No. 530 Squadron RAF

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No. 530 Squadron RAF
Active8 Sep 1942 – 25 Jan 1943
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
BranchEnsign of the Royal Air Force.svg Royal Air Force
RoleTurbinlite nightfighter squadron
Part ofNo. 11 Group RAF, Fighter Command
Insignia
Squadron CodesNH (Sep 1942 - Jan 1943, reported but not confirmed)[1]

No. 530 Squadron RAF was one of the ten Turbinlite nightfighter squadrons of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

History[]

No. 530 Squadron was formed at RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire on 8[2] September 1942, from No. 1451 (Turbinlite) Flight,[3][4] as part of No. 11 Group RAF in Fighter Command. Instead of operating only Turbinlite and -rudimentary- Airborne Intercept (AI) radar equipped aircraft (Havocs and Bostons) and working together with a normal nightfighter unit, such as with 3 Squadron in the Flight, the unit now also flew with their own Hawker Hurricanes. It was disbanded at Hunsdon on 25 January 1943,[2] when Turbinlite squadrons were, due to lack of success on their part and the rapid development of AI radar, thought to be superfluous.[5]

Aircraft operated[]

Aircraft operated by no. 530 Squadron RAF, data from[2][3][5]
From To Aircraft Version
8 September 1942 25 January 1943 Douglas Havoc Mks.I, II
8 September 1942 25 January 1943 Douglas Boston Mks.II, III
8 September 1942 25 January 1943 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc

Squadron bases[]

Bases and airfields used by no. 530 Squadron RAF, data from[2][3][5]
From To Base
8 September 1942 25 January 1943 RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire

Commanding officers[]

Officers commanding no. 530 Squadron RAF, data from[3]
From To Name
8 September 1942 25 January 1943 S/Ldr. C.M. Miller, DFC

References[]

  1. ^ Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 91.
  2. ^ a b c d Jefford 2001, p. 97.
  3. ^ a b c d Rawlings 1978, p. 463.
  4. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 123.
  5. ^ a b c Halley 1988, p. 402.

Bibliography[]

  • 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 (1978) [1969]. Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft (Revised ed.). London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-354-01028-X.
  • 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.

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