No. 598 Squadron RAF was an Anti-aircraft Co-operation squadron of the
Royal Air Force during the
Second World War.
History
The squadron was formed on 1 December 1943 at
RAF Peterhead,
Scotland from No. 1479 Flight RAF and No. 1632 Flight RAF. It was tasked as an Anti-aircraft Co-operation Unit to cover the north east of Scotland and though officially based at Peterhead, it had detachments all over Scotland. The squadron continued in its role to March 1945, when it moved south to
RAF Bircham Newton and re-equipped with the
Bristol Beaufighter
The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter (often called the Beau) is a British multi-role aircraft developed during the Second World War by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. It was originally conceived as a heavy fighter variant of the Bristol Beaufort ...
. It disbanded at Bircham Newton on 30 April 1945.
Aircraft operated
Squadron bases
See also
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List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
References
Notes
Bibliography
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External links
Squadron histories for nos. 541–598 sqn on RafWeb's Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation
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Aircraft squadrons of the Royal Air Force in World War II
Military units and formations established in 1943
598 Squadron