No 74 Squadron was formed on the 1st of July 1917
at Northolt and was disbanded in the July of 1919. No 74 was re-born on
the 1st of September 1935 at Hal Far, Malta equipped with Hawker Demons.
No 74 Squadron (Tigers) received their Spitfire's
by the 16th of February 1939. They were based at Hornchurch and used
Manston as a foreword base and returned to Hornchurch at the end of each
day. They moved to Wittering on the 14th of August 1940, they then went
to Kirton-in-Lindsey, from the 21st of August 1940, and then to Coltishall,
from the 10th of September 1940 to be part of the Big Wing. They re-equipped
with Mk II Spitfire's at this time. |
