No. 526 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a British

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calibration and communications squadron.

History

No. 526 Squadron was formed on 15 June 1943 at RAF Longman,

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from the calibration flights of Nos. 70, 71 and 72 Wing RAF to carry out calibration duties in northern Scotland. It had a mixture of mainly twin-engined aircraft, including the

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and

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. The squadron also operated the

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and

de Havilland Hornet Moth The de Havilland DH.87 Hornet Moth is a single-engined cabin biplane designed by the de Havilland Aircraft Company in 1934 as a potential replacement for its highly successful de Havilland Tiger Moth trainer. Although its side-by-side two-se ...

, which apart from calibration were also used for communications duties. The squadron was disbanded on 1 May 1945 when it was merged into 527 Squadron.

Aircraft operated

Squadron bases

References

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External links

Squadron history on MOD site

{{DEFAULTSORT:No. 526 Squadron Raf No. 526 Military units and formations established in 1943 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945