No. 587 Squadron RAF was an anti-aircraft co-operation squadron 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) an ...
from 1943 to 1946.
History
The squadron was formed at
RAF Weston Zoyland
RAF Westonzoyland is one of the country's oldest airfields being established in the early 1920s. Somerset, England. The airfield is located approximately east-southeast of Bridgwater; about west-southwest of London.
It was opened in 1925 ...
,
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
on 1 December 1943, from
1600 Flight,
1601 Flight and
1625 Flight for anti-aircraft co-operation duties over
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
and the south east of England. It operated a variety of aircraft. By June 1944 it was part of
No. 70 Group RAF,
Air Defence of Great Britain
The Air Defence of Great Britain (ADGB) was a RAF command comprising substantial army and RAF elements responsible for the air defence of the British Isles. It lasted from 1925, following recommendations that the RAF take control of homeland air ...
.
accessed September 2020.
Due to the ongoing training requirement the squadron was not disbanded at the end of the Second World War, war and it moved to RAF Tangmere
RAF Tangmere was a Royal Air Force station located in Tangmere, England, famous for its role in the Battle of Britain, and one of several stations near Chichester, West Sussex. The famous Second World War aces Wing Commander Douglas Bader, a ...
on 1 June 1946 to cover the south coast, but was disbanded shortly afterwards on 15 June 1946.
Aircraft operated
Squadron bases
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External links
Short 587 Squadron history on new MOD site
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No. 587
Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
Military units and formations established in 1943
587 Squadron