| Unit Name: | No. 1458 Flight RAF |
| Dates: | 6 Dec 1941 – 8 Sep 1942 |
| Branch: | Royal Air Force |
| Role: | Night Fighter (Turbinlite) |
| Command Structure: | No. 10 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. 1458 (Fighter) Flight was formed at RAF Middle Wallop on 6 December 1941,[2] from elements of No. 93 Squadron RAF, equipped with Turbinlite Douglas Boston and Douglas Havoc aircraft.[3] On operations they cooperated with the Hawker Hurricanes of 245 Squadron. The flight was replaced with 537 Squadron on 8 September 1942[2] (not on 2 September due to administrative reasons)[4] but only officially disbanded as late as 25 January 1943.[2] 537 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]
| 6 December 1941 | 8 September 1942 | Mk.I (Turbinlite) | ||
| 6 December 1941 | 8 September 1942 | Mk.I | ||
| 6 December 1941 | 8 September 1942 | Douglas Havoc | Mk.II | |
| 6 December 1941 | 8 September 1942 | Mk.III (Turbinlite) |
| 6 December 1941 | 8 September 1942 |
| 6 December 1941 | May 1942 | S/Ldr. C.R. Stewart | |
| May 1942 | 8 September 1942 | S/Ldr. P.L. Burke, AFC |