No. 510 Squadron was a
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...
transport and liaison aircraft squadron that operated during the Second World War.
History
During 1942 it was decided that
24 Squadron was too large and the internal communication flight became no. 510 Squadron on 15 October 1942 at
RAF Hendon
Hendon is an urban area in the Borough of Barnet, North-West London northwest of Charing Cross. Hendon was an ancient manor and parish in the county of Middlesex and a former borough, the Municipal Borough of Hendon; it has been part of Great ...
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The squadron inherited an assortment of light transport types to allow it fly communications and liaison flights within the United Kingdom.
On 8 April 1944, still at RAF Hendon, the squadron was disbanded when it was renamed to the Metropolitan Communications Squadron,
inheriting the aircraft and code(s) of 510 squadron.
Aircraft operated
The Stampe SV.4 was "liberated" by two Belgian pilots and flown across
the Channel
The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" (Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kana ...
from occupied Belgium in 1941.
OO-ATD and the flight to freedom
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Squadron bases
See also
*List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
Squadron (aviation), Squadrons are the main form of flying unit of the Royal Air Force (RAF). These include Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) squadrons incorporated into the RAF when it was formed on 1 April 1918, dur ...
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Aircraft squadrons of the Royal Air Force in World War II
Military units and formations established in 1942
510 Squadron