Country United Kingdom | Branch Royal Air Force | |
Active 15 June 1943 – 1 May 1945 Role Calibration and Communications Part of No. 60 Group RAF, RAF Fighter Command Squadron Codes MD (Jun 1943 – May 1945) | ||
No. 526 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a British Second World War calibration and communications squadron.
History
No. 526 Squadron was formed on 15 June 1943 at Longmans Airport, Inverness, Scotland from the calibration flights of Nos. 70, 71 and 72 Wing RAF to carry out calibration duties in northern Scotland. It had a mixture of mainly twin-engined aircraft, including the Bristol Blenheim and Airspeed Oxford. The squadron also operated the de Havilland Dominie and de Havilland Hornet Moth, which apart from calibration were also used for communications duties. The squadron was disbanded on 1 May 1945 when it was merged into 527 Squadron.
References
No. 526 Squadron RAF Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA