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Originally detachments from RAF Ballykelly and then RAF Aldergrove before
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904:Jefford, p.84 (No. 269 Sqn)
895:Jefford, p.80 (No. 251 Sqn)
886:Jefford, p.75 (No. 221 Sqn)
877:Jefford, p.74 (No. 220 Sqn)
868:Jefford, p.72 (No. 210 Sqn)
859:Jefford, p.72 (No. 209 Sqn)
850:Jefford, p.71 (No. 204 Sqn)
841:Jefford, p.69 (No. 190 Sqn)
832:Jefford, p.60 (No. 120 Sqn)
763:Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
491:Consolidated PBY Catalina I
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814:Jefford, p.45 (No. 53 Sqn)
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175:45 ft / 13.7 m
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375:24 March 1944
494:26 July 1941
338:Consolidated Liberator
1251:RAF Volunteer Reserve
954:Jefford, C G (2001).
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378:1 July 1944
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203:64.13000°N 21.94056°W
1284:List of RAF missiles
1267:List of RAF aircraft
1185:RAF Medical Services
1170:RAF Chaplains Branch
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693:On detachment only.
624:Reformed → Disbanded
571:On detachment only.
540:On detachment only.
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658:RAF Davidstow Moor
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120:Reykjavík, Iceland
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716:RAF Thornaby
712:21 June 1946
685:RAF Thornaby
647:6 March 1943
594:RAF Limavady
525:13 July 1940
465:15 July 1941
291:British Army
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266:is a former
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89:Airport type
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1310:Other ranks
1076:Ferry units
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689:RAF Beccles
598:RAF Docking
350:RAF St Eval
206: /
194:021°56′26″W
181:Coordinates
1503:Categories
1455:RAF Museum
1230:Operations
1195:RAF Police
1153:components
1086:Misc units
1020:formations
797:References
629:Avro Anson
285:Beginnings
191:64°07′48″N
1298:personnel
1260:equipment
1133:Squadrons
1051:Squadrons
1022:and units
802:Citations
745:Formed →
556:July 1942
324:From → To
305:Squadrons
157:1941-1945
129:Reykjavík
46:Hurricane
1473:timeline
1397:Roundels
1121:Regiment
1095:stations
1036:Commands
775:RAF Wick
747:RAF Oban
532:RAF Oban
431: IB
386:RAF Tain
321:Departed
315:Aircraft
125:Location
107:Operator
92:Military
1488:commons
1468:history
1402:Uniform
1272:current
1138:Flights
1056:Flights
279:Iceland
271:station
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133:Iceland
84:Summary
1478:future
1387:Ensign
1277:future
1107:Former
1102:Active
1041:Groups
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734:NOMAD
327:Notes
318:Joined
154:In use
117:Serves
1392:Badge
1128:Wings
1046:Wings
1029:units
273:, at
139:Built
97:Owner
960:ISBN
718:→ DB
443:→ DB
171:AMSL
161:1945
146:1940
142:1940
74:BIRK
70:ICAO
59:IATA
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644:III
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312:Sqn
219:Map
63:RKV
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