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No. 513 Squadron RAF
Active15 Sep 1943 – 21 Nov 1943
CountryUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Air Force
RoleBomber squadron
Part ofNo. 3 Group RAF,Bomber Command[1]
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldryNo badge authorised[2]
Squadron CodesCS(Oct 1943 – Nov 1943)[3][4]
Aircraft flown
BomberShort Stirling

No. 513 Squadron RAFwas a non-operational bomber squadron of theRoyal Air Forcein 1943.

History

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No. 513 squadron was formed from a flight ofNo. 218 Squadron[2]on 15 September 1943 atRAF Witchford,Cambridgeshire.It worked up for theShort Stirlingbomber, but did not obtain operational status, as its aircraft were more needed at the Stirling conversion units[5][6]and was disbanded on 21 November 1943.[5][7]

Aircraft operated

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Aircraft operated by no. 513 Squadron RAF, data from[2][5][7]
From To Aircraft Variant
October 1943 November 1943 Short Stirling Mk.III

Squadron bases

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Bases and airfields used by no. 513 Squadron RAF, data from[2][5][7]
From To Base
15 September 1943 21 November 1943 RAF Witchford,Cambridgeshire

Commanding officers

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Officers commanding no. 513 Squadron RAF, data from[8]
From To Name
15 September 1943 21 November 1943 W/Cdr.G.E. Harrison,DFC

See also

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^RafWeb's Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation
  2. ^abcdMoyes 1976,p. 396.
  3. ^Bowyer & Rawlings 1979,pp. 26–27.
  4. ^Flintham & Thomas 2003,p. 68.
  5. ^abcdHalley 1988,p. 395.
  6. ^Gomersall 1979,p. 23.
  7. ^abcJefford 2001,p. 96.
  8. ^Falconer 1995,p. 200.

Bibliography

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  • Bowyer, Michael J.F.; Rawlings, John D.R. (1979).Squadron Codes, 1937–56.Cambridge, UK: Patrick Stephens Ltd.ISBN0-85059-364-6.
  • Falconer, Jonathan (1995).Stirling Wings: The Short Stirling goes to War.Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: Sutton Publishing Ltd.ISBN1-84015-004-1.
  • Flintham, Vic; Thomas, Andrew (2003).Combat Codes: A Full Explanation and Listing of British, Commonwealth and Allied Air Force Unit Codes since 1938.Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd.ISBN1-84037-281-8.
  • Gomersall, Bryce (1979).The Stirling File.Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd./Aviation Archaeologists Publications.ISBN0-85130-072-3.
  • Halley, James J. (1988).The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth, 1918–1988.Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd.ISBN0-85130-164-9.
  • Jefford, C.G. (2001).RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912(2nd ed.). Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd.ISBN1-85310-053-6.
  • Moyes, Philip J.R. (1976).Bomber Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft.London: Macdonald and Jane's (Publishers) Ltd.ISBN0-354-01027-1.
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