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No. 582 Squadron RAF

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No. 582 Squadron RAF
Active1 April 1944 – 10 September 1945
CountryUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Air Force
TypeInactive
RolePathfinderBomber squadron
Part ofNo. 8 Group RAF,Bomber Command
MottosLatin:Praevolamus designates
(Translation: "We fly before marking")[1][2]
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldryOn ahurt threemullets in a bend fimbriated[2]
A hurt represents the night sky while the three mullets, in the colours of flares used, symbolise the squadron's target-marking role[1]
Squadron Codes6O (Apr 1944 - Sep 1945)[3][4]
Aircraft flown
BomberAvro Lancaster
Four-engined heavy bomber
Military unit

No. 582 Squadron RAF was a bomberpathfinder squadron of theRoyal Air Force during theSecond World War.

History

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The squadron was formed withAvro Lancasters on 1 April 1944 atRAF Little Staughton,Huntingdonshire,England, from 'C' Flight of7 Squadron and 'C' Flight156 Squadron. It was part ofNo. 8 Group RAF, also referred to as thePathfinder Force, and began operation nine days later with a night raid onLille on the 9/10 April 1944.[5]The squadron's last operational raid against enemy forces was a raid on gun batteries on the island ofWangerooge on 25 April 1945. The squadron spent the remainder of the war dropping food to the Dutch, duringOperation Manna, and repatriating prisoners of war inOperation Exodus.[1] It was disbanded at RAF Little Staughton on 10 September 1945.

The squadron had operated 2,157 sorties and lost 28 aircraft during the war.[6]

Victoria Cross

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During a raid on 23 February 1945, CaptainEdwin Swales, aSouth African, won a posthumousVictoria Cross overPforzheim.[7] In addition, a further posthumous VC was awarded to a pilot of a 582 Squadron aircraft.Sqn Ldr Robert "Bob" Palmer, a Mosquito pilot of109 Squadron led a daylight attack on 23 December 1944, usingOBOE, on the Gremberg marshalling yards in Cologne with his regular navigator Flt Lt George Russell. They were flying on the Lancaster (PB371) of Flt Lt Owen Milne alongside other 582 Squadron aircrew. Of those on board the aircraft, only the rear gunner survived the attack.

Aircraft operated

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Aircraft operated by No. 582 Squadron RAF[2][5][8]
FromToAircraftVersion
April 1944September 1945Avro LancasterMks.I & III

Squadron bases

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Bases and airfields used by No. 582 Squadron RAF[2][5][8]
FromToBase
1 April 194410 September 1945RAF Little Staughton,Huntingdonshire

See also

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^abcMoyes 1976, p. 270.
  2. ^abcdHalley 1988, p. 414.
  3. ^Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 81.
  4. ^Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 60.
  5. ^abcMoyes 1976, p. 271.
  6. ^Falconer 2003, p. 256
  7. ^Moyes 1976, p. 359.
  8. ^abJefford 2001, p. 98.

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.
  • Delve, Ken (1994).The Source Book of the RAF. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing.ISBN 1-85310-451-5.
  • Falconer, Jonathan (2003).Bomber Command Handbook, 1939–1945. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: Sutton Publishing.ISBN 0-7509-3171-X.
  • 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.
  • Moyes, Philip J.R. (1976).Bomber Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Macdonald and Jane's (Publishers) Ltd.ISBN 0-354-01027-1.

Further reading

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  • Feast, SeanHeroic Endeavour: The Remarkable Story of One Pathfinder Force Attack, a Victoria Cross and 206 Brave Men. London: Grub Street, 2006.ISBN 1-904943-51-9.
  • Feast, SeanMaster Bombers: The Experiences of a Pathfinder Squadron at War, 1942-1945. London: Grub Street, 2008.ISBN 1-906502-01-3.
  • Feast, SeanThe Pathfinder Companion. London: Grub Street, 2012.ISBN 1-908117-34-6.
  • Stocker, Flt Lt Ted,DSO,DFCA Pathfinders war: An extraordinary tale of surviving over 100 bomber operations against all odds. London: Grub Street, 2009.ISBN 1-906502-52-8.

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