No. 513 Squadron RAF

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No. 513 Squadron RAF
Active15 Sep 1943 – 21 Nov 1943
Country Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Branch Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg Royal Air Force
Role Bomber squadron
Part of No. 3 Group RAF, Bomber Command [1]
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldryNo badge authorised [2]
Squadron CodesCS (Oct 1943 – Nov 1943) [3] [4]
Aircraft flown
Bomber Short Stirling

No. 513 Squadron RAF was a non-operational bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force in 1943.

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History

No. 513 squadron was formed from a flight of No. 218 Squadron [2] on 15 September 1943 at RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire. It worked up for the Short Stirling bomber, but did not obtain operational status, as its aircraft were more needed at the Stirling conversion units [5] [6] and was disbanded on 21 November 1943. [5] [7]

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by no. 513 Squadron RAF, data from [2] [5] [7]
FromToAircraftVariant
October 1943November 1943 Short Stirling Mk.III

Squadron bases

Bases and airfields used by no. 513 Squadron RAF, data from [2] [5] [7]
FromToBase
15 September 194321 November 1943 RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire

Commanding officers

Officers commanding no. 513 Squadron RAF, data from [8]
FromToName
15 September 194321 November 1943 W/Cdr. G.E. Harrison, DFC

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Bibliography

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