No. 530 Squadron RAF was one of the ten Turbinlite nightfighter squadrons of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
No. 530 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 8 Sep 1942 – 25 Jan 1943 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Role | Turbinlite nightfighter squadron |
Part of | No. 11 Group RAF, Fighter Command |
Insignia | |
Squadron Codes | NH (Sep 1942 - Jan 1943, reported but not confirmed)[1] |
No. 530 Squadron was formed at RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire on 8[2] September 1942, from No. 1451 (Turbinlite) Flight,[3][4] as part of No. 11 Group RAF in Fighter Command. Instead of operating only Turbinlite and -rudimentary- Airborne Intercept (AI) radar equipped aircraft (Havocs and Bostons) and working together with a normal nightfighter unit, such as with 3 Squadron in the Flight, the unit now also flew with their own Hawker Hurricanes. It was disbanded at Hunsdon on 25 January 1943,[2] when Turbinlite squadrons were, due to lack of success on their part and the rapid development of AI radar, thought to be superfluous.[5]
From | To | Aircraft | Version |
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8 September 1942 | 25 January 1943 | Douglas Havoc | Mks.I, II |
8 September 1942 | 25 January 1943 | Douglas Boston | Mks.II, III |
8 September 1942 | 25 January 1943 | Hawker Hurricane | Mk.IIc |
From | To | Base |
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8 September 1942 | 25 January 1943 | RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire |
From | To | Name |
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8 September 1942 | 25 January 1943 | S/Ldr. C.M. Miller, DFC |
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