No. 526 Squadron RAF
No. 526 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 15 June 1943 – 1 May 1945 |
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Branch | ![]() |
Role | Calibration and Communications |
Part of | No. 60 Group RAF, RAF Fighter Command[1] |
Insignia | |
Squadron Codes | MD (Jun 1943 – May 1945)[2][3] |
No. 526 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a British Second World War calibration and communications squadron.[4][5][6][7]
History[]
No. 526 Squadron was formed on 15 June 1943 at RAF Longman,[5] Inverness, Scotland[4] from the calibration flights of Nos. 70, 71 and 72 Wing RAF[8] to carry out calibration duties in northern Scotland.[6] It had a mixture of mainly twin-engined aircraft, including the Bristol Blenheim and Airspeed Oxford.[6][7] The squadron also operated the de Havilland Dominie and de Havilland Hornet Moth, which apart from calibration were also used for communications duties.[4][7] The squadron was disbanded on 1 May 1945 when it was merged into 527 Squadron.[4][5][6][7]
Aircraft operated[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Aircraft_Ofthe_Royal_Air_Force%2C_1939-1941-_Bristol_Type_142m_Blenheim_I._CH655.jpg/220px-Aircraft_Ofthe_Royal_Air_Force%2C_1939-1941-_Bristol_Type_142m_Blenheim_I._CH655.jpg)
Bristol Blenheim
From | To | Aircraft | Version |
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June 1943 | May 1945 | Bristol Blenheim | Mk.IV |
June 1943 | May 1945 | de Havilland Hornet Moth | |
June 1943 | May 1945 | Airspeed Oxford | Mk.I |
August 1943 | May 1945 | de Havilland Dominie | Mk.I |
Squadron bases[]
From | To | Base | Remark |
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June 1943 | May 1945 | RAF Longman, Inverness, Scotland | Dets. at RAF Tealing, Angus, Scotland and in Northern Ireland[8] |
References[]
Notes[]
- ^ Delve 1994, p. 79.
- ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 71.
- ^ Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 89.
- ^ a b c d e f Rawlings 1982, p. 261.
- ^ a b c d e Halley 1988, p. 400.
- ^ a b c d e f Jefford 2001, p. 97.
- ^ a b c d Orbis 1985, p. 4213.
- ^ a b Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, pp. 291, 312.
- ^ Jefford 2001, pp. 200–201.
Bibliography[]
- Bowyer, Michael J.F.; Rawlings, John D.R. (1979). Squadron Codes, 1937–56. Cambridge, UK: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 0-85059-364-6.
- Delve, Ken (1994). The Source Book of the RAF. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-451-5.
- Flintham, Vic; Thomas, Andrew (2003). Combat Codes: A Full Explanation and Listing of British, Commonwealth and Allied Air Force Unit Codes since 1938. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84037-281-8.
- Halley, James J. (1988). The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth, 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
- Jefford, C.G. (2001). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912 (2nd ed.). Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
- Rawlings, John D.R. (1982). Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd. ISBN 0-7106-0187-5.
- Sturtivant, Ray, ISO; Hamlin, John (2007). RAF Flying Training And Support Units since 1912. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-365-X.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing. 1985.
External links[]
Categories:
- Aircraft squadrons of the Royal Air Force in World War II
- Military units and formations established in 1943
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1945