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No. 525 Squadron RAF

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No. 525 Squadron RAF
Active1 September 1943 – 1 December 1946
CountryUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Air Force
Part ofNo. 44 Group,RAF Transport Command[1] (1943–1944)
No. 47 Group,RAF Transport Command[2] (1945–1946)
MottosLatin:Vinciendo Vincimus
(Translation: "We link together to conquer")[3]
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldryA winged foot enfiled by a chaplet of roses and maple leaves[3]
Squadron Codes8P (Allocation confirmed, use unconfirmed)[4][5]
WF (Feb 1945 – Dec 1946)[6]
Aircraft flown
TransportVickers Warwick Twin-engined converted former medium bomber
C-47 Skytrain Twin-engined military transport version of famous Douglas DC-3 Dakota airliner
Short Stirling Four-engined converted former heavy bomber
Military unit

No. 525 Squadron was aRoyal Air Force transport aircraft squadron that operated during theSecond World War.

History

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The squadron was formed on 1 September 1943 atRAF Weston Zoyland to operate theVickers Warwick in the transport role.[7] It first operated on the routes from England to Gibraltar and North Africa, but the Warwick was not the best aircraft for the role and it was withdrawn in 1944.[7] The Warwick was replaced with theDouglas Dakota and one example[8] of the Mark III transport version of the former four-engined heavy bomber, theShort Stirling.[9] The squadron soon operated on routes throughout Europe and also became mainly manned byCanadian personnel.[7]By the end of the war it was mainly operating routes toIndia.[7] The Canadians withdrew at the end of the war, but the squadron continued with trooping flights.[7] On 1 December 1946 the squadron was disbanded atRAF Abingdon, when it was re-numbered to238 Squadron.[7][9]

One of No. 525 Squadron'sVickers Warwick at Lyneham in Wiltshire

Aircraft operated

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Aircraft operated by No. 525 Squadron RAF[3][8][9]
FromToAircraftVersion
September 1943September 1944Vickers WarwickMk.I
June 1944July 1945Douglas DakotaMk.III
July 1944November 1944Short StirlingMk.III
August 1944September 1944Vickers WarwickMk.III
February 1945December 1946Douglas DakotaMk.IV

Squadron airfields

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stations and airfields used by No. 525 Squadron RAF[3][8][9]
FromToAirfieldRemark
2 September 19436 February 1944RAF Weston Zoyland,Somerset
6 February 194415 July 1945RAF Lyneham,WiltshireDet. at RAF Almaza,Egypt
15 July 194531 October 1945RAF Membury,BerkshireDet. atVienna-Schwechat,Austria
31 October 19451 December 1946RAF Abingdon,BerkshireDet. at Vienna-Schwechat, Austria

Commanding officers

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Officers commanding No. 525 Squadron RAF[8]
FromToName
October 1943September 1944W/Cdr. C.E.F. Riley
September 1944June 1945W/Cdr. D.R. Miller
June 1945March 1946W/Cdr. R.G. Dutton,DSO,DFC
March 1946December 1946W/Cdr. H.G. Newman

See also

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References

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Notes
  1. ^Delve 1994, p. 74.
  2. ^Delve 1994, p. 81.
  3. ^abcdHalley 1988, p. 400.
  4. ^Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 84.
  5. ^Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 61.
  6. ^Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 116.
  7. ^abcdefOrbis 1985, p. 4213
  8. ^abcdRawlings 1982, p. 230.
  9. ^abcdJefford 2001, p. 97.
Bibliography
  • Bowyer, Michael J.F.; Rawlings, John D.R. (1979).Squadron Codes, 1937–56. Cambridge, UK: Patrick Stephens Ltd.ISBN 0-85059-364-6.
  • Delve, Ken (1994).The Source Book of the RAF. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing.ISBN 1-85310-451-5.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing.

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