604 (COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX) SQUADRON ROYAL AUXILIARY AIR FORCE
France and Low Countries 1940; Dunkirk; Battle of Britain 1940; Home Defence
1940-44; Fortress Europe 1943-45; Normandy 1944; France and Germany 1944-45
1930
Formed at Hendon 17th March
1934
Town Headquarters opened 7th April at Heath Brow, Hampstead
Operational Training Locations
1930
Hendon, March to September
1938
Northweald, September to October, Hendon October to September
1948
Northweald
WW2
Operational Locations
1939
Northweald, September to January 1940
1940
Northolt, January to May, Manston May to July, Gravesend July, Middle Wallop, July
1942
Predannack, December to April 1943
1943
Scorton, April
1944
Church Fenton, April to May. Hurn, May to July. Colerne, July. Seals, July. Colerne, July to
August. Pilauville, France, August to September. Carpiqlet, France, September. Predannack,
September to December. Odiham, Hants, December to January 1945.
1945
Lille/Venderville, France, January to April
604 Squadron disbanded at Lille/Venderville France 18th April
Battle Honours awarded to 604 (County of Middlesex) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force:
1946
604 (County of Middlesex) Squadron reformed at Hendon 10th May
1953
Presentation of the Squadron Standard 15th October
1957
604 (County of Middlesex) Squadron disbanded 10th March
1960
Squadron standard laid up at St Clement Danes, the Central Church of the Royal Air Force,
The Strand, WC2