List of Beam approach beacon system units

This is a List of Beam approach beacon system units of the Royal Air Force.

The Beam Approach Beacon System is an automatic radar landing system developed in the early 1940s.

Blind Approach Training flights

Name[1][2]FormedLocationAircraftDisbanded atDisbandedUnit became
1 Blind Approach
Training Flight		12 January 1941AbingdonArmstrong Whitworth WhitleyAbingdon8 November 19411501 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
2 Blind Approach Training FlightFebruary 1941Linton-on-OuseArmstrong Whitworth WhitleyDriffield8 November 19411502 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
3 Blind Approach Training Flight27 January 1941MildenhallVickers WellingtonMildenhall8 November 19411503 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
4 Blind Approach Training Flight17 December 1940WytonVickers WellingtonWyton8 November 19411504 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
5 Blind Approach Training Flight1 January 1941HoningtonVickers Wellington
Airspeed Oxford		Honington8 November 19411505 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
6 Blind Approach Training Flight6 January 1941WaddingtonBristol Blenheim
Handley Page Hampden
Airspeed Oxford
Douglas Boston		Waddington8 November 19411506 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
7 Blind Approach Training Flight18 January 1941FinningleyBristol Blenheim
Handley Page Hampden
Airspeed Oxford		Finningley8 November 19411507 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
8 Blind Approach Training FlightJanuary 1941WattishamBristol BlenheimHorsham St Faith8 November 19411508 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
9 Blind Approach Training FlightJanuary 1941ThornabyVickers Wellington
Airspeed Oxford		Dyce8 November 19411509 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
10 Blind Approach Training FlightJanuary 1941LeucharsVickers Wellington
Airspeed Oxford		Leuchars8 November 19411510 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
11 Blind Approach Training Flight22 September 1941UpwoodAirspeed OxfordUpwoodOctober 19411511 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
12 Blind Approach Training Flight22 September 1941DishforthAirspeed OxfordDishforthOctober 19411512 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
13 Blind Approach Training Flight22 September 1941HoningtonHoningtonOctober 19411513 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
14 Blind Approach Training Flight22 September 1941ConingsbyConingsbyOctober 19411514 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
15 Blind Approach Training Flight22 September 1941Swanton MorleyAirspeed OxfordSwanton MorleyOctober 19411515 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
16 Blind Approach Training Flight22 September 1941TopcliffeLlanbedrOctober 19411516 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
17 Blind Approach Training FlightOctober 1941WattishamAirspeed Oxford
de Havilland Tiger Moth		IpswichOctober 19411517 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
20 Blind Approach Training Flight10 October 1941BreightonAirspeed Oxford
de Havilland Tiger Moth		RAF HolmeOctober 19411520 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
21 Blind Approach Training FlightOctober 1941StradishallAirspeed OxfordStradishallOctober 19411521 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
22 Blind Approach Training FlightOctober 1941DockingAirspeed OxfordDockingOctober 19411522 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
23 Blind Approach Training FlightOctober 1941Little RissingtonLittle RissingtonOctober 19411523 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
24 Blind Approach Training FlightOctober 1941BottesfordAirspeed OxfordBottesfordOctober 19411524 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
25 Blind Approach Training FlightOctober 1941Brize NortonBrize NortonOctober 19411525 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
26 Blind Approach Training Flight3 October 1941AndoverAirspeed OxfordThruxtonOctober 19411526 (Beam Approach Training) Flight

Beam Approach Training flights

Name[1][2]FormedLocationAircraftDisbanded atDisbandedUnit became
1501 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1502 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1503 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1504 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1505 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1506 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1507 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1508 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1509 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1510 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1511 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1512 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1513 (Beam Approach Training) FlightOctober 1941HoningtonAirspeed Oxford
Avro Anson		Bramcote1 December 1946
1514 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1515 (Beam Approach Training) FlightSwanton MorleyAirspeed Oxford
1516 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1517 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1518 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1519 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1520 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1521 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1522 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1523 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1524 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1525 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1526 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1527 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1528 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1529 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1530 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1531 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1532 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1533 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1534 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1535 (RCAF Beam Approach Training) Flight
1536 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1537 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1538 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1539 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1540 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1541 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1542 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1543 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1544 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1545 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1546 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1547 (Beam Approach Training) Flight
1551 (Beam Approach Calibration) Flight

Radio Aids Training flights

Name[1][2]FormedLocationAircraftDisbanded atDisbandedUnit became
1508 (Radio Aids Training) Flight
1510 (Radio Aids Training) Flight
1511 (Radio Aids Training) Flight
1513 (Radio Aids Training) Flight
1516 (Radio Aids Training) Flight
1521 (Radio Aids Training) Flight
1527 (Radio Aids Training) Flight
1528 (Radio Aids Training) Flight
1552 (Radio Aids Training) Flight
1553 (Radio Aids Training) Flight
1554 (Radio Aids Training) Flight
1555 (Radio Aids Training) Flight
1556 (Radio Aids Training Refresher) Flight
1557 (Radio Aids Training) Flight
1558 (Radio Aids Training) Flight
1559 (Radio Aids Training) Flight

Other units

  • No. 1510 (BABS) Flight RAF
  • Blind Approach Training and Development Unit RAF
  • Beam Approach Calibration Flight RAF (to Blind Approach Calibration Flight)
  • Beam Approach Training Flight, Church Lawford RAF
  • Beam Approach Training Flight, Nanyuki RAF
  • Blind Approach Calibration Flight RAF (from Beam Approach Calibration Flight)
  • Beam Approach Development Unit RAF
  • Blind Approach Training and Development Unit RAF
  • Blind Landing Detachment RAF
  • Blind Landing Experimental Unit RAF

See also

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Lake 1999, p. 37.
  2. 1 2 3 Lake 1999, p. 38.

Bibliography

  • Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
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