For the wartime period:
Originally proposed as a bomber OTU; taken over by U.S Sept ’42.
Aircraft used in chronological order:
Oxfords for pilot training until end of September;
Nov: first Merlin-powered P51Bs for a few weeks;
Jan ’44. P51 Thunderbolts.
April ’44 C47s troopers and glider tugs towing Hadrians and Horsas.