RAF Reykjavik

Columns: Sqn | Aircraft | Joined | Departed | From → To | Notes
221 | Vickers Wellington IC | 2 May 1941 | 25 December 1941 | RAF Limavady → RAF Docking | On detachment initially prior to Squadron move 29 September 1941 ( with a detachment at RAF Limavady ) | 251 | Lockheed Ventura I | 1 August 1941 | 30 October 1945 | Reformed → Disbanded | After the Ventura the squadron flew : Lockheed Hudson III , Avro Anson I , Boeing Fortress II and Vickers Warwick I | 269 | Lockheed Hudson III | 6 March 1943 | 8 January 1944 | RAF Kaldadarnes → RAF Davidstow Moor | Squadron move | 279 | Hawker Hurricane IIC | February 1945 | 3 September 1945 | RAF Thornaby → RAF Beccles | On detachment only | 280 | Vickers Warwick I | 23 November 1945 | 21 June 1946 | RAF Thornaby → DB | On detachment only prior to Squadron being disbanded | 330 | Northrop N-3PB NOMAD Catalina III | 28 January 1943 | 12 July 1943 | Formed → RAF Oban | This Squadron was formed at RAF Reykjavik on 25 April 1941 before being moved to RAF Oban leaving behind a detachment until their next move to RAF Sullom Voe . The squadron was disbanded 21 November 1945 and transferred to Norwegian control | 612 | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V & VII | 1 April 1941 | 18 August 1942 | RAF Wick → RAF Thorney Island | On detachment first then squadron move

Example questions:
What year was the squadron formed that joined the RAF Reykjavik 1 April 1941 ? | What company designed the aircraft that was part of squadron 53 at RAF Reykjavik ? | What year was the squadron of RAF Reykjavik disbanded that included the Boeing Fortress aircraft ? | What year did the Royal Air Force station open in Reykjavik that the Consolidated Liberator IIA & V aircraft departed from on 1 July 1944 ?

Answers:
1937 | Consolidated Aircraft | 1963 | 1941