No. 532 Squadron RAF was one of the ten
Turbinlite nightfighter squadrons of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
History
No. 532 Squadron RAF was formed on 2 September 1942
from
1453 (Turbinlite) Flight, based at
RAF Wittering
Royal Air Force Wittering or more simply RAF Wittering is a Royal Air Force station within the unitary authority area of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and the unitary authority area of North Northamptonshire. Although Stamford in Lincolnshire i ...
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1453
Turbinlite Flight had previously operated in conjunction with
No. 151 Squadron RAF
(Translation: "Fidelity unto duty" or "Faith for duty" or "Fidelity into duty")
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and
No. 486 Squadron RNZAF. It was disbanded at
RAF Hibaldstow on 25 January 1943,
when the Turbinlite squadrons were, due to lack of success on their part and the rapid development of AI radar, thought to be superfluous.
Aircraft operated
Squadron bases
Commanding officers
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532 Squadron
Military units and formations established in 1942
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