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No. 516 Squadron RAF

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No. 516 Squadron RAF
Active	28 April 1943 – 2 December 1944
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Role	army co-operation
Part of	No. 105 (Combined Operations) Wing RAF
Base	RAF Dundonald

Military unit

No. 516 Squadron RAF was an army co-operation squadron of theRoyal Air Force during theSecond World War.

History

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No. 516 Squadron was formed on 28 April 1943 atRAF Dundonald from 1441 (Combined Operations) Flight on 28 April 1943.^[1] Its role was to provide realistic training facilities to theCombined Operations Training Centre and other training units in the Western Scotland area. It operated a large variety of aircraft with the unusual task to provide realistic low-level attacks against commando and assault troops undergoing training. The work involved detaching aircraft near the troop training areas includingRAF Ayr andRAF Haverfordwest. By 1944 the training of commando and assault troops was on the decline and the squadron was disbanded at Dundonald on 2 December 1944.

No squadron codes are known to have been carried between April 1943 and Dec 1944.^[2]^[3]

Aircraft operated

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Aircraft operated by no. 516 Squadron RAF, data from^[4]^[5]^[6]
From	To	Aircraft	Version
April 1943	December 1943	Westland Lysander	Mks.II, IIIa
April 1943	February 1944	North American Mustang	Mk.I
April 1943	December 1944	Avro Anson	Mk.I
May 1943	December 1944	Bristol Blenheim	Mk.IV
December 1943	December 1944	Hawker Hurricane	Mks.IIb, IIc

References

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Citations

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Bibliography

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Bowyer, Michael J.F.; Rawlings, John D.R. (1979).Squadron Codes, 1937–56. Cambridge, UK: Patrick Stephens Ltd.ISBN 0-85059-364-6.
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.
Jones, Phil (1998).Airfield Focus No. 35: Dundonald. Peterborough, UK: GMS Enterprises.ISBN 1-870384-66-0.
Rawlings, John D.R. (1982).Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd.ISBN 0-7106-0187-5.
Shears, Doug (2001).Damn my Two Left Feet....and how I Flew with Them. Timaru, New Zealand: Jeff Mill & Associates.ISBN 0-9582280-0-0.. Shears was a pilot with 516 and the book includes a chapter on his experiences with them.
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)

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