by Maintain | 05-13-2025 | 1954, On this day
Plt Off Kemp overshot his landing in L1063 and finished up in the ploughed field at the edge of the airfield, much to the disgust of his groundcrew. Luckily the Spitfire stayed upright and was recovered intact.
by Maintain | 05-13-2025 | 1954, On this day
Night flying practice! Two scrambles today but no interceptions.
by Maintain | 05-13-2025 | 1954, On this day
Germany’s blitzkrieg was unleashed on Holland, Belgium and France. All leave was cancelled, and personnel were recalled with moans from all concerned! There was a re-organisation at Drem with 609 taking over night flying duties although not many of the pilots were...
by Maintain | 05-13-2025 | 1954, On this day
609 Squadron had been based at Drem (and occasionally at Kinloss) in Scotland since the autumn of 1939 and had endured a harsh winter with nothing much to do except fly standing patrols, protect the Royal Navy’s Northern Fleet in several anchorages, escort convoys,...
