WELCOME TO RAF TANGMERE
H.Q. SECTOR 'A
Below is a list of Squadrons who served at Tangmere in 1940 along with their Squadron Crests. This list is from personal research and is by no means exhaustive. Many other units used Tangmere as a stop - over or flew single operations from the field. These have not been included. Only those units who were specifically based at Tangmere for a period in 1940 are included.
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1 Sqn (23 Jul - 1 Aug 1940) |
17 Sqn (19 Aug - 2 Sep 1940) |
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43 Sqn ( 31 May - 8 Sep 1940) |
65 Sqn (29 Nov 1940 - 26 Feb 1941) |
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145 Sqn (10 May - 23 Jul 1940, 9 Oct 1940 - 28 May 1941) |
213 Sqn (7 Sep - 29 Nov 1940) |
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219 Sqn (10 Dec 1940 -23 Jun 1942) |
238 Sqn (16 May - 20 Jun 1940) |
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601 Sqn (30 Dec 1939 - 1 Jun 1940, 17 Jun - 19 Aug 1940, 2 - 7 Sep 1940) |
605 Sqn (27 Aug 1939 - 11 Feb 1940) |
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607 Sqn (1 Sep - 10 Oct 1940) |
614 Sqn (Jun 1940 - Mar 1941) |