No. 153 Squadron RAF explained

Unit Name:	No. 153 Squadron RAF
Country:	United Kingdom
Role:	Fighter Ground Attack Bomber Night Fighter
Size:	Squadron
Motto:	Noctividus Latin: Seeing by night^[1]
Dates:	4 November 1918 - 13 June 1919 24 October 1941 - 5 September 1944 7 October 1944 - 28 September 1945 28 February 1955 – 2 July 1958
Identification Symbol Label:	1950s squadron roundel

No. 153 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that saw service in both the First and Second World Wars.

History

On 1 July 1958, the unit was renumbered as No. 25 Squadron RAF.

Aircraft operated

Dates	Aircraft	Variant	Notes	References
1918–1919	Sopwith Camel		Single-engined biplane fighter
1941–1942	Boulton Paul Defiant	I	Single-engined fighter
1942–1943	Bristol Beaufighter	IF	Twin-engined ground attack
1942–1944	Bristol Beaufighter	VIF
1944	Hawker Hurricane	IIC	Single-engined fighter
1944	Supermarine Spitfire	VIII IX	Single-engined fighter
1944–1945	Avro Lancaster	I and III	Four-engined heavy bomber
1955–1957	Gloster Meteor	NF12 and NF14	Twin-engined jet night fighter

Bases used

• RAF Ballyhalbert - October 1941 - January 1943^[2]
• RAF Limavady - October 1941 to January 1942 - Detachment
• RAF Maison Blanche - Algiers Algeria - December 1942 - July 1943^[2]
• RAF Rerhaia - Reghaia Algeria - July 1943 - September 1944^[2]
• RAF Alghero - Sardinia - July - September 1944 - Detachment^[2]
• RAF Kirmington - October 1944 - UK^[2]
• RAF Scampton - October 15,1944 to September, 1945^[2]

Notable personnel

• Kenneth Rayment, served with 153 Squadron from 1941 to 1943; he was the co-pilot during the Munich air disaster of 1958

References

Bibliography

Notes and References

1. Book: Pine. L G. A dictionary of mottoes. 1983. Routledge and Kegan Paul. London. 0-7100-9339-X. 152. registration.
2. Web site: Rickard, J. No. 153 Squadron (RAF): Second World War. Rickard, J. 2010-12-28. en. 2021-11-14.