Country United Kingdom | Branch Royal Air Force | |
Active 15 Jan 1943 – 1 Jun 1946 Motto(s) Latin: Nocte custodimus (We keep the night watch) Squadron Badge A dagger in front of a crescent moon | ||
No. 176 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a night defence unit based in India in World War II.
Formation in World War II
The squadron was formed at Dum Dum, India on 15 January 1943 from a detachment of No. 89 Squadron RAF. It was equipped with Beaufighters and Hurricanes to provide night defence for Calcutta. Detachments of the squadron were then based at Chittagong Burma, Ratmalana Ceylon, Baigachi and Mingaladon where the Beaufighters were replaced with Mosquitos in June 1945. The squadron disbanded on 1 June 1946.
References
No. 176 Squadron RAF Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA