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No.608 (County of York North Riding) Squadron RAF
Group Squadron Base County Arrived Comments
18 608 Thornaby Yorkshire 03/09/39 Anson I. Botha I, 06/40. Blenheim I, 02/41. Blenheim IV, 02/41. Hudson V, 07/41.
18 608 Wick Caithness 01/01/42 Day of month arbitrary.
18 608 Sumburgh Shetland 01/08/42 Day of month arbitrary.
16 608 Gosport Hampshire 15/08/42 Day of month arbitrary.
Gibraltar 608 North Front Gibraltar 09/11/42
608 Blida Algeria 18/12/42 Hudson IIIa, 06/43, Hudson VI, 03/43.
608 Protville 01/08/43 Day of month arbitrary.
608 Bo Rizzo 01/09/43 Day of month arbitrary.
608 Montecorvino Sicily 01/10/43 Day of month arbitrary.
608 Grottaglie Italy 01/12/43 Day of month arbitrary.
608 Montecorvino Sicily 01/02/44 Day of month arbitrary. Disbanded 31/07/44.
           
18 608 Dyce Aberdeenshire 03/09/39 Date arbitrary. Detachment. Left 12/41.
16 608 Bircham Newton Norfolk 30/06/41 Detachment. Left 12/41.
608 Bone Algeria 18/12/42 Date arbitrary. Detachment. Left 08/43.
608 Grottaglie Italy 01/09/43 Date arbitrary. Detachment. Left 10/43.
608 Guado 01/12/43 Date arbitrary. Detachment. Left 02/44.
608 Bo Rizzo 01/02/44 Date arbitrary. Detachment. Left 07/44.

Copyright: Ross McNeill August 1999