No. 526 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 15 June 1943 – 1 May 1945 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
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]
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]
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 |
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] |
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No. 526 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 15 June 1943 – 1 May 1945 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
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]
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]
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 |
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] |
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