6 SQN. VENOM

I was at Coningsby for a week in Aug 1958 and there were a few Canberras in 6 Sqn markings there (WJ972,973,993,WK109). There was also a bit in the station newsletter about a detachment of 6 Sqn being there temporarily but I can’t remember the details. The Venom on the dump I only saw in passing but it had red markings and may have been 6 Sqn. I just wondered if 6 Sqn had come over from Akrotiri to reequip with Canberras on some sort of shuttle basis???
Jim

There was no Venom there by 1960. The two resident squadrons were 12 and 9 both with B.6’s having moved in from Binbrook a couple of years previously.

John

This is a bit light, http://www.rafweb.org/Sqn006-10.htm , but suggests that 6 sqn didn’t return to the UK and Coningsby until they got the Phantom in Jan 1969.
I can’t help with the Venom on the dump I’m afraid

I could be wrong with this but I thought that 6 sqn Canberras were part of the ASW (Akrotiri Strike Wing), the Venoms were based at Akro aswel so would assume that the re-epuipment of type happened there.