No. 577 Squadron RAF

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No. 577 Squadron RAF
Active1 December 1943 – 15 June 1946
Country Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Branch Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg Royal Air Force
Roleanti-aircraft co-operation unit
Insignia
Squadron Codes3Y (Dec 1943 – Jun 1946) [1] [2]

No. 577 Squadron was an anti-aircraft co-operation unit of the Royal Air Force formed during World War II and active from December 1943 till June 1946 in the defence of the Midlands.

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History

577 squadron was formed on 1 December 1943 at RAF Castle Bromwich from elements of nos.6, 7 and 8 anti-aircraft cooperation units (AACU). [3] It operated a varied lot of aircraft on airfields and bases all over the Midlands and Wales. On 15 June 1946 the squadron disbanded at Castle Bromwich. [4] [5] [6]

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by no. 577 Squadron RAF, data from [4] [5] [6]
FromToAircraftVersion
December 1943July 1945 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IV
December 1943June 1946 Airspeed Oxford Mks.I, II
May 1944July 1945Hawker HurricaneMk.IIc
November 1944July 1945 Bristol Beaufighter Mk.I
April 1945June 1946 Vultee Vengeance Mk.IV
June 1945August 1945 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb
June 1945June 1946Supermarine SpitfireLF.16e
Avro Anson Mk.I

Squadron bases

Bases and airfields used by no. 577 Squadron RAF, data from [4] [5] [6]
FromToBaseRemark
1 December 194315 June 1946 RAF Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire Dets. at RAF Wrexham, Wrexham; RAF Sealand, Flintshire;
RAF Montford Bridge, Shropshire; RAF Shobdon, Herefordshire;
RAF Bodorgan, Anglesey; RAF Ipswich, Suffolk;
RAF Mona, Anglesey; RAF Fairwood Common, Glamorgan;
RAF Woodvale, Merseyside; RAF Atcham, Shropshire;
RAF Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria and RAF Hawarden, Cheshire

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