Country United Kingdom Motto(s) Latin: Quero (I seek) | Branch Royal Air Force | |
Active 19 October 1942 – 13 October 1945 Squadron Badge A gannet with its head lowered | ||
No. 544 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as a photographic reconnaissance squadron in World War II.
Formation in World War II
The squadron formed at RAF Benson on 19 October 1942 and was equipped with Ansons, a detachment then went to Gibraltar where it operated Wellingtons. It then operated Spitfires and Mosquitos on reconnaissance missions, including Aarhus five days before the air raid on 31 October 1944. It disbanded on 13 August 1945 after hostilities ceased.
References
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