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No. 535 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 2 Sep 1942 – 25 Jan 1943 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Role | Turbinlite nightfighter squadron |
Part of | No. 9 Group RAF, Fighter Command |
No. 535 Squadron RAF was one of the ten Turbinlite nightfighter squadrons of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
No. 535 Squadron was formed at RAF High Ercall, Shropshire on 2 September 1942, from No. 1456 (Turbinlite) Flight, as part of No. 9 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 in their case No. 257 Squadron RAF while still 1456 Flight, the unit now also flew with their own Hawker Hurricanes. It was disbanded at High Ercall on 25 January 1943, when Turbinlite squadrons were, due to lack of success on their part and the rapid development of AI radar, thought to be superfluous.
From | To | Aircraft | Version |
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2 September 1942 | 25 January 1943 | Douglas Havoc | Mk.I (Turbinlite) |
2 September 1942 | 25 January 1943 | Douglas Havoc | Mk.II (Turbinlite) |
2 September 1942 | 25 January 1943 | Douglas Boston | Mk.III (Turbinlite) |
2 September 1942 | 25 January 1943 | Hawker Hurricane | Mk.IIc |
From | To | Base |
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2 September 1942 | 25 January 1943 | RAF High Ercall, Shropshire |
From | To | Name |
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2 September 1942 | 25 January 1943 | S/Ldr. B.H. Moloney |
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