RAF Lasham -mosquito squadron home

[Sandbag69]

Hi. Would it be possible to add RAF airfield Lasham.  This was widely used by Mosquitoes for intruder missions 

[Nealius]

+1

Odiham and Kenley while omitting Lasham was an incredibly odd choice. The airfields chosen for this map seem random and haphazard.

[Slippa]

West Malling had a shedload.

Guy Gibson flew from there for a time. Poor sod was only about 24 or so when he went. (26, I just checked) Blue on blue too by all accounts.

Agree about the fields though.

[Mav87th]

RAF Thorney Island, located in West Sussex, served as a base for de Havilland Mosquito operations for various squadrons, including No. 464 Squadron RAAF and the RCAF's No. 404 and No. 407 Squadrons. The base was also used for de Havilland Mosquito conversion courses by the Fleet Air Arm's 704 Naval Air Squadron in the final months of World War II. 

 

Would be a brilliant base for short range missions into the France.

 

Mosquito Squadrons at RAF Thorney Island

• No. 464 Squadron RAAF: 

  This Australian squadron operated from RAF Thorney Island and played a key role in the operations of the 2nd Tactical Air Force. 

   
• Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Squadrons:

  • No. 404 Squadron: Formed at Thorney Island in 1941, this squadron initially flew the Bristol Beaufighter and the de Havilland Mosquito. 
     
  • No. 407 Squadron: Also formed at Thorney Island in 1941, this squadron used Bristol Blenheims for initial training. 
     
• 704 Naval Air Squadron: 

  After its formation in 1945, this Fleet Air Arm squadron moved to RAF Thorney Island to conduct de Havilland Mosquito conversion courses for the Royal Navy. 

Edited Tuesday at 08:51 PM by Mav87th