No. 153 Squadron RAF
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
No. 153 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 4 November 1918 - 13 June 1919 24 October 1941 - 5 September 1944 7 October 1944 - 28 September 1945 28 February 1955 – 2 July 1958 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Role | Fighter Ground Attack Bomber Night Fighter |
Size | Squadron |
Motto(s) | Noctividus Latin: Seeing by night[1] |
Insignia | |
1950s squadron roundel |
Military unit
No. 153 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that saw service in both the First and Second World Wars.
History
On 1 July 1958, the unit was renumbered as No. 25 Squadron RAF.
Aircraft operated
Dates | Aircraft | Variant | Notes | References |
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1918–1919 | Sopwith Camel | Single-engined biplane fighter | [2] | |
1941–1942 | Boulton Paul Defiant | I | Single-engined fighter | [2] |
1942–1943 | Bristol Beaufighter | IF | Twin-engined ground attack | [2] |
1942–1944 | Bristol Beaufighter | VIF | [2] | |
1944 | Hawker Hurricane | IIC | Single-engined fighter | [2] |
1944 | Supermarine Spitfire | VIII IX | Single-engined fighter | [2] |
1944–1945 | Avro Lancaster | I and III | Four-engined heavy bomber | [2] |
1955–1957 | Gloster Meteor | NF12 and NF14 | Twin-engined jet night fighter | [2] |
Bases used
- RAF Ballyhalbert - October 1941 - January 1943[3]
- RAF Limavady - October 1941 to January 1942 - Detachment
- RAF Maison Blanche - Algiers Algeria - December 1942 - July 1943[3]
- RAF Rerhaia - Reghaia Algeria - July 1943 - September 1944[3]
- RAF Alghero - Sardinia - July - September 1944 - Detachment[3]
- RAF Kirmington - October 1944 - UK[3]
- RAF Scampton - October 15,1944 to September, 1945[3]
Notable personnel
- Kenneth Rayment, served with 153 Squadron from 1941 to 1943; he was the co-pilot during the Munich air disaster of 1958
References
Citations
- ^ Pine, L G (1983). A dictionary of mottoes. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul. p. 152. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Jefford 2001, p. 63.
- ^ a b c d e f "No. 153 Squadron (RAF): Second World War". Rickard, J. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
Bibliography
- Jefford, C.G. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 2001. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
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during the First World War
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