Arrived at RAF Bradwell Bay 23/04/1944
Departed RAF Bradwell Bay 26/07/1944
Aircraft Flown at Bradwell Bay Spitfire Vll
Squadron Code ON
© IWM ATP 10976C
124 Squadron moved into Bradwell Bay on 23rd April 1944 from Church Fenton in North Yorkshire. This was part of the moving squadrons closer to the invasion site. Their aircraft was the Spitfire Vll that was designated as a high-altitude aircraft which had a pressurised cabin. They operated from Bradwell Bay over the invasion period. On 6th June the Squadron Orb on D Day states:
“D” DAY dawns. Squadron full of expectation, but as the day wears on and as the patrols come back one after another with “nothing to report” we realise that, as far as we are concerned at any rate, it is not our “D” Day. 17 uneventful patrols were flown, including one by the Wing Commander Flying, and one by the C.O.
The squadron flew 33 patrols from 05.20 with the last aircraft landing at 22.05. All patrols were recorded as uneventful