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No. 533 Squadron RAF
Active 8 Sep 1942 ? 25 Jan 1943 [1]
Country United Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
Role Turbinlite nightfighter squadron
Part of No. 10 Group RAF , Fighter Command [2]

No. 533 Squadron RAF was one of the ten Turbinlite nightfighter squadrons of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

History [ edit ]

No. 533 Squadron was formed at RAF Charmy Down , Somerset on 8 [1] September 1942, from No. 1454 (Turbinlite) Flight , [3] [4] as part of No. 10 Group RAF in Fighter Command . Instead of operating only Turbinlite and ? rudimentary ? Airborne Intercept (AI) radar -equipped aircraft ( Havocs and Bostons ) and working together with a normal nightfighter unit, such as in their case with the Hawker Hurricanes of No. 87 Squadron RAF in the Flight, [3] the unit now also flew with their own Hurricanes. It was disbanded at Charmy Down on 25 January 1943, [1] when Turbinlite squadrons were, due to lack of success on their part and the rapid development of AI radar, thought to be superfluous. [5]

Aircraft operated [ edit ]

Aircraft operated by No. 533 Squadron RAF, data from [1] [3] [5]
From To Aircraft Version
8 September 1942 25 January 1943 Douglas Havoc Mk.I (Turbinlite)
8 September 1942 25 January 1943 Douglas Havoc Mk.I (Nightfighter)
8 September 1942 25 January 1943 Douglas Boston Mk.III
8 September 1942 25 January 1943 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIb
8 September 1942 25 January 1943 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc

Squadron bases [ edit ]

Bases and airfields used by No. 533 Squadron RAF, data from [1] [3] [5]
From To Base
8 September 1942 25 January 1943 RAF Charmy Down , Somerset

Commanding officers [ edit ]

Officers commanding No. 533 Squadron RAF, data from [3]
From To Name
September 1942 November 1942 S/Ldr. D.P. McKeown, AFC
November 1942 January 1943 unknown yet

References [ edit ]

Notes [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c d e Jefford (2001) , p. 97.
  2. ^ www.rafcommands.com
  3. ^ a b c d e Rawlings (1978) , p. 465
  4. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin (2007) , p. 123
  5. ^ a b c Halley (1988) , p. 402

Bibliography [ edit ]

  • Halley, James J. (1988). The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918?1988 . Air Britain (Historians). ISBN   0-85130-164-9 .
  • Jefford, C. G (2001) [1988]. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912 (second ed.). Airlife Publishing. ISBN   1-85310-053-6 .
  • Rawlings, John D. R. (1978) [1969]. Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft (second ed.). Macdonald & Jane's (Publishers). ISBN   0-354-01028-X .
  • Sturtivant, Ray; Hamlin, John (2007). RAF Flying Training And Support Units since 1912 . Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN   0-85130-365-X .

Further reading [ edit ]

  • Delve, Ken (1994). The Source Book of the RAF . Airlife Publishing. ISBN   1-85310-451-5 .
  • Flintham, Vic; Thomas, Andrew Thomas (2003). Combat Codes: A full explanation and listing of British, Commonwealth and Allied air force unit codes since 1938 . Airlife Publishing. ISBN   1-84037-281-8 . .

External links [ edit ]

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