No. 174 Squadron RAF
Appearance
No. 174 (Mauritius) Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 3 March 1942 – 8 April 1945 26 August 1945 – 6 September 1945 9 September 1945 – 31 March 1946 |
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Nickname(s) | Mauritius |
Motto(s) | Attack |
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Squadron Badge | A springing wingedSambur deer |
Squadron codes | XP(March 1942 – April 1946) |
No. 174 (Mauritius) Squadron RAFwas aRoyal Air ForceSquadron that was afighter-bomberunit inWorld War II.
History
[edit]Formation in World War II
[edit]The squadron formed on 2 March 1942 atRAF Manstonand equipped withHurricanesand then rocket armedTyphoonsin April 1943. They participated in theDieppe Raid,[1]and were involved in attacks on shipping andV-1flying bomb launch sites from several bases in the UK. The squadron moved to Camilly,FranceafterD-Dayand then withdrew back to the UK, before joining the allied advance across Europe. The squadron disbanded inGermanyon 8 April 1945 upon renumbering asNo. 137 Squadron RAF,then reformed for two further brief periods and was equipped withTempestsin September 1945 before final disbandment on 31 March 1946 atFaßberg,Germany.
Aircraft operated
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From | To | Aircraft | Variant |
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Mar 1942 | Apr 1943 | Hawker Hurricane | IIB |
Apr 1943 | Apr 1945 | Hawker Typhoon | IB |
Aug 1945 | Sep 1945 | Hawker Typhoon | IB |
Sep 1945 | Apr 1946 | Hawker Tempest | V |
References
[edit]- ^"Dieppe, 19 août 1942: La disparition d'Émile (dit François) Fayolle".Retrieved19 March2016.
- ^"Hawker Hurricane IIb - BE421/XP-L".Flying Legends.Touchdown Aviation.Retrieved21 February2014.
- ^C.G.Jefford (1988).RAF Squadrons.UK Airlife Publishing.ISBN1-85310-053-6.
External links
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