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Former Royal Air Force station in Derna, Libya

RAF Derna

Site information

Owner

Operator

Site history

Built

1941 (1941)

In use

1941 - 1943 (1943)

Airfield information

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Royal Air Force Derna or more simply RAF Derna is a former Royal Air Force station located near Derna, Libya.

History

On 4 November 1943 No. 1586 Flight RAF was formed at RAF Derna.

The following squadrons were also here at some point:

No. 6 Squadron RAF between 5 and 8 April 1941 with the Hawker Hurricane
No. 45 Squadron RAF between 4 and 6 April 1941 with the Bristol Blenheim IV
No. 55 Squadron RAF between 4 and 7 April 1941 with the Bristol Blenheim IV
No. 80 Squadron RAF between 7 September and 19 October 1943 with the Supermarine Spitfire VC & IX
No. 148 Squadron RAF between 5 April and 1 September 1943 with the Consolidated Liberator I and Handley Page Halifax II
Detachment of No. 223 Squadron RAF between September 1942 and March 1943 with the Martin Baltimore III
No. 227 Squadron RAF between 5 May and 24 June 1943 then again between 19 July and 16 August 1943 with the Bristol Beaufighter VIC
No. 274 Squadron RAF between 9 August and 7 October 1943 with the Supermarine Spitfire VB & VC
Detachment of No. 294 Squadron RAF between September 1943 and March 1944 with the Vickers Wellington IC & Supermarine Walrus
Detachment of No. 680 Squadron RAF between February and August 1943 with the Supermarine Spitfire IX

Jefford, C. G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.

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units	Commands Groups Wings Squadrons Flights Conversion units Operational Training units Schools / Training units Ferry units Glider units Misc units
stations	Active Former Satellite Landing Grounds
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