609 SQUADRON BASES & AIRFIELDS
Location | Date(s) | Details/remarks |
| YEADON aerodrome | Feb 36 | Home base from date of formation – 10 Feb 36 |
| RAF CATTERICK | Aug 39 | Conversion to SPITFIRE |
| RAF DREM | Late summer / autumn 39 | Small contingent also to RAF KINLOSS during this time |
| RAF GRANGEMOUTH | Mar 40 | |
| RAF NORTHOLT | May 40 | Covering Dunkirk evacuation ‘Op DYNAMO’ |
| RAF MIDDLE-WALLOP | Jul 40 | With a forward satellite field near the coast at RAF WARMWELL |
| RAF BIGGIN HILL | Feb 41 | |
| RAF DIGBY | Nov 41 | |
| RAF DUXFORD | Mar 42 | Conversion to TYPHOON |
| RAF BIGGIN HILL | Sep 42 | |
| RAF MANSTON | Nov 42 | |
| RAF LYMPNE | Aug 43 | |
| RAF MANSTON | Dec 43 | |
| RAF ACKLINGTON & FAIRWOOD COMMON | Mar 44 | Dive bombing and rocket training |
| RAF THORNEY ISLAND | May 44 | Build up to D-DAY |
| B-10 PLUMETOT | 1 Jul 44 | France (Normandy) |
| B-5 CAMILLY/B-7 MARTRAGNY | France (Normandy) | |
| B-23 MORAINVILLE | Sep 44 | France |
| B-53 MERVILLE | France | |
| B-67 URSEL | Oct 44 | Belgium |
| B-77 GILZE-RIJEN | Holland | |
| A-84 CHIEVRES | Dec 44 | USAAF airfield. Battle of the Bulge. |
| B-91 KLUIS NIJMEGEN | Mar 45 | Holland |
| B-103 PLANTLUNNE | Apr 45 | Germany |
| B-116 WUNSTORF | May 45 | DISBANDMENT 15 Sep 45 |
| RAF YEADON | May 46 | REFORMATION 10 May 46 Plus regular use of RAF LINTON ON OUSE for training. |
| RAF CHURCH FENTON | Oct 50 | DISBANDMENT 10 Mar 57 |
| RAF LEEMING | 1 Jul 98 1 Oct 99 | Formation of the Air Defence Support Squadron (ADSS) Reformation of 609 (West Riding) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force |