No. 526 Squadron RAF


No. 526 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a British Second World War calibration and communications squadron.

History

No. 526 Squadron was formed on 15 June 1943 at RAF Longman, Inverness, Scotland from the calibration flights of Nos. 70, 71 and 72 Wing RAF to carry out calibration duties in northern Scotland. It had a mixture of mainly twin-engined aircraft, including the Bristol Blenheim and Airspeed Oxford. The squadron also operated the de Havilland Dominie and de Havilland Hornet Moth, which apart from calibration were also used for communications duties. The squadron was disbanded on 1 May 1945 when it was merged into 527 Squadron.

Aircraft operated

FromToAircraftVersion
June 1943May 1945Bristol BlenheimMk.IV
June 1943May 1945de Havilland Hornet Moth
June 1943May 1945Airspeed OxfordMk.I
August 1943May 1945de Havilland DominieMk.I