No. 127 Wing RAF

No. 127 Wing RAF No. 127 (RCAF) (Fighter) Wing RAF No. 127 Airfield Headquarters RAF
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Role	Air supremacy
Size	wing
Part of	No. 11 Group RAF RAF Second Tactical Air Force (2 TAF)
Garrison/HQ	RAF Kenley RAF Tangmere
Commanders
Notable commanders	Hugh Constant Godefroy J.E. Johnson Lloyd Chadburn
Aircraft flown
Attack	Hawker Typhoon
Fighter	Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX

No. 127 Wing RAF was a formation of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. It comprised No. 403 Squadron RCAF, No. 416 Squadron RCAF and No. 443 Squadron RCAF.

History

127 Wing, or the 'Kenley Wing', based at RAF Kenley, was led by Wing Commander 'Johnnie' Johnson from Spring to September 1943, and he returned to command it during the Normandy Campaign. ^[1]

On 5 June 1944 the wing was based at RAF Tangmere and consisted of 403, 416, and 421 Squadron's ^[2]

See also

• List of wings of the Royal Air Force

References

Citations

1. Johnnie Johnson, Wing Leader, London: Chatto & Windus, 1956/Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1959.
2. Falconer 1998, p. 123.

Bibliography

• Falconer, J (1998). RAF Fighter Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN   0-7110-2175-9.