No. 535 Squadron RAF was one of the ten Turbinlite nightfighter squadrons of the

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during the

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History

No. 535 Squadron was formed at

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on 2 September 1942, from No. 1456 (Turbinlite) Flight, as part of No. 9 Group RAF in

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. Instead of operating only Turbinlite and -rudimentary- Airborne Intercept (AI) radar equipped aircraft ( Havocs and Bostons) and working together with a normal nightfighter unit, such as in their case

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while still 1456 Flight, the unit now also flew with their own

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s. It was disbanded at High Ercall on 25 January 1943, when 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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External links

Squadron.cfm 535 Squadron history on MOD site

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