No. 1406 Flight RAF

No. 1406 Flight RAF
A Handley Page Hampden similar to those used by 1406 flt.
Active 9 May 1941 – 7 August 1943[1]
Country United Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
Role meteorological reconnaissance[1]
Garrison/HQ RAF Wick
Equipment Handley Page Hampden
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Supermarine Spitfire
Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle
Lockheed Hudson
Miles Master[1]

No. 1406 (Meteorological) Flight RAF was formed at RAF Wick on 9 May 1941, equipped with a variety of aircraft, including Handley Page Hampdens and Supermarine Spitfires. 1406 Flight disbanded on 7 August 1943 forming the basis of 519 Squadron.[1] The flight performed a range of meteorological reconnaissance duties over the North Sea.

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lake, Alan (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing. p. 87. ISBN 1 84037 086 6.

References

  • Lake, Alan (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing. p. 87. ISBN 1 84037 086 6.

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