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No. 68 Squadron No. 68 Squadron was formed in January 1917 at Harlaxton as a fighter unit, in 1918 was redesignated No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, disbanding on early 1919. No. 68 Squadron reformed at Catterick on 7 January 1941 as a night-fighter Squadron equipped with Blenheims and became operational on 7 April before moving to High Ercall for the defence of the Midlands. In May No. 68 converted to Beaufighters and in March 1942 they moved to East Anglia where they spent two years at Coltishall. In July 1944 the Squadron converted to Mosquitoes for intercepting flying bombs. The Squadron then turned its attention to enemy bombers used to launch flying bombs over the North Sea. On 20 April 1945 the Squadron was disbanded. Airfields No. 68 Squadron flew from. RAF Catterick, Yorkshire from 7th January 1941 RAF High Ercall, Salop from 23rd April 1941 RAF Coltishall, Norfolk from 8th March 1942 RAF Coleby Grange, Lincolnshire from 5th February 1944 RAF Fairwood Common, Glamorganshire from 1st March 1944 RAF Castle Camps, Essex from 23rd June 1944 RAF Coltishall, Norfolk from 28th October 1944 RAF Wittering, Northamptonshire from 8th February 1945 RAF Coltishall, Norfolk from 27th February 1945 RAF Church Fenton, Yorkshire from 16th March 1945 List of those who served with No. 68 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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