#OnThisDay #1945

441 Squadron #RCAF returned to #Digby from #Hunsdon , having flown its last operational mission only five days earlier.

The Squadron's Spitfires had provided air cover for naval forces removing German prisoners from #Guernsey .

#OnThisDay #1945

RAF Digby was finally stood down from operational status at 1200 hours.

A football match took place between the station and Digby village - the station won 4-2.

If you have not been its highly recommended. I really enjoyed it brilliant talk and you will love the ops plotting room.

#OnThisDay #1944

Coleby Grange ceased operations when 307 (Polish) Squadron moved into Fairwood Common (now Swansea Airport).

#OnThisDay #1940

Three 46 Squadron Hurricanes flew to #Prestwick in Scotland, so that Fleet Air Arm pilots could make test landings on an aircraft carrier.

#OnThisDay #1940

Sqn Ldr Cross, 46 Squadron, returned to the unit following his trip to Norway, having visited the Air Ministry on the way back.

#OnThisDay #1938

46 Squadron, equipped with Gauntlet fighters, was attached to No.2 Armament Training School at #Aldergrove for annual training camp firing practice.

Accurate marksmanship was displayed and a successful standard was achieved. They returned to Digby on 14 May.

#OnThisDay #1941

Much to the disgust of many, the Station Commander issued an edict that, henceforth, aircrew were not to wear their trousers tucked into their flying boots.

#OnThisDay #1930

Avro 504N J8499, 2 FTS, suffered a collapsed undercarriage on landing after ‘crazy flying’ practice.

The aircraft was probably being flown by Fg Off Frank #Whittle .

#OnThisDay #1940

Sqn Ldr Cross, Flt Lt Jameson and Flt Lt Stewart flew to #Reims and #Auberive via #Tangmere to prepare for a possible 46 Sqn move to France. They returned the next day.

#OnThisDay #1920

3 FTS was formed at Digby, and the station was transferred to 23 Group.

#OnThisDay #1940

Plt Off Bank, 46 Squadron, parachuted from his Hurricane after it went into a spiral dive following an aileron failure two miles North of #Leadenham .

#OnThisDay #1942

Unit strengths at Digby were listed as:

411 Squadron RCAF - 199
412 Squadron RCAF - 194
409 Squadron RCAF - 441
288 Squadron - 200
WAAF - 441

#OnThisDay #1942

421 Squadron #RCAF was formed at Digby under Sqn Ldr F W Kelly (an ex 402 Sqn RCAF pilot) with 17 Spitfire Mk.VAs.

This was the last RCAF fighter squadron to be formed in the UK during WW2.

#OnThisDay #1941

A raid attacked WC1 ( #Wellingore ) just as Flt Lt G P Gibson , 29 Squadron, was landing at the end of a patrol in a Beaufighter at 2348 hours.

Gibson was unhurt, but Sgt Bell (his AI Operator) was wounded and the aircraft slightly damaged.

#OnThisDay #1942

1426 (Enemy Aircraft Flight), which consisted of captured German #Bf110 , #Ju88 and #He111 etc arrived on station to give demonstrations and allow aircrew to examine the aircraft.

#OnThisDay #1943

Flt Lt McClosky and Plt Off Sullivan, 410 Sqn #RCAF , were shot down whilst on a Ranger sortie when their #Mosquito was hit by flak over North-Western Germany.

Both were taken prisoner, with their ‘shoot down’ being announced over the radio by the Germans.

#OnthisDay #1921

Bristol Fighter F2b J6673 stalled in a turn and crashed whilst ‘beating up’ Digby.

The aircraft was written off.

#OnThisDay #1943

613 (City of Manchester) Squadron arrived at #Welling -ore equipped with #Mustang I fighters.

They were to be employed on anti-shipping and bomber escort duties.