No. 526 Squadron RAF explained

Unit Name:No. 526 Squadron RAF
Dates:15 June 1943 – 1 May 1945
Country: United Kingdom
Branch: Royal Air Force
Role:Calibration and Communications
Command Structure:No. 60 Group RAF, RAF Fighter Command
Identification Symbol Label:Squadron badge heraldry
Identification Symbol 2:MD (Jun 1943 – May 1945)
Identification Symbol 2 Label:Squadron Codes

No. 526 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a British Second World War calibration and communications squadron.

History

No. 526 Squadron was formed on 15 June 1943 at RAF Longman, Inverness, Scotland from the calibration flights of Nos. 70, 71 and 72 Wing RAF to carry out calibration duties in northern Scotland. It had a mixture of mainly twin-engined aircraft, including the Bristol Blenheim and Airspeed Oxford. The squadron also operated the de Havilland Dominie and de Havilland Hornet Moth, which apart from calibration were also used for communications duties. The squadron was disbanded on 1 May 1945 when it was merged into 527 Squadron.

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by no. 526 Squadron RAF, data from! From !! To !! Aircraft !! Version
June 1943 May 1945 Mk.IV
June 1943 May 1945
June 1943 May 1945 Mk.I
August 1943 May 1945 Mk.I

Squadron bases

Bases and airfields used by no. 526 Squadron RAF, data from! From !! To !! Base !! Remark
June 1943 May 1945 Dets. at RAF Tealing, Angus, Scotland and in Northern Ireland

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