No. 25 (F) Squadron

Bases, Aircraft and Commanding Officers

 

 
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  Commanding Officers
Rank   Name               Date      Rank   Name               Date     
Maj F V Holt Sep 1915   Sqn Ldr R Goucher DFC Dec 1945
T W C Carthew Mar 1916   Flt Lt J Lomas AFC May 1946
R G Cherry Mar 1916   Sqn Ldr I Hardiman DFC May 1946
The Hon. OM Guest Jun 1917   J Singleton DSO DFC AFC Apr 1947
C S Duffus Oct 1917   K B McGlashan AFC Nov 1948
Capt J B Fox Jan 1919   R W Leggett Jul 1950
S Jones Feb 1919   D C Furse DFC Jan 1952
G M Lawson Mar 1919   J Cameron-Cox Mar 1954
CEH Allen Mar 1919   Wg Cdr P W Jamieson AFC May 1955
J B Fox Mar 1919   D A Trotman AFC Nov 1956
C T Lally Apr 1919   G H Melville-Jackson Oct 1957
Maj G G A Williams Apr 1919   K  H H Cook DFC Jul 1958
Sqn Ldr Sir Norman Leslie Apr 1920   J H Walton AFC Jan 1960
A H Pech DSO MC Feb 1923   PGK Williamson DFC Oct 1961
E D Atkinson DFC AFC Sep 1926   Sqn Ldr D J Fowler AFC Oct 1963
W H Park MC DFC   Apr 1927   M J Bridges Aug 1964
L G S Payne MC DFC Sep 1928   M R S Cunningham Jul 1965
R S Aitken MC AFC Feb 1930   Wg Cdr G Middlebrook MBE Oct 1966
H M Probyn DSO Oct 1930   H D Costain MBE Feb 1969
W E C Bryant MBE Feb 1932   J Broughton Mar 1973
A L Paxton DFC Feb 1933   G A Massie Apr 1975
W F Dickson DSO OBE AFC Jan 1935   E Durham May 1977
H H Down AFC Feb 1936   J Ault DFC Dec 1978
D M Fleming Sep 1937   A C Collins Nov 1981
J R Hallings-Pott DSO Jan 1939   G C Smith AFC Nov 1984
K A K McEwan Apr 1940   J P Anderson Jul 1987
W W Loxton Jun 1940   A M Martin Jul 1989
L J C Mitchell Aug 1940   J Middleton Dec 1992
H P Atcherley Jan 1941   P C Goodman MBE Jul 1997
H P Pleasance DFC bar Aug 1941   A J Dey Feb 1998
E G Watkins AFC Sep 1942     I Morrison Jul 2000
J L Shaw Mar 1943   Gp Cpt I Morrison Jan 2003
Wg Cdr S N L Maude DFC Apr 1943   Wg Cdr R J Atkinson Feb 2003
  C M Wight-Boycott DSO Sep 1943   Gp Cpt R J Atkinson Sept 2005
L J C Mitchell Aug 1944   Wg Cdr J C Prescott Sept 2005
W Hoy DFC Apr 1945        

Operating Bases, Detachments and Aircraft:
Date      

Base         

Aircraft                                     Service Ended        
Sep 1915 Formed at Montrose - nucleus from No 6 RAS
Shortorn s.7 (Nov 1915)
Caudron.III                 (Nov 1915)
Curtiss JN.4 (Dec 1915)
Martinsyde S.1 (Dec 1915)
Avro 504 (Dec 1915)
BE 2c (Dec 1915)
31 Dec 1915 Tetford

Jan 1916

Vickers FB 5 (Feb 1916)

Feb 1916

FE 2b (May 1917)
Morane L (Feb 1916)
Bristol Scout C    (      1916)
19 Feb 1916 Folkstone
20 Feb 1916 St-Omer
01 Apr 1916 Loz inghem

Jul 1916

FE 2c (Jul 1916)

Mar 1917

FE 2d (Aug 1917)

Jun 1917

DH 4 (Aug 1919)
11 Oct 1917 Boisdinhem
03 Feb 1918 Serny
06 Mar 1918 Villers-Bretonneux
2 Beauvois
29            Ruisseauville
27 Oct 1918 La Brayelle
DH 9A (Oct 1919)
29 Nov 1918 Mauberge
26 May 1919 Bickndorf
07 July 1919 Merheim
06 Sep 1919 South Carlton
09 Oct 1919 Reduced to a cadre
03 Dec 1919 Scopwick
31 Jan 1920 Disbanded
26 Apr 1920 Reformed at Hawkinge
Snipe (Oct 1924)
28 Sep 1922 en route Turkey
11 Oct 1922 San Stefano
22 Sep 1923 en route UK
03 Oct 1923 Hawkinge

Oct 1924

Grebe II (Jul 1929)

May 1929

Siskin IIIa (Mar 1932)

Feb 1932

Fury I (       1937)

Nov 1936

Fury II (Oct 1937)

Oct 1937

Demon (Jun 1938)

Jun 1938

Gladiator I (Feb 1939)
26 Sep 1938 Northolt
12 Oct 1938 Hawkinge

Dec 1938

Blenheim IF (Jan 1941)

22 Aug 1939

Northolt
15 Sep 1939 Filton
4 Oct 1939 Northolt
      Detachment -  Martlesham Heath
16 Jan 1940 North Weald
      Detachment -  Martlesham Heath
10 May 1940 Hawkinge
12 May 1940 North Weald
Whirlwind I (Jul 1940)

19 Jun 1940

Martlesham Heath
02 Sep 1940 North Weald
Beaufighter IF (Jan 1943)
08 Oct 1940 Debden
07 Dec 1940 Wittering

Jul 1941

Havoc I   (Aug 1941)
16 Jan ???? Ballyhalbert
17 May ???? Curch Fenton
      Detachment Predannack

Oct ????

Mosqito NFII   (Jan 1944)

Aug 1943

Mosqito NFVI  (Sep 1943)
19 Dec 1943 Acklington
Mosqito NFXII (Oct 1944)
05 Feb 1944 Coltishall

Sep 1944

Mosqito NFXX (Sep1946)
27 Oct 1944 Castle Camps

Jan 1945

Mosquito NFVI (Feb 1945)

 

      Detachment* - Bradwell Bay (14 July 1945 - 10 Aug 1945)
        Detachment*  - Lubeck (06 Oct 1945 - 20 Oct 1945)
11 Jan 1946 Boxted
        Detachment* - Lubeck (27 Jan 1946 - 09 Feb 1946)
        Detachment* - Lubeck (27 Apr 1946 - 10 May 1946)
        Detachment* - Lubeck (13 July 1946 - 09 Aug 1946)
05 Sep 1946 West Malling
Mosquito NF36 (Oct 1951)
        Detachment* - Lubeck (19 Apr 1947 - 03 May 1947)
        Detachment* - Acklington (16 Jun 1947 - 27 July 1947)
        Detachment* - Acklington (05 Jan 1948 - 27 Feb 1948)
        Detachment* - Lubeck - (30 Apr 1948 - 14 May 1948)

Feb 1951

Vampire FB5 (May 1952)

Jul 1951

Vampire NF10 (Feb 1954)

Mar 1954

Meteor NF12      (Jun 1958)
Meteor NF14      (Jun 1958)
30 Sep 1957 Tangmere
01 Jul 1958 Disbanded
02 Jul 1958 Reformed at Waterbeach
Meteor NF12       (Apr 1959)
Meteor NF14 (Apr 1959)

Dec 1958

Javelin FAW7 (Jan 1961)              

Dec 1959

Javelin FAW9 (Dec 1962)
30 Oct 1961 Leuchars

Apr 1962

Javelin FAW9 (Sep 1962)

31 Dec 1962

Disbanded
01 Oct 1963 Reformed as Bloodhound Missile Squadron at North Coates
Bloodhound II
22 Apr 1970 C Flt to Laarbruch
07 Aug 1971 A Flt and HQ Bruggen
01 Feb 1971 B Flt to Widenrath
01 Mar 1983 Wyton
?? ??? ???? Flts to Barkston Heath & Wattisham
?? ??? ???? Disbanded
03 Jul 1989 Reformed at Leeming
Tornado F3 (Apr 2011)
           Detachment to Dharan (Sep 1990)

   

      Detachment to Al Kharj (Feb 1999)
04 Apr 2008 Disbanded
  * Detachments for gunnery practice - Not all squadron aircraft involved.
 
       


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