No. 1454 Flight RAF
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No. 1454 (Fighter) Flight was formed at RAF Colerne, Wiltshire on 27 June 1941, equipped with Turbinlite Douglas Boston and Douglas Havoc aircraft.[2] By 26 January 1942 the flight moved to RAF Charmy Down, Somerset.[3] On operations they co-operated with the Hawker Hurricanes of 87 Squadron,[4] which also flew from Charmy Down. The flight was replaced with 533 Squadron[3] on 8 September 1942 (not on 2 September due to administrative reasons)[5] but officially disbanded as late as 31 January 1943.[3]
No. 1454 Flight RAF | |
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Active | 27 Jun 1941 – 8 Sep 1942 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Role | Night Fighter (Turbinlite) |
Part of | No. 10 Group RAF, Fighter Command[1] |
Insignia | |
Squadron Badge heraldry | No known badge |
Squadron Codes | No known identification code for the flight is known to have been carried |
533 Sqn, which had taken over men and machines, carried on flying the Turbinlite Bostons and Havocs till the system was abandoned on 25 January 1943,[6] when Turbinlite squadrons were, due to lack of success on their part and the rapid development of AI radar, thought to be superfluous.[7]