerobatics 2nd February 1943 Wheels up landing 4th February 1943 Typhoon breaks up in mid-air 7th February 1943 Typhoons unserviceable 15th February 1943 Fatal accident 26th February 1943 RAF/RN liaison 19th March 1943 Great team spirit 1st April 1943 First operational sortie 3rd April 1943 MTB escort 4/5th April 1943 Attachment 22nd April 1943 Pilots join MTB patrol 1st May 1943 Parties 14th May 1943 Enemy fighters over Plymouth 22nd May 1943 Air sea rescue exercise 30th May 1943 Torquay bombed 5th June 1943 Moving on again 12th June 1943 Sortie abandoned 13th June 1943 Injured pilot returns to duty 14th June 1943 Police hunt for parachutist 15th June 1943 Abortive sorties 15th June 1943 Postings 19th June 1943 Attack on ships at Brest 23rd June 1943 Cherbourg aerodrome bombed 24th June 1943 Unsuccessful raid 26th June 1943 Raid on Brest 28th June 1943 Morlaix aerodrome attacked 7th July 1943 Pilot killed in flying accident 9th July 1943 Minesweepers attacked 10th July 1943 Ops 13th July 1943 Tugboat attacked 4th August 1943 Relocated to Tangmere 17th August 1943 Relocation 18th September 1943 Settling in 18th September 1943 Rain and more rain 22nd September 1943 Sweep over Brest 27th September 1943 Typhoon pilots try Spitfire and Tempest 16th October 1943. Squadron Inauguration Ceremony 17th October 1943 Ships damaged off Brest 26th October 1943 Fine day 9th November 1943 Ranger Operation 10th November 1943 Ships bombed in harbour 11th November 1943 Pilot killed on first op 22nd November 1943 Brazilian delegation entertained 26th November 1943 Bombs fail to explode 1st December 1943 Mosquito lost in ship attack 18th December 1943 Return to operations 20th December 1943 Paratroops drop in on aerodrome 28th December 1943 Pilot survives horror crash 30th December 1943 New aircraft needed January 1944 Bomb racks fitted 6th January 1944 No-ball tragets bombed 6th January 1944 First operational casualty 7th January 1944 Flight commander missing 12th January 1944 Visit to Ops Room 14th January 1944 Flight commander killed 14th January 1944 V1 sites bombed 21st January 1944 Fighter sweep 29th January 1944 crash landing 4th February 1944 Burst into flames 6th February 1944 Minesweeper destroyed 8th February 1944 100th operational sortie 20th February 1944 Move to join 2TAF 15th March 1944 Bomber escort duties 20th March 1944 Two ranger ops. 6th April 1944 Ham and eggs 23rd April 1944 Crashed at sea 29th April 1944 Three Wing ops 30th April 1944 Noball target destroyed 15th May 1944 Relocated July 1944 Move to RAF Harrowbeer 1st August 1944 Killed in air crash 30th August 1944 Airfield transferred to USAAF If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Those known to have served at RAF Harrowbeer during the Second World War 1939-1945. This page is new, as yet no names have been submitted. 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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