No. 1460 (Fighter) Flight was formed at RAF Acklington on 15 December 1941, equipped with Turbinlite Douglas Boston and Douglas Havoc aircraft.[2] The flight became operational in May 1942 and made its first and only contact with the enemy in June of that year.[3] On operations they cooperated first with the Hawker Hurricanes of 43 Squadron and later with those of 1 Squadron.[4] The flight was replaced with 539 Squadron on 2 September 1942[4][5] but officially disbanded as late as 23 January 1943.[4]
539 Sqn, which had taken over men and machines, carried on flying the Turbinlite Bostons and Havocs till the system was abandoned on 25 January 1943,[6] when Turbinlite squadrons were, due to lack of success on their part and the rapid development of AI radar, thought to be superfluous.[7]
Aircraft operated
Aircraft operated by no. 1460 Flight RAF, data from[2][3][4]
From |
To |
Aircraft |
Version |
15 December 1941 |
2 September 1942 |
Douglas Havoc |
Mk.I |
15 December 1941 |
2 September 1942 |
Douglas Havoc |
Mk.I (Turbinlite) |
15 December 1941 |
2 September 1942 |
Douglas Boston |
Mk.I |
15 December 1941 |
2 September 1942 |
Douglas Boston |
Mk.II (Turbinlite) |
15 December 1941 |
2 September 1942 |
Douglas Boston |
Mk.III (Turbinlite) |
Flight bases
Commanding officers
Officers commanding no. 1460 Flight RAF, data from[3]
From |
To |
Name |
15 December 1941 |
March 1942 |
S/Ldr. G.J. Denholm, DFC |
March 1942 |
2 September 1942 |
S/Ldr. J.S. Morton, DFC |
References
- Notes
- ↑ Delve 1994, p. 58.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lake 1999, p. 90.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Rawlings 1978, p. 466.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Sturtivant and Hamlin 2007, p. 123.
- ↑ Jefford 2001, p. 97.
- ↑ Halley 1988, p. 404.
- ↑ Rawlings 1978, p. 463.
- Bibliography
- Delve, Ken. The Source Book of the RAF. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1994. ISBN 1-85310-451-5.
- Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918-1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
- Jefford, Wing Commander C.G., MBE, BA, RAF(Retd.). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
- Lake, Alan. Flying Units of the RAF. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
- Rawlings, John D.R. Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Macdonald & Jane's (Publishers) Ltd., 1969 (2nd edition 1976, reprinted 1978). ISBN 0-354-01028-X.
- Sturtivant, Ray, ISO and John Hamlin. RAF Flying Training And Support Units since 1912. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 2007. ISBN 0-85130-365-X.
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