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| No 87 was formed on the 1st of September 1917 at Upavon
and was disbanded at Tern Hill on the 24th of June 1919. It was re-formed
in March 1937 from No 54 Squadron personnel at Tangmere
with Hawker Furies. They moved to Debden and re-equipped with Gloster
Gladiators and the Hawker Hurricanes
a year later. They went to France as 60 wing, part of the Air Component
of the B.E.F.
The Squadron was based at Exeter Satellite Station in the Filton Sector on the 13th of August 1940 , then it moved to Bibury |
| I.J.Badger | R.Beamont | J.C.Carver |
| J.R.Cock | P.W.Comley | J.Cowley |
| J.H.Culverwell | W.D.David | J.S.Dewer |
| C.Darwin | I.R.Gleed | R.L.Glyde |
| F.Howell | D.T.Jay | R.V.Jeff |
| Laycock | T.G.Lovell-Gregg | R. Malengrau |
| A.C.R.McLure | T.Mitchell | R.S.Mills |
| R.Rayner | G.L.Roscoe | F. de Spirlet |
| K.W.Tait | L.A.Thorogood | W.Van Lierde |
| S.R.E.Wakeling | H.Walton | D.H.Ward |
| R.F.Watson | R.Voase Jeff |
