| 75 (NZ) Squadron Their Bases 1939 --1946 |
| Disbanded in Essex in 1919, the Squadron was reformed in 1937 as a Heavy Bomber Squadron but in March, 1939, become a Group Pool Squadron or, in other words, assumed the role of what was later known as an Opereational Training Unit. Soon after the outbreak of war the Squadron was posted to No. 6 (Training ) Group and on the 4th of April, 1940 its' No plate, with the letters "NZ" added was transferred to a Royal New Zealand Air Force heavy boamber flight which was based at feltwell, Norfolk, a station in No 3 group. No 75 (NZ) Squadron of the RAF was the first and only New Zealand Bomber Squadron to be formed in Bomber Command. In October, 1945, No 75 Squadron was disbanded, but in December, 1946 because of the honours gained by its' New Zealand personnal, the Air Ministry suggested that the Royal New Zealand Air Force should take over the Squadrons' number plate to perpetuate their memory. Then as a culminating honour, in 1958 the Queen Mother presented the Squadron with its' Standard in New Zealand Bases: Re-formed 15.3.37 as No 75 (B) Sqn from "B" Flt. of No 215 (B) Sqn Driffield, Yorks ... ... ... ... ... ... ... March, 1937 -- July, 1938 Honington, Suffolk ... ... ... ... ... ... July, 1938 -- July, 1939 Became a Group Pool Sqn. 1.3.39 Stradishall, Suffolk ... ... ... ... ... ... July, 1939 -- Sept, 1939 Harwell, Berkshire... ... ... ... ... ... ... Sept, 1939 -- April 1940 Detachment (" A" Flt) At Squires Gate in Oct., then at Carew Cheriton & Squires gate in Nov., & finally at Honington in Dec. Merged with No. 148 Sqn. & S.H.O. Harwell 4.4.40 to form No 15 O.T.U. and on the same day the New Zealand Wellington Flt. at Feltwell was offically designated "No 75 (NZ) Squadron. Feltwell, Norfolk ... ... ... ... ... ... ... April, 1940 -- Aug 1942 1 a/c detached to Wick in April, 1940, on loan to No 18 Grp Coastal Command. Detachment (6 a/c) in South France (Salon) in June 1940 Mildenhall, Suffolk ... ... ... ... ... ... Aug, 1942 -- Nov 1942 Newmarket, Suffolk ... ... ... ... ... ... Nov, 1942 -- June 1943 Mepal, Cambridge ... ... ... ... ... ... June, 1943 -- July 1945 Spilsby, Lincolnshire ... ... ... ... ... ... July, 1945 -- Oct 1945 |
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| No.75 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF |
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