No. 628 Squadron RAF

No. 628 Squadron RAF
Active	21 March 1944 – 1 October 1944
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Type	Inactive
Role	Meteorological and air-sea rescue squadron
Part of	No. 225 Group RAF, Air Command, South East Asia [1]
Base	Red Hills Lake, Madras
Aircraft flown
Patrol	Consolidated Catalina Two-engined Flying Boat

No. 628 Squadron RAF was a meteorological and air-sea rescue squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

History

The squadron was formed at Red Hills Lake in Madras, India, on 21 March 1944, ^[2] by redesignating 'B' Flight of No. 357 Squadron RAF. ^[3] The unit was equipped with Consolidated Catalina Mks.Ib and Mk.IV flying boats, and operated as part of No. 225 Group RAF, Air Command, South East Asia. ^[1] Although intended for special duties, the squadron spent most of its time with meteorological reconnaissance and ASR (air-sea rescue) flights over the Indian Ocean. ^[2] It was disbanded at Red Hills Lake on 1 October 1944. ^[4]

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by No. 628 Squadron RAF ^{[2] [4] [5]}

From	To	Aircraft	Variant
March 1944	September 1944	Consolidated Catalina	Mk.Ib
July 1944	September 1944	Consolidated Catalina	Mk.IV

See also

• List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons

References

Notes

1. Delve 1994, p. 76.
2. Halley 1988 , p. 441.
3. Creed 1985 , p. 251.
4. Jefford 2001 , p. 102.
5. Rawlings 1982 , p. 254.

Bibliography

• Creed, Roscoe R. (1985). PBY: The Catalina Flying Boat. Annapolis, Maryland: The Naval Institute Press. ISBN   0-87021-526-4.
• Delve, Ken (1994). The Source Book of the RAF. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing. ISBN   1-85310-451-5.
• 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

• 628 Squadron history on www.raf.mod.uk
• No. 628 Squadron RAF movement and equipment history
• History of No.'s 621–650 Squadrons at RAF Web