No. 201 Squadron RAF - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

No. 201 Squadron of the Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...

, until March 2010, operated the Nimrod MR2, based at RAF Kinloss

RAF Kinloss

RAF Kinloss is a Royal Air Force station near Kinloss, on the Moray Firth in the north of Scotland. It opened on 1 April 1939 and served as an RAF training establishment during the Second World War. After the war it was handed over to Coastal Command to watch over Russian ships and submarines in...

, Moray

Moray

Moray is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.- History :...

. It is the only squadron

Squadron (aviation)

A squadron in air force, army aviation or naval aviation is mainly a unit comprising a number of military aircraft, usually of the same type, typically with 12 to 24 aircraft, sometimes divided into three or four flights, depending on aircraft type and air force...

affiliated with Guernsey

Guernsey

Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...

, in the Channel Islands

Channel Islands

The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...

. This affiliation started in 1935 and is commemorated in the museum on Castle Cornet

Castle Cornet

Castle Cornet is a large island castle in Guernsey, and former tidal island, also known as Cornet Rock or Castle Rock, which has been part of one of the breakwaters of St Peter Port's harbour, the main one in the island, since 1859.- Geography :...

. Its history goes even further back than the RAF

Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...

itself, being formed originally as No. 1 Squadron RNAS

Royal Naval Air Service

The Royal Naval Air Service or RNAS was the air arm of the Royal Navy until near the end of the First World War, when it merged with the British Army's Royal Flying Corps to form a new service , the Royal Air Force...

on 17 Oct 1914.

Formation and World War I

Despite its high squadron number, 201 Squadron is one of the oldest squadrons in the RAF. It was formed as No. 1 Squadron of the Royal Naval Air Service

Royal Naval Air Service

(RNAS) on 17 October 1914, and reformed on under that designation on 6 December 1916, only being renumbered to 201 Squadron on the formation of the RAF on 1 April 1918 - all the RNAS squadrons getting new numbers by adding 200 to their original number. It started out as a reconnaissance unit, but was soon flying fighter aircraft. The first aerial VC

Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....

was won by a member of No. 1 Squadron RNAS when on 7 June 1915 Sub-Lieutenant R.A.J. Warneford

Reginald Alexander John Warneford

Reginald Alexander John Warneford, VC was a Royal Naval Air Service officer who received the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Background:Warneford was born in Darjeeling, India,...

shot down Zeppelin

Zeppelin

A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship pioneered by the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century. It was based on designs he had outlined in 1874 and detailed in 1893. His plans were reviewed by committee in 1894 and patented in the United States on 14 March 1899...

LZ.37. After the war the squadron was disbanded at RAF Eastleigh on 31 December 1919. Eighteen flying aces served in the squadron during the course of the war, including such notables as
Samuel Kinkead

Samuel Kinkead

Samuel Marcus Kinkead DSO, DSC & Bar, DFC & Bar was a South African fighter ace Captain with 33 victories during World War I. He went on to serve in southern Russia and the Middle East postwar.-Early life:...

,
Stanley Wallace Rosevear

Stanley Wallace Rosevear

Stanley Wallace Rosevear DSC & Bar was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with 25 victories.-Distinguished Service Cross:"Flt. Sub-Lieut. Stanley Wallace Rosevear, R.N.A.S....

,
Richard Minifie

Richard Minifie

Richard Pearman Minifie DSC & Two Bars was an Australian fighter pilot and flying ace of the First World War. Born in Victoria, he attended Melbourne Church of England Grammar School. Travelling to the United Kingdom, he enlisted in the Royal Naval Air Service in June 1916...

,
Roderic Dallas

Roderic Dallas

Roderic Stanley Dallas DSO, DSC & Bar was an Australian fighter ace of World War I. His score of aerial victories is generally regarded as the second-highest by an Australian, after Robert Little; however there is considerable dispute over Dallas's exact total...

,
George Gates

George Gates

Captain George Brian Gates was a World War I flying ace credited with 15 aerial victories.He joined the Royal Naval Air Service in June 1917.-Honors and awards:Distinguished Flying Cross ...

,
Reginald Brading

Reginald Brading

Captain Reginald Carey Brenton Brading was a World War I flying ace credited with thirteen confirmed aerial victories....

,
Maxwell Findlay

Maxwell Findlay

Captain Maxwell Hutcheon Findlay DSC, DFC was a World War I flying ace credited with 14 aerial victories. He remained in the RAF postwar for a couple of years before going on to a civilian aviation career that ended with his death in the Johannesburg Air Race of 1936.-World War I:Findlay was a...

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Cyril Ridley

Cyril Ridley

Flight Lieutenant Cyril Ridley, DSC was a British World War I flying ace. He served with the Royal Naval Air Service in 1917/1918, flying Sopwith Triplanes and Sopwith Camels.-Early life:...

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Thomas Gerrard

Thomas Gerrard (aviator)

Major Thomas Francis Netterville Gerrard was an English World War I flying ace credited with 10 aerial victories. He died in a postwar equestrian accident.-Early life:Thomas Francis Netterville Gerrard was the son of Brigadier General E. L. Gerrard DSO...

,
James Henry Forman

James Henry Forman

James Henry Forman was born in Kirkfield, Ontario, Canada on 1 February 1896. When he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 29 June 1916, he gave his profession as minister and listed his mother Mary as his next of kin. He had three months prior military experience. He was six feet tall,...

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Charles Dawson Booker

Charles Dawson Booker

Major Charles Dawson Booker DSC was a World War I fighter ace credited with 29 victories. He was promoted to high rank while relatively young as a result of his gallantry and unswerving dedication to his country.-Early life:Charles Dawson Booker was born to Joseph Dawson and Rachel C...

,
Thomas Culling

Thomas Culling

Flight Sub-Lieutenant Thomas Grey Culling was New Zealand's first World War I flying ace, and was credited with six aerial victories.Culling was assigned to fly Sopwith Triplane No. N5444 with 1 Naval Squadron after joining the Royal Naval Air Service in 1916. He began to score victories in Bloody...

,
future Air Vice-Marshal

Air Vice-Marshal

Air vice-marshal is a two-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in...

F. H. Maynard

Air Vice-Marshal F.H. "Sammy" Maynard, was a New Zealander of the Royal Air Force who served in both World Wars. Maynard was a flying ace credited with six aerial victories during World War I...

,
Robert McLaughlin

Robert McLaughlin (aviator)

Lieutenant Robert McLaughlin was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.McLaughlin destroyed two Albatros D.Vs and chased another down out of control during May 1918; he cooperated in one of the destructions with fellow aces Hazel LeRoy Wallace, Reginald Brading, James Henry...

, and
Hazel Wallace

Hazel Wallace

Captain Hazel LeRoy Wallace DFC was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with 14 victories. His record shows him to have been a notable team player in squadron tactics....

Flying boat squadron

The squadron was reformed at RAF Calshot

RAF Calshot

RAF Calshot was initially a seaplane and flying boat station, and latterly an RAF marine craft maintenance and training unit. It was located at the end of Calshot Spit in Southampton Water, Hampshire, England, at...

on 1 January 1929 by expanding no. 480 Flight, a Supermarine Southampton

Supermarine Southampton

-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Supermarine Aircraft since 1914 . London: Putnam, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-800-3....

flying boat unit. In April 1936 the Southamptons gave way to the Saro London

Saro London

|-See also:-Bibliography:* Green, William. War Planes of the Second World War, Volume Five: Flying Boats. London: Macdonald & Co. Ltd., 1962 . ISBN 0-356-01449-5....

, which the squadron still had on strength when World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

broke out. Supermarine Stranraer

Supermarine Stranraer

|-Surviving aircraft:A single intact Stranraer, 920/CF-BXO, survives in the collection of the Royal Air Force Museum London. This aircraft was built in 1940, one of 40 built by Canadian Vickers. In service with the Royal Canadian Air Force, it flew with several squadrons, on anti-submarine patrols,...

s flew shortly with the squadron in 1939, but by April 1940 the squadron was operational on the Short Sunderland

Short Sunderland

The Short S.25 Sunderland was a British flying boat patrol bomber developed for the Royal Air Force by Short Brothers. It took its service name from the town and port of Sunderland in northeast England....

, which would remain the squadron equipment for almost seventeen years up till 28 February 1957, when the squadron was disbanded at RAF Pembroke Dock.

Shackletons and Nimrods

The squadron was reformed at RAF St. Mawgan

RAF St. Mawgan

RAF St Mawgan is a Royal Air Force station near St Mawgan and Newquay in Cornwall. In 2008 the runway part of the site was handed over to Newquay Airport. The remainder of the station still continues to operate under the command of the RAF...

, when No. 220 Squadron RAF

No. 220 Squadron RAF

No. 220 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was originally founded in 1918 and disbanded in 1963 after four separate periods of service. The squadron saw service in both the First and Second World Wars, as a naval patrol unit, and finally as part of Britain's strategic nuclear deterrent.-First World...

was renumbered to 201 Squadron. The squadron flew the next twelve years with the Avro Shackleton MR.3

Avro Shackleton

The Avro Shackleton was a British long-range maritime patrol aircraft for use by the Royal Air Force. It was developed by Avro from the Avro Lincoln bomber with a new fuselage...

, a version that used a tricycle undercarriage

Tricycle gear

Tricycle gear describes an aircraft undercarriage, or landing gear, arranged in a tricycle fashion. The tricycle arrangement has one wheel in the front, called the nose wheel, and two or more main wheels slightly aft of the center of gravity...

as opposed to the earlier tailwheel

Conventional landing gear

thumb|The [[Piper PA-18|Piper Super Cub]] is a popular taildragger aircraft.thumb|right|A [[Cessna 150]] converted to taildragger configuration by installation of an after-market modification kit....

variants. Following the Shackleton's retirement, the squadron converted to Nimrods in October 1970. The squadron was active for over a decade in the Gulf region

Arab states of the Persian Gulf

"Arab states of the Persian Gulf" or "Arab Persian Gulf states" or "Persian Gulf Arab states" or "Arabic Persian Gulf states" or "Arab States of The Gulf", are terms that refer to the six Arab states of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman, bordering the Persian Gulf....

, in support of both Gulf War 1

Gulf War

The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...

and 2 and more recently the conflict in Afghanistan

War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

The War in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, as the armed forces of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the Afghan United Front launched Operation Enduring Freedom...

. Until March 2010, the squadron was also on active duty in the UK and maintained continuous 24 hour/365 day search and rescue standby, shared with the sister 120 Squadron

No. 120 Squadron RAF

No. 120 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operated the Nimrod MR2, based at RAF Kinloss, Moray, Scotland until the type's withdrawal in March 2010.-Formation in WWI:...

, both flying from RAF Kinloss

RAF Kinloss

. The Nimrod MR2 was withdrawn in March 2010, and the squadron was formally disbanded on 26 May 2011. It had been preparing to operate the Nimrod MRA4 but this aircraft was cancelled under the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review

Strategic Defence and Security Review

The Strategic Defence and Security Review was announced by the newly formed Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government of the United Kingdom in May 2010, and published on 19 October 2010...

Notable Squadron members

Reginald Alexander John Warneford
Reginald Alexander John Warneford
Reginald Alexander John Warneford, VC was a Royal Naval Air Service officer who received the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Background:Warneford was born in Darjeeling, India,...
Tony Halik
Tony Halik
Tony Halik, real name: Mieczysław Antoni Sędzimir Halik was a Polish traveller and explorer.Halik was born in Toruń, Poland....
Roderic Dallas
Roderic Dallas
Roderic Stanley Dallas DSO, DSC & Bar was an Australian fighter ace of World War I. His score of aerial victories is generally regarded as the second-highest by an Australian, after Robert Little; however there is considerable dispute over Dallas's exact total...

Aircraft operated

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|+Aircraft operated by no. 201 Squadron RAF, data from
!From !! To !! Aircraft !! Variant
|-
| Oct 1914 || Feb 1915 || Various ||
|-
| Dec 1916 || Jan 1917 || Nieuport 17

Nieuport 17

|-Specifications :-See also:-Bibliography:* Bruce, Jack. "Those Classic Nieuports". Air Enthusiast Quarterly. Number Two, 1976. Bromley, UK:Pilot Press. pp. 137–153....

||
|-
| Dec 1916 || Dec 1917 || Sopwith Triplane

Sopwith Triplane

The Sopwith Triplane was a British single seat fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War. Pilots nicknamed it the Tripehound or simply the Tripe. The Triplane became operational with the Royal Naval Air Service in early 1917 and was...

||
|-
| Dec 1917 || Feb 1919 || Sopwith Camel

Sopwith Camel

The Sopwith Camel was a British First World War single-seat biplane fighter introduced on the Western Front in 1917. Manufactured by Sopwith Aviation Company, it had a short-coupled fuselage, heavy, powerful rotary engine, and concentrated fire from twin synchronized machine guns. Though difficult...

||
|-
| Oct 1918 || Oct 1918 || Sopwith Snipe

Sopwith Snipe

The Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe was a British single-seat biplane fighter of the Royal Air Force . It was designed and built by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War, and came into squadron service a few weeks before the end of that conflict, in late 1918.The Snipe was not a fast aircraft...

||
|-
| Jan 1929 || Dec 1936 || Supermarine Southampton

Supermarine Southampton

-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Supermarine Aircraft since 1914 . London: Putnam, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-800-3....

|| Mk.II
|-
| Apr 1936 || Jun 1938 || Saro London

Saro London

|-See also:-Bibliography:* Green, William. War Planes of the Second World War, Volume Five: Flying Boats. London: Macdonald & Co. Ltd., 1962 . ISBN 0-356-01449-5....

|| Mk.I
|-
| Jan 1938 || Apr 1940 || Saro London || Mk.II
|-
| Apr 1940 || Jan 1942 || Short Sunderland

Short Sunderland

|| Mk.I
|-
| May 1941 || Mar 1944 || Short Sunderland || Mk.II
|-
| Jan 1942 || Jun 1945 || Short Sunderland || Mk.III
|-
| Feb 1945 || Feb 1957 || Short Sunderland || Mk.V
|-
| Mar 1946 || Apr 1946 || Short Seaford

Short Seaford

-Survivor:J203 RAF Short Sunderland IV/Seaford I S-45 NJ203. 1947 Converted to Short Solent 3 by Short Bros Belfast. 1949 BOAC G-AKNP “City of Cardiff". 1951 Trans Oceanic Airways of Australia as VH-TOB "Star of Papua". 1953 South Pacific Air Lines as N9946F "Isle of Tahiti". Last flew 1958. 1958...

|| Mk.I
|-
| Oct 1958 || Dec 1970 || Avro Shackleton

Avro Shackleton

The Avro Shackleton was a British long-range maritime patrol aircraft for use by the Royal Air Force. It was developed by Avro from the Avro Lincoln bomber with a new fuselage...

|| MR.3
|-
| Oct 1970 || Feb 1983 || Hawker-Siddeley Nimrod || MR.1
|-
| Jan 1982 || Mar 2010 || BAe Nimrod || MR.2

Squadron bases

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!From
!To
!Base
|- align="right"
| 6 Dec 1916 || 15 Feb 1917 ||align="left"| Furnes

Veurne

Veurne is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Veurne proper and the settlements of Avekapelle, Booitshoeke, Bulskamp, De Moeren, Eggewaartskapelle, Houtem, Steenkerke, Vinkem, Wulveringem, and Zoutenaaie.-Origins in the 15th...

, Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

|- align="right"
| 15 Feb 1917 || 11 Apr 1917 ||align="left"| Chipilly

Chipilly

Chipilly is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Chipilly is situated on the D71 road, on the opposite bank of the river Somme from Cerisy, to the east of Amiens and from Albert.-Population:-External links:*...

, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

|- align="right"
| 11 Apr 1917 || 1 Jun 1917 ||align="left"| La Belle-vue, France
|- align="right"
| 1 Jun 1917 || 2 Nov 1917 ||align="left"| Bailleul

Bailleul

- France :*Bailleul, Nord, in the Nord département*Bailleul, Orne, in the Orne département*Bailleul, Somme, in the Somme département*Bailleul-aux-Cornailles, in the Pas-de-Calais département*Bailleul-la-Vallée, in the Eure département...

, France
|- align="right"
| 2 Nov 1917 || 10 Dec 1917 ||align="left"| Middle Aerodrome
|- align="right"
| 10 Dec 1917 || 16 Feb 1918 ||align="left"| Dover

Dover

Dover is a town and major ferry port in the home county of Kent, in South East England. It faces France across the narrowest part of the English Channel, and lies south-east of Canterbury; east of Kent's administrative capital Maidstone; and north-east along the coastline from Dungeness and Hastings...

, Kent

Kent

Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...

|- align="right"
| 16 Feb 1918 || 27 Mar 1918 ||align="left"| Téteghem

Téteghem

Téteghem is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.-History:Téteghem is one of the common ending HEM. This suffix meaning house, dwelling, village ... became Ghem. Tete would come from an ancestor's name Tatto, perhaps, or Theodore Theodoric, personified by the giant of the town....

, France
|- align="right"
| 27 Mar 1918 || 28 Mar 1918 ||align="left"| Sainte-Marie-Cappel

Sainte-Marie-Cappel

Sainte-Marie-Cappel is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.The small river Peene Becque has its source in Sante-Marie-Cappel.-Heraldry:-References:*...

, France
|- align="right"
| 28 Mar 1918 || 12 Apr 1918 ||align="left"| Fienvillers

Fienvillers

Fienvillers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Fienvillers is situated at the junction of the D59, D31 and D925 roads, some east of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:* *...

, France
|- align="right"
| 12 Apr 1918 || 20 Jul 1918 ||align="left"| Nœux-lès-Auxi

Nœux-lès-Auxi

Nœux-lès-Auxi is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Nœux-lès-Auxi is situated west of Arras, at the junction of the D17 and D117 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

, France
|- align="right"
| 20 Jul 1918 || 6 Aug 1918 ||align="left"| Sainte-Marie-Cappel, France
|- align="right"
| 6 Aug 1918 || 14 Aug 1918 ||align="left"| Poulainville

Poulainville

Poulainville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Poulainville is situated on the N25 road, less than north of Amiens.-Population:-External links:* *...

, France
|- align="right"
| 14 Aug 1918 || 19 Sep 1918 ||align="left"| Nœux-lès-Auxi, France
|- align="right"
| 19 Sep 1918 || 14 Oct 1918 ||align="left"| Baizieux

Baizieux

Baizieux is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northernFrance.-Population:-External links:* * *...

, France
|- align="right"
| 14 Oct 1918 || 27 Oct 1918 ||align="left"| Beugnâtre

Beugnâtre

Beugnâtre is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming village located 15 miles southeast of Arras at the junction of the D956 and D10E roads...

, France
|- align="right"
| 27 Oct 1918 || 22 Nov 1918 ||align="left"| La Targette, France
|- align="right"
| 22 Nov 1918 || 5 Feb 1919 ||align="left"| Béthencourt

Béthencourt

Béthencourt is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.-Heraldry:-References:*...

, France
|- align="right"
| 15 Feb 1919 || 2 Sep 1919 ||align="left"| RAF Lake Down, Wiltshire

Wiltshire

Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...

|- align="right"
| 2 Sep 1919 || 31 Dec 1919 ||align="left"| RAF Eastleigh

Southampton Airport

Southampton Airport is the 20th largest airport in the UK, located north north-east of Southampton, in the Borough of Eastleigh within Hampshire, England....

, Hampshire

Hampshire

Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...

|- align="right"
| 1 Jan 1929 || 29 Sep 1938 ||align="left"| RAF Calshot

RAF Calshot

, Hampshire
|- align="right"
| 29 Sep 1938 || 7 Oct 1938 ||align="left"| RAF Invergordon

Invergordon

Invergordon is a town and port in Easter Ross, in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland.-History:The town is well known for the Invergordon Mutiny of 1931. More recently it was also known for the repair of oil rigs which used to be lined up in the Cromarty Firth on which the town is situated...

, Ross and Cromarty

Ross and Cromarty

Ross and Cromarty is a variously defined area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. There is a registration county and a lieutenancy area in current use...

, Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

|- align="right"
| 7 oct 1938 || 9 Aug 1939 ||align="left"| RAF Calshot, Hampshire
|- align="right"
| 9 Aug 1939 || 6 Nov 1939 ||align="left"| RAF Sullom Voe

Sullom Voe

Sullom Voe is an inlet between North Mainland and Northmavine on Shetland in Scotland. It is a location of the Sullom Voe oil terminal. The word Voe is from the Old Norse vagr and denotes a small bay or narrow creek...

, Shetland, Scotland
|- align="right"
| 6 Nov 1939 || 26 May 1940 ||align="left"| RAF Invergordon, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
|- align="right"
| 26 May 1940 || 9 Oct 1941 ||align="left"| RAF Sullom Voe, Shetland, Scotland
|- align="right"
| 9 Oct 1941 || 8 Apr 1944 ||align="left"| Lough Erne

Lough Erne

Lough Erne, sometimes Loch Erne , is the name of two connected lakes in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The lakes are widened sections of the River Erne. The river begins by flowing north, and then curves west into the Atlantic. The southern lake is further up the river and so is named Upper...

, County Fermanagh

County Fermanagh

Fermanagh District Council is the only one of the 26 district councils in Northern Ireland that contains all of the county it is named after. The district council also contains a small section of County Tyrone in the Dromore and Kilskeery road areas....

, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

|- align="right"
| 8 Apr 1944 || 3 Nov 1944 ||align="left"| RAF Pembroke Dock

Pembroke Dock

Pembroke Dock is a town in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, lying north of Pembroke on the River Cleddau. Originally a small fishing village known as Paterchurch, the town was greatly expanded from 1814 onwards following the construction of a Royal Naval Dockyard...

, Pembrokeshire

Pembrokeshire

Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....

, Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

|- align="right"
| 3 Nov 1944 || 2 Aug 1945 ||align="left"| RAF Castle Archdale

Castle Archdale

Castle Archdale in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland is the home of Castle Archdale Country Park, situated near Irvinestown and owned and run by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency.- History :...

, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
|- align="right"
| 2 Aug 1945 || 1 Apr 1946 ||align="left"| RAF Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales
|- align="right"
| 1 Apr 1946 || 18 Jan 1949 ||align="left"| RAF Calshot, Hampshire (Det. at Finkenwerder

Finkenwerder

Finkenwerder is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany in the borough Hamburg-Mitte. It is the location of a plant of Airbus and its airport...

, West-Germany)
|- align="right"
| 18 Jan 1949 || 28 Feb 1957 ||align="left"| RAF Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales
|- align="right"
| 1 Oct 1958 || 1 Jul 1965 ||align="left"| RAF St Mawgan, Cornwall

Cornwall

Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...

|- align="right"
| 1 Jul 1965 || Present ||align="left"| RAF Kinloss

RAF Kinloss

, Moray

Moray

, Scotland
|}

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