No. 587 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 1 December 1943 – 15 June 1946 |
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Role | anti-aircraft co-operation |
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Squadron Codes | M4 (Dec 1943 – Jun 1946) [1] [2] |
No. 587 Squadron RAF was an anti-aircraft co-operation squadron of the Royal Air Force from 1943 to 1946.
The squadron was formed at RAF Weston Zoyland, England on 1 December 1943, from 1600 Flight, 1601 Flight and 1625 Flight for anti-aircraft co-operation duties over Wales and the south east of England. It operated a variety of aircraft in this role. Due to the ongoing training requirement the squadron was not disbanded at the end of the war and it moved to RAF Tangmere on 1 June 1946 to cover the south coast, but was disbanded shortly afterwards on 15 June 1946. [3]
From | To | Aircraft | Version |
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December 1943 | February 1944 | Airspeed Oxford | |
December 1943 | May 1944 | Hawker Henley | Mk.III |
December 1943 | June 1945 | Hawker Hurricane | Mk.IV |
December 1943 | August 1945 | Miles Martinet | |
March 1944 | June 1945 | Hawker Hurricane | Mk.IIc |
October 1944 | June 1946 | Vultee Vengeance | Mk.IV |
April 1945 | May 1945 | North American Mustang | Mk.I |
July 1945 | June 1946 | Supermarine Spitfire | Mk.XVI |
From | To | Base | Remark |
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1 December 1943 | 10 April 1944 | RAF Weston Zoyland, Somerset | |
10 April 1944 | 1 October 1944 | RAF Culmhead, Somerset | Dets. at RAF Pengam Moors, Glamorgan, Wales; RAF Colerne, Wiltshire and RAF Carew Cheriton, Pembrokeshire, Wales |
1 October 1944 | 1 June 1946 | RAF Weston Zoyland, Somerset | Dets. at RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire and RAF Ibsley, Hampshire |
1 June 1946 | 15 June 1946 | RAF Tangmere, West Sussex |
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