No. 577 Squadron RAF

No. 577 Squadron RAF
Active 1 December 1943 – 15 June 1946
Country United Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
Role anti-aircraft co-operation unit
Insignia
Squadron Codes 3Y (Dec 1943 – Jun 1946)[1][2]

No. 577 Squadron was an anti-aircraft co-operation unit of the Royal Air Force formed during World War II and active from December 1943 till June 1946 in the defence of the Midlands.

History

577 squadron was formed on 1 December 1943 at RAF Castle Bromwich from elements of nos.6, 7 and 8 anti-aircraft cooperation units (AACU).[3] It operated a varied lot of aircraft on airfields and bases all over the Midlands and Wales. On 15 June 1946 the squadron disbanded at Castle Bromwich.[4][5][6]

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by no. 577 Squadron RAF, data from[4][5][6]
FromToAircraftVersion
December 1943July 1945Hawker HurricaneMk.IV
December 1943June 1946Airspeed OxfordMks.I, II
May 1944July 1945Hawker HurricaneMk.IIc
November 1944July 1945Bristol BeaufighterMk.I
April 1945June 1946Vultee VengeanceMk.IV
June 1945August 1945Supermarine SpitfireMk.Vb
June 1945June 1946Supermarine SpitfireLF.16e
Avro AnsonMk.I

Squadron bases

Bases and airfields used by no. 577 Squadron RAF, data from[4][5][6]
FromToBaseRemark
1 December 194315 June 1946RAF Castle Bromwich, WarwickshireDets. at RAF Wrexham, Wrexham; RAF Sealand, Flintshire;
RAF Montford Bridge, Shropshire; RAF Shobdon, Herefordshire;
RAF Bodorgan, Anglesey; RAF Ipswich, Suffolk;
RAF Mona, Anglesey; RAF Fairwood Common, Glamorgan;
RAF Woodvale, Merseyside; RAF Atcham, Shropshire;
RAF Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria and RAF Hawarden, Cheshire

References

Notes

Bibliography

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