Ferry Squadron RAF

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Ferry Squadron
Active16 April 1956 – 1 December 1958
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
RoleFerrying aircraft.

Ferry Squadron is a former Royal Air Force squadron which operated between 1956 and 1958 at RAF Benson, the squadron was formed by the replacements, disbandments and mergers dating back to 1943.

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History

Firstly the Ferry Crew Pool Unit was formed at Filton Airport on 7 March 1943, [1] it was then disbanded and became No. 1 Ferry Crew Pool at RAF Lyneham. [2] On 16 March 1944 the pool was merged with No. 301 Ferry Training Unit to become No. 1 Ferry Unit at RAF Pershore, it was then disbanded at RAF Manston [3] on 17 May 1948 to become No. 1 (Overseas) Ferry Unit. Back at RAF Pershore the unit was renamed No. 1 (Overseas) Ferry Unit during September 1950. The unit was disbanded on 17 November 1952 at RAF Abingdon to become No. 1 (Long Range) Ferry Unit and No. 3 (Long Range) Ferry Unit. [4]

No. 1 (Long Range) Ferry Unit was formed at Abingdon and disbanded at RAF Benson on 1 February 1953 to become No. 147 Squadron RAF. Similarly No. 3 (Long Range) Ferry Unit was also formed at Abingdon and was disbanded on 1 February 1953 still at Abingdon to become No. 167 Squadron RAF. [5]

On 16 April 1956 the Ferry Support Squadron was formed at Benson replacing the Ferry Transport Flight. The Support Squadron's name was changed to the Ferry Squadron on 1 January 1958. The squadron absorbed Nos 147 and 167 Squadrons on 15 September 1958 [2] and was disbanded at Benson on 1 December 1958. [6]

Aircraft types ferried

Ferry Crew Pool Unit

No. 1 Ferry Crew Pool

No. 1 Ferry Unit

1 (Overseas) Ferry Unit

No. 1 (Long-Range) Ferry Unit

No ferry aircraft known

No. 3 (Long-Range) Ferry Unit

No. 147 Squadron

No. 167 Squadron

No ferry aircraft known

Ferry Support Squadron/Ferry Squadron

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References

Citations

  1. ↑ Lake 1999, p. 66.
  2. 1 2 Lake 1999, p. 67.
  3. ↑ Lake 1999, p. 69.
  4. ↑ Lake 1999, p. 154.
  5. ↑ Lake 1999, p. 135.
  6. ↑ Lake 1999, p. 68.

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