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Brushed metal plaque № 28267

Yeadon, Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Brushed metal plaque № 28267

609 (West Riding) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force was formed on 10 Feb 1936 at this airfield which was its home base until 1951. 609 became operational here in 1939 as a fighter squadron, equipped with Spitfires and Typhoons, in continuous operation from wartime bases between 1939 and 1945. The s

quadron covered the evacuation of Dunkirk, served with distinction in the battle of Britain and supported the Normandy landings. Re-formed in 1946, 609 returned to Yeadon in 1947 and continued as a fi

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