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Toofatfortakeoff
After taking responsibility for defence of the UK from the RNAS and a number of RFC home defence units were created during 1916. No 39 Squadron was based at Woodford in Essex and three pilots were successful in the space of a month - Robinson bringing down SL11 over Cuffley on 3 September 1916, Sowrey L32 on 24 September over Billericay and Tempest L31 on 2 October over Potters Bar.
While aircraft from training stations might have been used on local defence flights, the distance from Tern Hill to anywhere close to London would have severely limited the patrol time, so I would seriously doubt deployment from airfields that distant.
Graeme
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