No. 587 Squadron RAF

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No. 587 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
Insignia
Squadron CodesM4 (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.

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History

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]

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by no. 587 Squadron, data from [3] [4] [5]
FromToAircraftVersion
December 1943February 1944 Airspeed Oxford
December 1943May 1944 Hawker Henley Mk.III
December 1943June 1945 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IV
December 1943August 1945 Miles Martinet
March 1944June 1945 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc
October 1944June 1946 Vultee Vengeance Mk.IV
April 1945May 1945 North American Mustang Mk.I
July 1945June 1946 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVI

Squadron bases

Bases and airfields used by no. 587 Squadron RAF, data from [3] [4] [6]
FromToBaseRemark
1 December 194310 April 1944 RAF Weston Zoyland, Somerset
10 April 19441 October 1944 RAF Culmhead, SomersetDets. at RAF Pengam Moors, Glamorgan, Wales; RAF Colerne, Wiltshire
and RAF Carew Cheriton, Pembrokeshire, Wales
1 October 19441 June 1946RAF Weston Zoyland, SomersetDets. at RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire and RAF Ibsley, Hampshire
1 June 194615 June 1946 RAF Tangmere, West Sussex

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References

Citations

Bibliography

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