| No 266 Squadron was reformed at Sutton Bridge on the
30th of October 1939, just after the war began.To begin with it was a Fairy
Battle Squadron but in January 1940 it began to receive Spitfire's.
No 266 became the RAF's second Spitfire
Squadron after No 19 Squadron. No 266 was based
at Wittering up until the 8th of August, it then moved briefly to Tangmere
on the 9th it then moved to Eastchurch temporarily on the 12th to defend
against possible anti-shipping operations. On the 13th Eastchurch was bombed
and severely damaged, six aircraft being destroyed on the ground. On the
14th No 266 Squadron returned to Hornchurch for a week before returning
to Wittering. |
