What is "X" squadron.

[Chris Weddell]

Hello All

            This cover was posted to the 102 maintenance unit, RAF Abu Suer in Egypt. What i would like to know is what is "X" squadron is. I have no idea.  Any help would be good.

                                                            Cheers

                                                            Chris

[Michael Dobbs]

Chris

You may well find the answer in the Operational Record Book (ORB) held at The National Archives at Kew - AIR20/1035 - Aircraft Storage Section, formed at Abu Sueir, Egypt, November 1938; became 102 Maintenance Unit, January 1939; disbanded February 1942; re-formed Amirya July 1943; disbanded August 1946 (ASS MU).  The ORB covers the period January 1939 to August 1946.

Cheers, Mike  :)

[Chris Weddell]

Mike

      Thank you. I will have to make a trip to Kew sometime soon and put this on my list. I do remember i found out something about the "X" squadron but I cant find my notes.

                                                            Cheers

                                                              Chris  ???

[Nick Colley]

I also found this while Googling:

http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/raf-maintenance-units.25087/

And the attached is a snip from part of the correspondence on that page - quite a few files in AIR23, as well, it seems, for 102 MU.

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[Chris Weddell]

Nick

      Thank you for that Nick it will come in handy.

                              Regards

                                Chris.