Formed:
3 Mar 1942, Kirton-in-Lindsey
Disbanded:
12 Oct 1945 at Dunsfold
Squadron was
based at:
RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey :: 3 Mar 1942 - 9 Apr 1942
Squadron code:
WWII SA
Aircraft operated:
Hurricane MkIIb :: Mar 1942 - Jul 1942
Typhoon MkIb :: Jul 1942 - Apr 1944
Tempest :: Apr 1944 - 12 Oct 1945
The only RNZAF Squadron to have served in Lincolnshire, 486 Sqn was
formed at Kirton-in-Lindsey and stayed here for
a month before departing for Northamptonshire.
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