No. 131 (Polish) (Fighter) Wing RAF is a former
Royal Air Force wing that was operational during the
Second World War, mainly staffed by Polish personnel as part of the
Polish Air Forces in France and Great Britain.
The unit was previously No. 131 Airfield Headquarters (Polish) RAF during 1943.
History
No. 131 Airfield Headquarters (Polish) RAF was formed at
RAF Northolt on 4 October 1943 within
No. 18 Wing RAF.
No. 131 Wing was formed on 12 May 1944 within
No. 18 Sector RAF,
No. 84 Group RAF
No. 84 Group RAF was a group of the Royal Air Force Second Tactical Air Force which was operational during the Second World War
It was formed at Cowley Barracks, Oxford on 15 July 1943. By 24 July 1944 a Rear Headquarters had been formed at Co ...
,
RAF Second Tactical Air Force at
RAF Chailey
RAF Chailey was a Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground close to the village of Chailey near Burgess Hill in East Sussex during the Second World War. It was an example of an Advanced Landing Ground (ALG), a type of simple, temporary airfield d ...
. It moved to
RAF Appledram on 28 June 1944, then to
RAF Ford and it crossed the channel to France on 22 July 1944 going to B.12 Caen/Ellon. It then used B.10 Plumelot, B.131 Londinieres, B.51 Lille-Vendeville, B.70 Antwerp/Deurne, B.61 Ghent/St Denis Westrem, B.60 Grimbergen, B.77 Glize-Rijen, B. 101 Nordhorn, B.113 Varrelbusch and B.111 Ahlhorn. It moved back to England and
RAF Hethel where it was disbanded on 2 January 1947.
See also
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List of Wings of the Royal Air Force
References
Citations
Bibliography
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Military units and formations established in 1941
Military units and formations disestablished in 1947
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