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No. 85 Group was a Group of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during World War II. It was responsible for airfield construction and the air defence of the beachhead bases during the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944 ( Operation Overlord ) and the subsequent campaign.
No. 85 Squadron was disbanded on 31 July 1991 [8] and the Standard bearing the squadron's battle honours was interred and is in the safekeeping of Ely Cathedral. At the end the flights of No. 85 were based at the following airfields: No. 85 Squadron at RAF West Raynham [9] A Flight at RAF West Raynham; B Flight at RAF North Coates; C Flight at ...
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Royal Air Force, 85 Squadron; Associated places Church Fenton, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, UK; Associated events Battle of Britain 1940, United Kingdom, Second World War; Associated themes Battle of Britain 1940, Royal Air Force 1939-1945, Fighter Command; Associated keywords Aerial Warfare, Operations; Category
No. 85 Group RAF: 1943–1946 1948–1950: No. 85 Group was formed on 17 December 1943 within Second Tactical Air Force (2TAF) from wings of the RAF Airfield Construction Service. It was renamed No. 85 (Base) Group on 14 February 1944, and reduced to the status of 85 Wing on 1 July 1946. It reformed on 1 December 1948, and disbanded on 1 July 1950.
No. 85 Group Communication Squadron RAF: 1 May 1944: RAF Castle Camps: 29 May 1946: RAF Heston: Became No. 85 Group Communication Flight RAF [25] No. 88 Group Communication Squadron RAF: 10 May 1945: RAF Turnhouse: 30 September 1945: RAF Gardermoen: Disbanded [26] No. 221 Group Communication Squadron RAF: 1 January 1945: RAF Kalemyo: 1 November ...
Royal Air Force: Years of service: 1938–1969: Rank: Group Captain: Service number: 40702: Unit: No. 85 Squadron RAF: Commands: RAF Leconfield No. 43 Squadron RAF: Battles / wars: Second World War. Battle of Dunkirk; Battle of Britain; Allied invasion of Italy; Invasion of Normandy; Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross Air Efficiency Award
September 1944 – May 1945: in 85 Group, 2nd TAF in North West Europe with 219, 410 (RCAF), 488 (RCAF) (Mosquito) Sqns [7] No. 150 Wing RAF: June 1944: in 85 Group under operational control of 2nd TAF with 3 (Tempest V), 56 (Spitfire IX LF; Tempest from July) and 486 (RNZAF) (Tempest V) Sqns at Newchurch and 124 (Spitfire VII) Sqn at Bradwell ...