No. 1456 (Fighter) Flight was formed at

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on 24 November 1941, equipped with

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and

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aircraft.Lake 1999, p. 90. On operations they cooperated with the

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s of 257 Squadron.Rawlings 1978, p. 465. The flight was replaced with 535 Squadron on 2 September 1942Sturtivant and Hamlin 2007, p. 123. but officially disbanded as late as 25 January 1943. 535 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, when Turbinlite squadrons were, due to lack of success on their part and the rapid development of AI radar, thought to be superfluous.Rawlings 1978, p. 463.

Aircraft operated

Flight bases

Commanding officers

References

;Notes ;Bibliography * Delve, Ken. ''The Source Book of the RAF''. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1994. . * Halley, James J. ''The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918-1988''. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. . * Jefford, C.G. ''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). . * Lake, Alan. ''Flying Units of the RAF''. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1999. . * Rawlings, John D.R. ''Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft''. London: Macdonald & Jane's (Publishers) Ltd., 1969 (2nd edition 1976, reprinted 1978). . * Sturtivant, Ray,

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and John Hamlin. ''RAF Flying Training And Support Units since 1912''. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 2007. .

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Aircraft and Markings of no. 511-598 sqn, amongst them 535 sqn, the successor of 1456 flt.
{{Royal Air Force 1456 Flight Military units and formations established in 1941