The Wartime Memories Project - 607 Squadron

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Information. No. 607 (County of Durham) Squadron was formed on the 17th March 1930 at Usworth as a day bomber unit of the Auxiliary Air Force. 607 was redesignated a fighter squadron on the 23th September 1936. The Squadron was disbanding on the 19th August 1945. Airfields at which 607 Squadron was based: Usworth 03 Sep 1939 to 10 Oct 1939 & 4th Jun 1940 to 1st Sep 1940 & 12 Dec 1940 to 16 Jan 1941 Acklington. 10 Oct to 14 Nov 1939 Croydon 14 Nov 1939 to 15th Nov 1939 & 22nd May 1940 to 4th Jun 1940 Vitry-en-Artois, France. 15th Nov 1939 to 22nd May 1940 Tangmere. 1st Sep 1940 to 10 Oct 1940 Turnhouse 10 Oct 1940 to 8 Nov 1940 Drem 8 Nov 1940 to 12 Dec 1940 & 2 Mar 1941 to 16 Apr 1941 Macmerry 16 Jan 1941 to 2 Mar 1941 Skitten 16 Apr 1941 to 27 Jul 1941 Castletown 27 Jul 1941 to 20 Aug 1941 Martlesham Heath. 20 Aug 1941 to 10 Oct 1941 Alipore. 10 Oct 1941 The Wartime Memories Project would like to hear from anyone who was with 607 Squadron during the war years. Please contact us: Click to send an email. or Click here to complete the online form. Hurricane V7400 saw service with 111 Squadron from August 1940 until Feb 1941 when it was damaged and left the squadron for repairs, it then flew with 607 Sqd and later with 55 OTU. Does anyone have any information or photos?

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List of those who served with 607 Squadron during World War Two. F/Lt Wielczyslaw Baranski polish L.D. Barnes H I R Barrow J M Bazin W F Blackadder C E Bowen N Brumby P A Burnella-Phillips V A Carter G D Craig W G Cunnington I B Difford south african (d. 7 Oct 1940) G J Drake south african (d. 9 Sep 1940) G J Elliott D Evans A D Forster Sgt Julius Artur Frey polish F/O Aleksander Klemens Gabszewicz polish Sgt Richard T Glover pilot RAFVR W E Gore P/O Mieczyslaw Gorzula polish C L Gould D L Gould G A Hewett Petrus Hendrik Hugo. south african Read his Story M R Ingle-Finch M M Irving P J Kearsey M C Kinder F/O Zbigniew Kustrzynski polish J Lansdell F/Lt Wlodzimierz Lazoryk polish J D Lenahan S V McCall W W McConnel P/O Aleksander Ryszard Narucki polish W P Olensen P/O Jerzy Orzechowski polish S B Parnell G Radwanski I M W Scott Launcelot Eustice Smith R A Spyer P J T Stephenson J M Storie J E Sulman P/O Franciszek Surma polish Sgt Wilhelm Szafraniec polish Sqd Ldr James Vick G H E Welford F/O William Hubert Rigby ‘Nits’ Whitty Read his Story P/O Boleslaw Andrzej Wlasnowolski polish B A Wlasnowolski P/O Antoni Bronislaw Wydrowski polish If you have any names to add to this list, or any recollections or photos of those listed, please get in touch.

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