No. 595 Squadron RAF

No. 595 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force from 1943 to 1949.

No. 595 Squadron RAF
Active1 December 1943 – 11 February 1949
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
TypeInactive
RoleAnti-aircraft co-operation
Last BaseRAF Pembrey
Motto(s)Latin: Servi Ballistae
(Translation: "Serve the gun")[1]
Insignia
Squadron BadgeIn front of two blunt arrows in saltire, a bat (unofficial)
Squadron Codes7B (Dec 1943 – Feb 1949)[2][3]

History

The squadron was formed at RAF Aberporth, Wales on 1 December 1943, from nos. 1607, 1608, 1609 and 1621 Flight for anti-aircraft co-operation duties over central and northern Wales. It operated a variety of aircraft in this role. Due to the ongoing training requirement the squadron was not disbanded at the end of the Second World War and on 27 April 1946 it moved to RAF Fairwood Common, then on 22 October 1946 to RAF Pembrey. The squadron was disbanded at Pembrey on 11 February 1949 when it was renumbered to No. 5 Squadron RAF.

Aircraft operated
Aircraft operated by no. 595 Squadron RAF, data from[4][5][6]
FromToAircraftVersion
December 1943June 1944Hawker HenleyMk.III
December 1943July 1944Hawker HurricaneMk.IIc
December 1943February 1949Miles Martinet
April 1944February 1949Airspeed Oxford
June 1944March 1945Hawker HurricaneMk.IV
November 1944July 1945Vultee A-31 VengeanceMk.IV
December 19441945Supermarine SpitfireMk.Vb
December 1944July 1945Supermarine SpitfireMk.XII
July 19451948Supermarine SpitfireMk.IX
September 1945February 1949Supermarine SpitfireLF.XVIe
December 1946October 1948de Havilland VampireF.1
June 1948February 1949Supermarine SpitfireF.21

Squadron bases
data from[4][5][7]
FromToBaseRemark
1 December 194327 April 1946RAF Aberporth, CeredigionDets. at RAF Manorbier, Pembrokeshire; Fairwood Common, Gower;
RAF Poulton, Cheshire; RAF Wrexham, Wrexham and RAF Brawdy, Pembrokeshire at various times[6]
27 April 194622 October 1946RAF Fairwood Common, Gower
22 October 194611 February 1949RAF Pembrey, Carmarthenshire

See also

References

Notes
  1. RAF/RCAF Bat-Patches
  2. Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 25.
  3. Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 60.
  4. Rawlings 1982, p. 258.
  5. Halley 1988, p. 415.
  6. Jefford 2001, p. 99.
  7. Jefford 2001, pp. 98–99.

Bibliography
  • 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.
  • 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.
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