No. 1452 Flight RAF
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No. 1452 (Fighter) Flight was formed at RAF West Malling on 22 May 1941, equipped with Turbinlite Douglas Boston and Douglas Havoc aircraft.[2] On operations they co-operated at first with the Boulton Paul Defiants of 264 Squadron and later with the Hawker Hurricanes of 32 Squadron. The flight was replaced with 531 Squadron on 8 September 1942[3] (not on 2 September due to administrative reasons)[4] but officially disbanded as late as 22 January 1943.[3]
No. 1452 Flight RAF | |
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Active | 7 Jul 1941 – 8 Sep 1942 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Role | Night Fighter (Turbinlite) |
Part of | No. 11 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 |
531 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,[5] when Turbinlite squadrons were, due to lack of success on their part and the rapid development of AI radar, thought to be superfluous.[6]