No. 595 Squadron RAF

No. 595 Squadron RAF
Active	1 December 1943 – 11 February 1949
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Type	Inactive
Role	Anti-aircraft co-operation
Last Base	RAF Pembrey
Motto(s)	Latin: Servi Ballistae (Translation: "Serve the gun") [1]
Insignia
Squadron Badge	In front of two blunt arrows in saltire, a bat (unofficial)
Squadron Codes	7B (Dec 1943 – Feb 1949) [2] [3]

No. 595 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force from 1943 to 1949.

History

The squadron was formed at RAF Aberporth, Wales on 1 December 1943, from nos. 1607, 1608, 1609 and 1621 Flight for anti-aircraft co-operation duties over central and northern Wales. 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 Second World War and on 27 April 1946 it moved to RAF Fairwood Common, then on 22 October 1946 to RAF Pembrey. The squadron was disbanded at Pembrey on 11 February 1949 when it was renumbered to No. 5 Squadron RAF.

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by no. 595 Squadron RAF, data from ^{[4] [5] [6]}

From	To	Aircraft	Version
December 1943	June 1944	Hawker Henley	Mk.III
December 1943	July 1944	Hawker Hurricane	Mk.IIc
December 1943	February 1949	Miles Martinet
April 1944	February 1949	Airspeed Oxford
June 1944	March 1945	Hawker Hurricane	Mk.IV
November 1944	July 1945	Vultee A-31 Vengeance	Mk.IV
December 1944	1945	Supermarine Spitfire	Mk.Vb
December 1944	July 1945	Supermarine Spitfire	Mk.XII
July 1945	1948	Supermarine Spitfire	Mk.IX
September 1945	February 1949	Supermarine Spitfire	LF.XVIe
December 1946	October 1948	de Havilland Vampire	F.1
June 1948	February 1949	Supermarine Spitfire	F.21

Squadron bases

data from ^{[4] [5] [7]}

From	To	Base	Remark
1 December 1943	27 April 1946	RAF Aberporth, Ceredigion	Dets. at RAF Manorbier, Pembrokeshire; Fairwood Common, Gower; RAF Poulton, Cheshire; RAF Wrexham, Wrexham and RAF Brawdy, Pembrokeshire at various times [6]
27 April 1946	22 October 1946	RAF Fairwood Common, Gower
22 October 1946	11 February 1949	RAF Pembrey, Carmarthenshire

See also

• List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons

References

Notes

1. RAF/RCAF Bat-Patches
2. Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 25.
3. Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 60.
4. Rawlings 1982 , p. 258.
5. Halley 1988 , p. 415.
6. Jefford 2001 , p. 99.
7. Jefford 2001 , pp. 98–99.

Bibliography

• Bowyer, Michael J.F.; Rawlings, John D.R. (1979). Squadron Codes, 1937–56. Cambridge, UK: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   0-85059-364-6.
• Flintham, Vic; Thomas, Andrew (2003). Combat Codes: A Full Explanation and Listing of British, Commonwealth and Allied Air Force Unit Codes since 1938. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN   1-84037-281-8.
• Halley, James J. (1988). The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth, 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN   0-85130-164-9.
• Jefford, C.G. (2001). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912 (2nd ed.). Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN   1-85310-053-6.
• Rawlings, John D.R. (1982). Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd. ISBN   0-7106-0187-5.

External links

• 595 Squadron history on MOD site
• No 541-598 Squadron Histories
• No 511 – 598 Squadron Aircraft & Markings