No. 569 Squadron RAF was a proposed squadron of the
Royal Air Force during the
Second World War.
History
The squadron was theoretically formed on 10 January 1944 as a transport unit within
46 Group. This group was created as a Transport Support Group and was to have 5 squadrons at 3 new bases,
RAF Down Ampney
Royal Air Force Down Ampney or more simply RAF Down Ampney is a former Royal Air Force station located north east of Cricklade, Wiltshire and south west of RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire. The airfield operated during the Second World War from F ...
,
RAF Blakehill Farm
Royal Air Force Blakehill Farm or more simply RAF Blakehill Farm is a former Royal Air Force station southwest of Cricklade in Wiltshire, England, operational between 1944 and 1952.
History
The station was originally allocated to the United S ...
and
RAF Broadwell The intended squadrons were two already existing ones,
Nos. 271,
512
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Year 512 ( DXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Paulus and Moschianus (or, less frequently, year ...
and three new ones to be formed: Nos. 569,
575
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Year 575 ( DLXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 575 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era ...
and
597 Squadron. In the event only No. 575 Squadron was really formed, and
No. 48 Squadron RAF
No. 48 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that saw service in both the First and Second World Wars.
History First World War
No. 48 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed at Netheravon, Wiltshire, on 15 April 1916. The squadron w ...
and
No. 233 Squadron RAF
No. 233 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron that operated from 1918–1919, 1937–1945, 1952–1957 and 1960–1964. The squadron was formed from several Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) flights and took part in the tail end of the First ...
took the other places, though personnel under training with 512 squadron had been intended for service with No. 569 Squadron.
No. 569 Squadron, like No. 597 Squadron was disbanded on 1 March 1944 before it had any aircraft or personnel.
See also
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List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
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RAF Transport Command
RAF Transport Command was a Royal Air Force command that controlled all transport aircraft of the RAF. It was established on 25 March 1943 by the renaming of the RAF Ferry Command, and was subsequently renamed RAF Air Support Command in 1967.
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External links
569 Squadron history on MOD site
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Military units and formations established in 1944
Military units and formations disestablished in 1944
569
Year 569 ( DLXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 569 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the ...