RAF Northolt
Squadrons and aircraft
Sources: Battle of Britain Airfields (1st Edition) and A History of Royal Air Force Northolt

RAF Northolt

Section Title: Squadrons and aircraft
Table Section Text: Sources: Battle of Britain Airfields (1st Edition) and A History of Royal Air Force Northolt

Unit	Dates	Aircraft	Variant	Notes

No. 1 Squadron RAF	August–September 1940	Hawker Hurricane	I

No. 1 Squadron RCAF	August–October 1940	Hawker Hurricane	I	Renumbered No. 401 Squadron RCAF in 1941

No. 4 Squadron RAF	February–September 1919	Royal Aircraft Factory RE 8	Returned from operations in France as a cadre

No. 12 Squadron RAF	April 1923 – March 1924	De Havilland DH.9A	Formed at Northolt then moved to RAF Andover

No. 16 Squadron RAF	April–September 1944	Supermarine Spitfire	XI and XI	Moved out to Normandy, France

No. 18 Squadron RFC	May–August 1915	Various	Formed at Northolt then moved to Mousehold

No. 23 Squadron RAF	December 1936 – May 1938	Hawker Demon

No. 24 Squadron RAF	January 1927 – February 1933	Variety of types	Operated eight different types of aircraft for communications and liaison duties

No. 25 Squadron RAF	September 1938 – October 1938	Gloster Gladiator	I

No. 32 Squadron RAF	February 1969 –	Percival Pembroke Bristol Sycamore Beagle Basset Hawker Siddeley Andover Westland Whirlwind British Aerospace 125 Westland Gazelle BAe 146 AgustaWestland AW109	Communications and liaison duties

No. 41 Squadron RAF	April 1923 – October 1935	Variety of types	Moved to Aden operating the Hawker Demon

No. 43 Squadron RAF	May–September 1940	Hawker Hurricane	I	Not based but operated detachments from RAF Tangmere

No. 65 Squadron RAF	October 1939 – March 1940	Supermarine Spitfire	I

No. 69 Squadron RAF	May–September 1944	Vickers Wellington	XIII	Moved out to Normandy, France

No. 111 Squadron RAF	July 1934 – October 1939	Bristol Bulldog Gloster Gauntlet Hawker Hurricane

No. 124 Squadron RAF	July–September 1943	Supermarine Spitfire	VII

No. 140 Squadron RAF	April–September 1944	De Havilland Mosquito	IX and XVI	Moved out to Normandy, France

No. 207 Squadron RAF	February 1969 – June 1984	Beagle Basset Hunting Pembroke De Havilland Devon	Communication and liaison squadron

No. 213 Squadron RAF	March 1937 – July 1937	Gloster Gauntlet	II

No. 229 Squadron RAF	September–December 1940	Hawker Hurricane	I

No. 253 Squadron RAF	February–May 1940	Hawker Hurricane	I

No. 257 Squadron RAF	July–August 1940	Hawker Hurricane	I

No. 264 Squadron RAF	August–October 1940	Hawker Hurricane	I

No. 302 Polish Fighter Squadron	October–November 1940 December 1943 – March 1944	Hawker Hurricane	I	Polish-manned unit

No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron	January–July 1941	Supermarine Spitfire	I, IIA and IIB	Polish-manned unit

No. 306 Polish Fighter Squadron	April–October 1941	Hawker Hurricane Supermarine Spitfire

June 1942 – March 1943	Supermarine Spitfire	VB then IX	Polish-manned unit

No. 308 Polish Fighter Squadron	October–December 1943	Supermarine Spitfire	IIA	Polish-manned unit

No. 315 Polish Fighter Squadron	July 1941 – April 1942	Supermarine Spitfire	IIA, IIB and VB	Polish-manned unit

No. 316 Polish Fighter Squadron	December–April 1942 March–September 1943	Supermarine Spitfire	VB	Polish-manned unit

No. 317 Polish Fighter Squadron	April–June 1942 July–September 1942 September–December 1943	Supermarine Spitfire	VB then IX	Polish-manned unit

No. 515 Squadron RAF	October 1942	Boulton Paul Defiant	II	Formed then moved to Heston

No. 600 Squadron RAF	October 1925 – January 1927	De Havilland DH.9A	Formed at Northolt

August–October 1939 May–June 1940	Bristol Blenheim	I

No. 601 Squadron RAF	October 1925 – January 1927	De Havilland DH.9A	Formed at Northolt

December 1940 – May 1941	Hawker Hurricane	I, II

No. 604 Squadron RAF	January–May 1940	Bristol Blenheim	I

June–July 1940	Gloster Gladiator	I

No. 609 Squadron RAF	May–July 1940	Supermarine Spitfire	I

No. 615 Squadron RAF	October–December 1940	Hawker Hurricane	I

Sentence(s)

32 Squadron has BAe 146.
The 32 Squadron has BAe 146.

final_sentence: 32 Squadron has BAe 146.
final_sentence: The 32 Squadron has BAe 146.