No. 577 Squadron was an anti-aircraft co-operation unit of the

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) and ...

formed during

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and active from December 1943 till June 1946 in the defence of the

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History

577 squadron was formed on 1 December 1943 at

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from elements of nos.6, 7 and 8 anti-aircraft cooperation units (AACU). It operated a varied lot of aircraft on airfields and bases all over the Midlands and Wales. On 15 June 1946 the squadron disbanded at Castle Bromwich.

Aircraft operated

Squadron bases

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