No. 577 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 1 December 1943 – 15 June 1946 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Role | anti-aircraft co-operation unit |
Insignia | |
Squadron Codes | 3Y (Dec 1943 – Jun 1946) [1] [2] |
No. 577 Squadron was an anti-aircraft co-operation unit of the Royal Air Force formed during World War II and active from December 1943 till June 1946 in the defence of the Midlands.
577 squadron was formed on 1 December 1943 at RAF Castle Bromwich from elements of nos.6, 7 and 8 anti-aircraft cooperation units (AACU). [3] It operated a varied lot of aircraft on airfields and bases all over the Midlands and Wales. On 15 June 1946 the squadron disbanded at Castle Bromwich. [4] [5] [6]
From | To | Aircraft | Version |
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December 1943 | July 1945 | Hawker Hurricane | Mk.IV |
December 1943 | June 1946 | Airspeed Oxford | Mks.I, II |
May 1944 | July 1945 | Hawker Hurricane | Mk.IIc |
November 1944 | July 1945 | Bristol Beaufighter | Mk.I |
April 1945 | June 1946 | Vultee Vengeance | Mk.IV |
June 1945 | August 1945 | Supermarine Spitfire | Mk.Vb |
June 1945 | June 1946 | Supermarine Spitfire | LF.16e |
Avro Anson | Mk.I |
From | To | Base | Remark |
---|---|---|---|
1 December 1943 | 15 June 1946 | RAF Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire | Dets. at
RAF Wrexham,
Wrexham;
RAF Sealand,
Flintshire; RAF Montford Bridge, Shropshire; RAF Shobdon, Herefordshire; RAF Bodorgan, Anglesey; RAF Ipswich, Suffolk; RAF Mona, Anglesey; RAF Fairwood Common, Glamorgan; RAF Woodvale, Merseyside; RAF Atcham, Shropshire; RAF Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria and RAF Hawarden, Cheshire |
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No. 577 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 1 December 1943 – 15 June 1946 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Role | anti-aircraft co-operation unit |
Insignia | |
Squadron Codes | 3Y (Dec 1943 – Jun 1946) [1] [2] |
No. 577 Squadron was an anti-aircraft co-operation unit of the Royal Air Force formed during World War II and active from December 1943 till June 1946 in the defence of the Midlands.
577 squadron was formed on 1 December 1943 at RAF Castle Bromwich from elements of nos.6, 7 and 8 anti-aircraft cooperation units (AACU). [3] It operated a varied lot of aircraft on airfields and bases all over the Midlands and Wales. On 15 June 1946 the squadron disbanded at Castle Bromwich. [4] [5] [6]
From | To | Aircraft | Version |
---|---|---|---|
December 1943 | July 1945 | Hawker Hurricane | Mk.IV |
December 1943 | June 1946 | Airspeed Oxford | Mks.I, II |
May 1944 | July 1945 | Hawker Hurricane | Mk.IIc |
November 1944 | July 1945 | Bristol Beaufighter | Mk.I |
April 1945 | June 1946 | Vultee Vengeance | Mk.IV |
June 1945 | August 1945 | Supermarine Spitfire | Mk.Vb |
June 1945 | June 1946 | Supermarine Spitfire | LF.16e |
Avro Anson | Mk.I |
From | To | Base | Remark |
---|---|---|---|
1 December 1943 | 15 June 1946 | RAF Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire | Dets. at
RAF Wrexham,
Wrexham;
RAF Sealand,
Flintshire; RAF Montford Bridge, Shropshire; RAF Shobdon, Herefordshire; RAF Bodorgan, Anglesey; RAF Ipswich, Suffolk; RAF Mona, Anglesey; RAF Fairwood Common, Glamorgan; RAF Woodvale, Merseyside; RAF Atcham, Shropshire; RAF Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria and RAF Hawarden, Cheshire |
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