No. 526 Squadron RAF
No. 526 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a British Second World War calibration and communications squadron.[4][5][6][7]
No. 526 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 15 June 1943 – 1 May 1945 |
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Branch | ![]() |
Role | Calibration and Communications |
Part of | No. 60 Group RAF, RAF Fighter Command[1] |
Insignia | |
Squadron Codes | MD (Jun 1943 – May 1945)[2][3] |
History
No. 526 Squadron was formed on 15 June 1943 at RAF Longman,[5] Inverness, Scotland[4] from the calibration flights of Nos. 70, 71 and 72 Wing RAF[8] to carry out calibration duties in northern Scotland.[6] It had a mixture of mainly twin-engined aircraft, including the Bristol Blenheim and Airspeed Oxford.[6][7] The squadron also operated the de Havilland Dominie and de Havilland Hornet Moth, which apart from calibration were also used for communications duties.[4][7] The squadron was disbanded on 1 May 1945 when it was merged into 527 Squadron.[4][5][6][7]
Aircraft operated

Bristol Blenheim
From | To | Aircraft | Version |
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June 1943 | May 1945 | Bristol Blenheim | Mk.IV |
June 1943 | May 1945 | de Havilland Hornet Moth | |
June 1943 | May 1945 | Airspeed Oxford | Mk.I |
August 1943 | May 1945 | de Havilland Dominie | Mk.I |
Squadron bases
From | To | Base | Remark |
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June 1943 | May 1945 | RAF Longman, Inverness, Scotland | Dets. at RAF Tealing, Angus, Scotland and in Northern Ireland[8] |
gollark: I actually test for nestability often.
gollark: Run the second one inside potatOS and it nests fine.
gollark: Yes.
gollark: How?
gollark: There are a few lying around.
References
Notes
- Delve 1994, p. 79.
- Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, p. 71.
- Flintham and Thomas 2003, p. 89.
- Rawlings 1982, p. 261.
- Halley 1988, p. 400.
- Jefford 2001, p. 97.
- Orbis 1985, p. 4213.
- Sturtivant and Hamlin 2007, pp. 291,312.
- Jefford 2001, pp. 200–201.
Bibliography
- Bowyer, Michael J.F. and John D.R. Rawlings. Squadron Codes, 1937–56. Cambridge, UK: Patrick Stephens Ltd., 1979. ISBN 0-85059-364-6.
- Delve, Ken. The Source Book of the RAF. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1994. ISBN 1-85310-451-5.
- Flintham, Vic and Andrew Thomas. Combat Codes: A full explanation and listing of British, Commonwealth and Allied air force unit codes since 1938. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd., 2003. ISBN 1-84037-281-8.
- Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
- Jefford, C.G. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
- Rawlings, John D.R. Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1982. ISBN 0-7106-0187-5.
- Sturtivant, Ray, ISO and John Hamlin. RAF Flying Training And Support Units since 1912. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 2007. ISBN 0-85130-365-X.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing. 1985.
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