No. 570 Squadron RAF

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No. 570 Squadron RAF
Active15 November 1943 – 8 January 1946
Country Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Branch Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg Royal Air Force
RoleAirborne squadron
Bomber support
Special operations
Part of No. 38 Group RAF
Motto(s) Latin: Impetum deducimus
(Translation: "We launch the spearhead") [1] [2]
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldryA winged chariot [1] [2]
Squadron CodesV8 (Nov 1943 – Jan 1946) [3] [4]
E7 (May 1944 – Jan 1946) [5] [6]

No. 570 Squadron RAF was a bomber unit active within No. 38 Group RAF as an airborne, bomber support and special operations squadron during World War II.

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History

No. 570 Squadron was formed at RAF Hurn on 15 November 1943, [2] equipped with Armstrong Whitworth Albemarles. It was part of No. 38 Group RAF and was engaged in supply dropping missions to French resistance units when it was not training paratroops and glider-towing. [1]

In July 1944 the squadron re-equipped with Short Stirlings, and in September 1944 participated in Operation Market Garden, the ill-fated attempt by the allies to capture the Arnhem bridge, during which time the squadron was engaged in glider towing and supply drops. The squadron also took part in Operation Varsity in March 1945, a major allied airborne offensive across the Rhine.

When the war finished, the squadron transported troops to Norway, and was then assigned to various overseas mail routes prior to disbanding at RAF Rivenhall on 8 January 1946. [1] [2]

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by No. 570 Squadron RAF [1] [2] [7]
FromToAircraftVariant
November 1943August 1944 Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle Mks.I & II
May 1944August 1944Armstrong Whitworth AlbemarleMk.V
July 1944January 1946 Short Stirling Mk.IV

Squadron bases

Airfields used by No. 570 Squadron RAF [1] [2] [7]
FromToBaseRemark
15 November 194314 March 1944 RAF Hurn, Dorset Det. at RAF Stoney Cross, Hampshire
14 March 19447 October 1944 RAF Harwell, Berkshire Det. at RAF Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
7 October 19448 January 1946 RAF Rivenhall, Essex Det. at RAF East Fortune, East Lothian, Scotland

Commanding officers

Officers commanding No. 570 Squadron RAF [1] [8]
FromToName
15 November 194317 June 1945 W/Cdr. R.J.M. Bangay
17 June 1945August 1945W/Cdr. K.R. Slater
August 194515 December 1945W/Cdr. R.E. Young, DSO, DFC
15 December 19458 January 1946 W/Cdr. J. Blackburn, DSO, DFC

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References

Notes

Bibliography

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