No. 129 Wing RAF is a former
Royal Air Force wing that was operational during the
Second World War.
Second World War
No. 129 (Fighter Bomber) Wing RAF was formed on 12 May 1944 at
RAF Westhampnett
Royal Air Force Westhampnett or more simply RAF Westhampnett is a former Royal Air Force satellite station, located in the village of Westhampnett near Chichester, in the English County of West Sussex.
It was built as an emergency landing ...
within
No. 15 Sector RAF
No. 15 Sector RAF is a former Royal Air Force Sector that was operational during both the First and the Second World Wars.
First World War
Reserve Army Wing was formed on 21 June 1916, it renamed to 15th Corps Wing RFC on 24 June 1916 it moved to ...
,
No. 83 Group RAF
No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group is a group within the Royal Air Force, currently based at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
Originally formed in 1943, during the Second World War it formed part of the 2nd Tactical Air Force (2TAF) and was known as No ...
,
RAF Second Tactical Air Force controlling
No. 184 Squadron RAF
No. 184 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron during the second world war.
History
No.184 Squadron was formed at RAF Colerne on 1 December 1942, as a fighter bomber unit equipped with the Hawker Hurricane. Initially, Mark IIDs with 40mm anti-ta ...
. The wing moved to France and B.10 Plumetot on 28 June 1944 and was disbanded there on 12 July 1944.
No. 129 (RAF) Wing RAF was formed on 7 May 1945 at
RAF Turnhouse within
No. 88 Group RAF for
Operation Apostle controlling RAF units near
Stavanger
Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ...
, Norway. The wing moved to
Stavanger/Sola on 30 May 1945 while controlling
No. 330 (Norwegian) Squadron RAF and returned to England and
RAF Chilbolton on 29 November 1945. The wing was disbanded on 12 December 1945.
History of No. 129 Airfield Headquarters
The unit was formed on 4 July 1943 at
RAF Gravesend within
No. 35 Wing RAF controlling
No. 414 Squadron RCAF
No. 414 Squadron RCAF is a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron. It is currently located in Ottawa and conducts electronic warfare support training for other units in the Canadian Armed Forces.
History
World War II
On 13 August 1941, No 414 Army ...
and
No. 430 Squadron RCAF, it moved to
RAF Odiham on 7 August 1943. It then moved to
RAF North Weald on 15 November 1943,
RAF Sawbridgeworth on 29 February 1944 and finally
RAF Gatwick
Gatwick Airport was in Surrey until 1974, when it became part of West Sussex as a result of a county boundary change. The original, pre-World War II airport was built on the site of a manor in the parish of Charlwood. The land was first used as ...
on 4 April 1944, where the unit was disbanded on 12 May 1944.
See also
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List of wings of the Royal Air Force
References
Citations
Bibliography
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Royal Air Force wings