Royal Air Force Station Binbrook
Flying units of this station
12 Squadron RAF
July 1940 - July 1943
Fairey Battle. Vickers Wellington.
142 Squadron RAF
July 1940 - December 1942
Fairey Battle. Vickers Wellington.
460 Squadron RAAF
May 1943 - July 1945
Avro Lancaster
1481(B) Gunnery Flight RAF
May 1943 - February 1944 disbanded
Miles Martinet. Westland Lysander. Vickers Wellington.
12 Squadron RAF
September 1945 - July 1959
Avro Lancaster. Avro Lincoln. English Electric Canberra.
9 Squadron RAF
April 1946 - December 1959
Avro Lancaster. Avro Lincoln. English Electric Canberra.
101 Squadron RAF
April 1946 - January 1957 disbanded
Avro Lancaster. Avro Lincoln. English Electric Canberra.
617 Squadron RAF
April 1946 - December 1955 disbanded
Avro Lancaster. Avro Lincoln. English Electric Canberra.
50 Squadron RAF
August 1952 - January 1956
English Electric Canberra.
109 Squadron RAF
January 1956 - January 1957 disbanded
English Electric Canberra.
139 Squadron RAF
January 1956 - December 1959
English Electric Canberra.
01 January 1960 - 31 May 1962 station closed
June 1962 station re-opened as Fighter Command
64 Squadron RAF
June 1962 - April 1965
Gloster Javelin.
Central Fighter Establishment RAF
October 1962 - January 1966 disbanded
Hawker Hunter. English Electric Lightning.
Fighter Command Trials Unit RAF
February 1966 - June 1967 disbanded
English Electric Lightning.
85 Squadron RAF
May 1965 - January 1972
Gloster Meteor. English Electric Canberra.
5 Squadron RAF
October 1965 - December 1987
English Electric Lightning.
11 Squadron RAF
March 1972 - June 1988
English Electric Lightning.
Lightning Training Flight RAF
October 1975 - April 1987 disbanded
English Electric Lightning.
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