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No. 260 Squadron No 260 squadron originally formed in August 1918 for coastal patrols along the Devon coast, disbanding in February 1919. It reformed at Castletown in November 1940, operating Hurricanes on air defence duties and coastal patrols around Scotland until April 1941. No 260 left in May, arriving in Egypt in August, moving to Palestine for defensive duties, returning to Egypt in October for ground attack operations and escort duties over the Western Desert. In February 1942 it converted to Kittyhawks which were used in fighter-bomber support of the 8th Army. Follwing the battle of el Alamein, No 260 advanced through Libya to Tunisia, and following the Axis collapse, supported the invasion of Sicily, moving into captured airfields to provide fighter-bomber suport for the Army; then the invasion of Italy, moving to the Italian mainland in September 1943. It converted to Mustangs in April 1944, flying fighter-bomber missions over Italy and the Balkans till the end of the war. No 260 disbanded at Lavariano in August 1945. Airfields No. 260 Squadron flew from: RAF Castletown, Caithness from 22nd November 1940 (re-formed. Hurricane I) RAF Skitten, Caithness from the 5th December 1940 RAF Castletown from the 7th January 1941 RAF Skitten from the 19th February 1941 RAF Drem, East Lothian from the 16th April 1941 Haifa from the 19th May 1941 disbanded at Lavariano the 19th August 1945 List of those who served with No. 260 Squadron during The Second World War Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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