No. 526 Squadron RAF

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No. 526 Squadron RAF
Active15 June 1943 – 1 May 1945
Country Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Branch Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg Royal Air Force
RoleCalibration and Communications
Part of No. 60 Group RAF, RAF Fighter Command [1]
Insignia
Squadron CodesMD (Jun 1943 – May 1945) [2] [3]

No. 526 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a British Second World War calibration and communications squadron. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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History

No. 526 Squadron was formed on 15 June 1943 at RAF Longman, [5] Inverness, Scotland [4] from the calibration flights of Nos. 70, 71 and 72 Wing RAF [8] to carry out calibration duties in northern Scotland. [6] It had a mixture of mainly twin-engined aircraft, including the Bristol Blenheim and Airspeed Oxford. [6] [7] The squadron also operated the de Havilland Dominie and de Havilland Hornet Moth, which apart from calibration were also used for communications duties. [4] [7] The squadron was disbanded on 1 May 1945 when it was merged into 527 Squadron. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Aircraft operated

Bristol Blenheim Aircraft Ofthe Royal Air Force, 1939-1941- Bristol Type 142m Blenheim I. CH655.jpg
Bristol Blenheim
Aircraft operated by no. 526 Squadron RAF, data from [4] [5] [6]
FromToAircraftVersion
June 1943May 1945 Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV
June 1943May 1945 de Havilland Hornet Moth
June 1943May 1945 Airspeed Oxford Mk.I
August 1943May 1945 de Havilland Dominie Mk.I

Squadron bases

Bases and airfields used by no. 526 Squadron RAF, data from [4] [5] [6] [9]
FromToBaseRemark
June 1943May 1945 RAF Longman, Inverness, Scotland Dets. at RAF Tealing, Angus, Scotland and in Northern Ireland [8]

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