| Unit Name: | No. 1456 Flight RAF |
| Dates: | 24 Nov 1941 – 2 Sep 1942 |
| Branch: | Royal Air Force |
| Role: | Night Fighter (Turbinlite) |
| Command Structure: | No. 9 Group RAF, Fighter Command[1] |
| Identification Symbol: | No known badge |
| Identification Symbol Label: | Squadron Badge heraldry |
| Identification Symbol 2: | No known identification code for the flight is known to have been carried |
| Identification Symbol 2 Label: | Squadron Codes |
No. 1456 (Fighter) Flight was formed at RAF Honiley, Warwickshire on 24 November 1941, equipped with Turbinlite Douglas Boston and Douglas Havoc aircraft.[2] On operations they cooperated with the Hawker Hurricanes of 257 Squadron.[3] The flight was replaced with 535 Squadron on 2 September 1942[4] [5] but officially disbanded as late as 25 January 1943.[4]
535 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]
| 24 November 1941 | 8 September 1942 | Mk.I (Turbinlite) | ||
| 24 November 1941 | 8 September 1942 | Mk.I | ||
| 24 November 1941 | 8 September 1942 | Douglas Havoc | Mk.II (Turbinlite) | |
| 24 November 1941 | 8 September 1942 | Mk.II (Turbinlite) | ||
| 24 November 1941 | 8 September 1942 | Douglas Boston | Mk.III (Turbinlite) |
| 24 November 1941 | June 1942 | ||
| June 1942 | 2 September 1942 | RAF High Ercall, Shropshire |
| 24 November 1941 | August 1942 | S/Ldr. I.E. Chalmers-Watson, AFC | |
| August 1942 | 2 September 1942 | S/Ldr. B.H. Moloney |