No. 92 (East India) Squadron Royal Air Force

No 92 Squadron formed as a fighter unit at London Columney on 1st September 1917. It proceeded to France equipped with SE5As in July 1918. After the armistice it was part of the Army of Occupation in Germany, and was at Eil on the east side of the Rhine, near Cologne when it was disbanded 8th August 1919.
The Squadron was reformed as a Night fighter squadron equipped with Beaufighters on 10 October 1939 at RAF Tangmere. However in May 1940 it was re-equipped with Spitfires as a day fighter force. The Squadron was engaged inthe Battle of Britain when it achieved the highest score of enemy aircraft destroyed. In 1942 it moved it North Africa, and subsequently took part inthe invasion of Sicily and of Italy.
Airfields where 92 Squadron was based:

10 October-30 December 1939: Tangmere
30 December 1939-9 May 1940: Croydon
9-23 May 1940: Northolt
23-25 May 1940: Hornchurch (aircraft only)
25 May-4 June 1940: Duxford (aircraft only)
4-9 June 1940: Northolt
9-18 June 1940: Hornchurch
18 June-8 September 1940: Pembrey
8 September 1940-9 January 1941: Biggin Hill

Detachment at Hawkinge 17th September-8th October 1940

9 January-20 February 1941: Manston
20 February-24 September 1941: Biggin Hill
24 September-20 October 1941: Gravesend
20 October 1941-12 February 1942: Digby
12 February 1942: Depart for Middle East

16-30 April 1942: Fayid, Egypt
30 April-4 August 1942: Heliopolis
4 August-8 November 1942: L.G. 173
8-14 November 1942: L.G. 21
14-24 November 1942: Gambut West, Libya
24 November-4 December 1942: Msus
4-9 December 1942: El Hassiet
9-21 December 1942: El Nogra
21 December-1 January 1943: El Merduma
1-3 January 1943: El Chel
3-9 January 1943L Tamet
9-19 January 1943: Hamraiet
19 January-15 February 1943: Wadi Sirru/ Darragh
15-24 February 1943: Castel Benito
24 February-1 March 1943: Hazbub
1-10 March 1943: Ben Gardane
10 March-11 April: Bou Grara
11-15 April 1943: La Fauconnerie
15 April-5 May 1943: Bou Goubrine
5-20 May 1943: Hergla
20 May-14 June 1943: Ben Gardane

14 June-13 July 1943: Luqa (Malta)
13-17 July 1943: Pachino (Sicily)
17-26 July 1943: Cassibile
26 July-14 September 1943: Lentini
14-23 September 1943: Grottaglie (Mainland Italy)
23 September-5 October 1943: Gioia del Colle
5-18 October 1943: Tortorella
18 October-22 November 1943: Triolo
22 November 1943-17 January 1944: Canne
17 January-23 April 1944: Marcianise
23 April-12 June 1944: Vanafro
12-17 June 1944: Luttorio
17 June-3 July 1944: Fabricia
3 July-24 August 1944: Perugia

Detachment 18 July 6 September at Rosignano

24 August-4 September 1944: Loreto
4 September-4 December 1944: Fano
4 December 1944-3 May 1945: Bellaria
3 May 1945-23 September 1946: Treviso

10th October 1939 Night fighter squadron formed

14th November 1939 Accident

12th December 1939 Training crash

30th December 1939 Relocated

6th March 1940 Spitfires

9th May 1940 Operational

16th May 1940 Mission to Paris

23rd May 1940 Attack in France

23rd May 1940 In Action

24th May 1940 Shot down

25th May 1940 Retired for repairs

2nd June 1940 Big Wing

4th June 1940 Armour plating

18th June 1940 Move to new territory

4th July 1940 Bombers brought down

10th July 1940 Battle of Britain begins

24th July 1940 Bomber brought down

13th August 1940 Pursuit

14th August 1940 Combat over the Bristol Channel

16th August 1940 Detachment

18th August 1940 Lone ranger

19th August 1940 Airfield bombed

25th August 1940 Crash landing

29th August 1940 Battle of Britain

8th September 1940 Relocated

9th Sept 1940 London Blitz begins

11th September 1940 Battle of Britain

14th Sept 1940 Battle of Britain

15th Sep 1940 Battle of Britain Day

17th September 1940 Spotter role

20th September 1940 Battle of Britain

23rd September 1940 Dog-fights

24th Sept 1940 Bad day

25th September 1940 Burns

26th September 1940 Attack from above

27th September 1940 New attack method tried

27th Sep 1940 Aircraft Downed

30th September 1940 Surprise attack

8th October 1940 Re-united

10th October 1940 Birthday tragedy

11th October 1940 Squadron Leader injured

12th October 1940 Leading fighter squadron

12th October 1940 Bombers attacked in fog

15th October 1940 Friendly fire incident

25th October 1940 New Squadron Leader

1st November 1940 Battle fatigue?

9th November 1940 Cannons tested

15th November 1940 "The 109 specialist"

1st December 1940 Narrow escape

9th January 1941 Move

5th February 1941 Opportunity missed

7th February 1941 Killed on test flight

20th February 1941 New CO and new aircraft

11th April 1941 Pilot missing

June 1941 Air superiority established

30th June 1941 Circus 27

3rd July 1941 Pilot missing

6th July 1941 Pilot missing

9th July 1941 Postings

9th August 1941 Dogfight

19th August 1941 Newspaper report

17th September 1941 Pilots lost

24th September 1941 Moved

2nd October 1941 Four Spitfires lost

3rd October 1941 Narrow escape

13th October 1941 Four enemy fighters brought down

20th October 1941 Moved north to re-equip

9th January 1942 Lost in training

22nd January 1942 Mid-air collision

11th February 1942 To Egypt

4th July 1942 Back on operations

17th July 1942 Four Hurricanes shot down

24th July 1942 Died of injuries

1st August 1942 Air raid

4th August 1942 Moved and re-equipped

19th August 1942 Ground crew armed

22nd August 1942 Crashed on the aerodrome

30th August 1942 A week of battle

23rd October 1942 El Alamein

2nd November 1942 Enemy on retreat

8th November 1942 Move

10th November 1942 Airfield abandoned

13th November 1942 Shortage of supplies

1st December 1942 Squadron Leader killed

17th December 1942 Crashed on Malta

4th January 1943 Consolidation

7th January 1943 Airfield bombed

8th January 1943 Pilot shot down

15th January 1943 Attack on our own troops

19th January 1943 Advance to the west

21st January 1943 Bombers intercepted

23rd January 1943 Tripoli falls

15th February 1943 Respite

5th March 1943 Canadian shot down

17th March 1943 PoW

11th April 1943 Wing moves to Sfax

18th April 1943 Battle for Enfidaville

22nd April 1943 Supplies disrupted

6th May 1943 Enemy Aircraft Downed

14th June 1943 Move to Malta

10th July 1943 Invasion of Sicily

13th July 1943 Move to Sicily

3rd September 1943 Invasion of Italy

8th September 1943 Move to Italy

18th October 1943 Moved forward

22nd November 1943 Move to the front line

3rd December 1943 German flight encountered

31st December 1943 Press release

14th January 1944 Fuel problems

17th January 1944 Moved airbase

22nd January 1944 Air cover over battle area

22nd January 1944 Battle of Anzio

24th January 1944 Battle of Anzio

14th April 1944 Endless patrols

19th April 1944 Dog-fight over Anzio

23rd April 1944 Move to Monte Cassino

12th May 1944 Bombers hit troop position

12th June 1944 Move to Rome

11th July 1944 New role

18th July 1944 Detachment

13th August 1944 Shot down

20th August 1944 Precision bombing

26th August 1944 Sea rescue

4th September 1944 On the move

6th September 1944 Battle of Rimini Ridge

10th October 1944 Evaded capture

4th December 1944 Moving on

15th December 1944 Ground level attack

22nd December 1944 Pilot killed

19th January 1945 Married men stood down

8th April 1945 Baled out

9th April 1945 River Senio

16th April 1945 Australian pilot shot down

30th April 1945 Crash landing

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