No. 530 Squadron RAF

No. 530 Squadron RAF
Active8 Sep 1942 – 25 Jan 1943
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
RoleTurbinlite nightfighter squadron
Part ofNo. 11 Group RAF, Fighter Command
Insignia
Squadron CodesNH (Sep 1942 - Jan 1943, reported but not confirmed)[1]
Military unit

No. 530 Squadron RAF was one of the ten Turbinlite nightfighter squadrons of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

History

No. 530 Squadron was formed at RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire on 8[2] September 1942, from No. 1451 (Turbinlite) Flight,[3][4] as part of No. 11 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 with 3 Squadron in the Flight, the unit now also flew with their own Hawker Hurricanes. It was disbanded at Hunsdon on 25 January 1943,[2] when Turbinlite squadrons were, due to lack of success on their part and the rapid development of AI radar, thought to be superfluous.[5]

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by no. 530 Squadron RAF, data from[2][3][5]
From To Aircraft Version
8 September 1942 25 January 1943 Douglas Havoc Mks.I, II
8 September 1942 25 January 1943 Douglas Boston Mks.II, III
8 September 1942 25 January 1943 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc

Squadron bases

Bases and airfields used by no. 530 Squadron RAF, data from[2][3][5]
From To Base
8 September 1942 25 January 1943 RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire

Commanding officers

Officers commanding no. 530 Squadron RAF, data from[3]
From To Name
8 September 1942 25 January 1943 S/Ldr. C.M. Miller, DFC

References

  1. ^ Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 91.
  2. ^ a b c d Jefford 2001, p. 97.
  3. ^ a b c d Rawlings 1978, p. 463.
  4. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 123.
  5. ^ a b c Halley 1988, p. 402.

Bibliography

  • Delve, Ken (1994). The Source Book of the RAF. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-451-5.
  • Flintham, Vic; Thomas, Andrew (2003). Combat Codes: A Full Explanation and Listing of British, Commonwealth and Allied Air Force Unit Codes since 1938. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84037-281-8.
  • Halley, James J. (1988). The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth, 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
  • Jefford, C.G. (2001). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912 (2nd ed.). Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
  • Rawlings, John (1978) [1969]. Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft (Revised ed.). London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-354-01028-X.
  • Sturtivant, Ray, ISO; Hamlin, John (2007). RAF Flying Training And Support Units since 1912. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-365-X.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

  • 530 Squadron history on MOD site
  • No. 530 Squadron RAF movement and equipment history
  • Squadron histories for nos. 521-540 squadron on RafWeb's Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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