No. 195 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) an ...
aircraft squadron that operated during the Second World War, at first in the ground attack role and later as heavy bomber unit with the
Avro Lancaster.
History
No. 195 Squadron was formed at
RAF Duxford
Duxford Aerodrome is located south of Cambridge, within the civil parish of Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England and nearly west of the village. The airfield is owned by the Imperial War Museum (IWM) and is the site of the Imperial War Mus ...
on 16 November 1942 with the
Hawker Typhoon
The Hawker Typhoon is a British single-seat fighter-bomber, produced by Hawker Aircraft. It was intended to be a medium-high altitude interceptor, as a replacement for the Hawker Hurricane, but several design problems were encountered and i ...
. After a long training phase the squadron became operational at
RAF Ludham with the Typhoon operating offensive ''
Rhubarb'' sorties and from the end of the year was involved with ''
Roadstead'' operations using the Typhoons as bombers. The squadron was disbanded at
RAF Fairlop on 15 February 1944.
On 1 October 1944 the squadron was reformed at
RAF Witchford
Royal Air Force Witchford or RAF Witchford is a former Royal Air Force station about southwest of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England and north of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.
History
* No. 115 Squadron RAF first started using RAF Witchford from 26 ...
mainly from the former C Flight of
115 Squadron. Part of No. 3 Group it operated the
Avro Lancaster in the heavy bomber role and operated from
RAF Wratting Common until the end of the war in Europe. At the end of the European war the squadron was involved in supply drops over the Netherlands and transporting Prisoners of War to the UK from Germany and Italy. The squadron was disbanded for the final time on 14 August 1945.
Aircraft operated
Squadron Code Letters
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External links
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Military units and formations established in 1942
195 Squadron