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Squadron Detachments with Spitfires there from November 1942 to January 1943, before the squadron arrived on 21 June 1943 with Spitfire Mk. Vb aircraft.
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Air Sea Rescue Flight RAF, Shoreham/Friston/Shoreham (1941) became 'C' Flight,
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Its Auster aircraft appeared on 18 April 1945 and stayed a little over a month.
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Former Royal Air Force satellite station in East Sussex, England
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No. 7 Fighter Command Servicing Unit - arrived in early 1945
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between 7 August 1943 and 19 August 1943 with Spitfires.
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Friston
East Sussex
RAF Friston is located in East Sussex
50°45′53″N 000°10′04″E / 50.76472°N 0.16778°E / 50.76472; 0.16778
Royal Air Force Satellite station
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
RAF Fighter Command
No. 11 Group RAF
European theatre of World War II
AMSL
Direction
Royal Air Force
satellite station
East Sussex
No. 32 Squadron RAF
Hawker Hurricanes
No. 41 Squadron RAF
Supermarine Spitfires
No. 64 Squadron RAF
No. 131 (County of Kent) Squadron RAF
No. 253 (Hyderabad State) Squadron RAF
No. 306 Polish Fighter Squadron
No. 308 Polish Fighter Squadron
No. 316 Polish Fighter Squadron
No. 349 (Belgian) Squadron RAF
No. 350 (Belgian) Squadron RAF
No. 411 (Grizzly Bear) Squadron RCAF
No. 412 Squadron RCAF

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