Squadrons
This section documents the history of those squadrons while stationed at North-East fields. The research team are keen to hear from anyone that can provide information about these squadrons, their aircraft and personnel who served them or simply want to share their stories and experiences.
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Squadron | North East airfields served |
1Sqn | Acklington |
18Sqn | Acklington |
19Sqn | Acklington |
25Sqn | Acklington |
29Sqn | Acklington |
32Sqn | Acklington |
33Sqn | Middleton St. George |
36Sqn | Cramlington, Newcastle, Usworth, Ashington, Seaton Carew (detachments) |
43Sqn | Acklington, Usworth |
46Sqn | Acklington |
56Sqn | Acklington |
58Sqn | Cramlington |
63Sqn | Cramlington, Acklington |
66Sqn | Acklington |
72Sqn | Acklington, Morpeth, Ouston |
74Sqn | Acklington |
76Sqn | Cramlington, Middleton St. George |
77Sqn | Milfield (Woodbridge), New Haggerston |
78Sqn | Croft, Middleton St. George |
79Sqn | Acklington |
81Sqn | Ouston |
91Sqn | Acklington |
92Sqn | Acklington, Middleton St. George, Thornaby |
103Sqn | Usworth |
106Sqn | Thornaby |
111Sqn | Acklington |
114Sqn | Thornaby |
120Sqn | Cramlington |
122Sqn | Ouston |
130Sqn | Acklington |
131Sqn | Ouston |
140Sqn | Acklington |
141Sqn | Acklington |
143Sqn | Thornaby |
152Sqn | Acklington |
164Sqn | Acklington |
167Sqn | Acklington (detachment) |
183Sqn | Milfield |
184Sqn | Milfield (detachment) |
185Sqn | Thornaby |
198Sqn | Acklington, Ouston |
202Sqn | Acklington (detachment), Boulmer |
219Sqn | Acklington |
220Sqn | Thornaby |
222Sqn | Acklington |
224Sqn | Thornaby |
228Sqn | Acklington (detachment) |
232Sqn | Ouston |
233Sqn | Thornaby |
242Sqn | Ouston |
243Sqn | Ouston |
246Sqn | Seaton Carew |
251Sqn | Redcar |
252Sqn | Tynemouth, Cramlington, Seaton Carew, Redcar (detachments) |
256Sqn | Seahouses |
258Sqn | Acklington |
263Sqn | Acklington |
264Sqn | Middleton St. George |
266Sqn | Acklington |
269Sqn | Thornaby |
274Sqn | Seaton Carew |
275Sqn | Thornaby, Acklington (detachment) |
278Sqn | Acklington, Woolsington |
279Sqn | Thornaby |
280Sqn | Thornaby |
281Sqn | Ouston, Thornaby, Woolsington |
289Sqn | Acklington, Eshott |
315Sqn | Acklington |
316Sqn | Acklington |
317Sqn | Acklington, Ouston |
322Sqn | Acklington |
349Sqn | Acklington |
350Sqn | Acklington, Ouston |
406Sqn | Acklington |
409Sqn | Acklington |
410Sqn | Acklington, Ouston |
419Sqn | Croft, Middleton St. George |
420Sqn | Middleton St. George |
427Sqn | Croft |
428Sqn | Middleton St. George |
431Sqn | Croft |
434Sqn | Croft |
539Sqn | Acklington |
607Sqn | Acklington, Ouston, Usworth, Thornaby |
608Sqn | Thornaby |
609Sqn | Acklington |
610Sqn | Acklington |
613Sqn | Ouston |
2ANS | Middleton St. George |
2BANS | Usworth |
4FTS | Middleon St. George |
6FTS | Acklington |
6OTU | Thornaby |
23RFS | Usworth |
55OTU | Usworth |
56OTU | Milfield |
57OTU | Eshott |
59OTU | Milfield, Acklington |
205AFS | Middleton St. George |
226OCU | Middleton St. George |
1664OCU | Croft |
APS | Acklington |
LCS | Middleton St. George |