333 Squadron. Catalinas at Woodhaven
333 Squadron was born as No. 1477 Flight Squadron Coastal Command. The Norwegian flag was raised at Woodhaven on February 8 1942. The first Catalina PBY aircraft, Vingtor, arrived ten days later. It was joined by Jossing and the squadron consisted of the two Catalinas and fifty Norwegians. Woodhaven was chosen because of its relative isolation. The Catalinas were deployed on submarine warfare and convoy duty.
Date of creation
1942 - 1945Date of coverage
1942 - 1945Place
Wormit, Woodhaven HarbourContributor
Loaned by David Winch for exhibition in 2016License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC-BY-NC-ND)Reference number
NOT.0549Format
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Wormit (456)
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