| Název: Name: | 540. peruť RAF | No. 540 Squadron RAF |
| Originální název: Original Name: | No. 540 Squadron RAF | |
| Datum vzniku: Raised/Formed: | 19.10.1942 | |
| Předchůdce: Predecessor: | 1. fotoprůzkumná jednotka (letky 'H' a 'L') | No. 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit / No. 1 PRU ('H' and 'L' Flights) |
| Datum zániku: Disbanded: | 01.10.1946 | |
| Nástupce: Successor: | 58. peruť RAF | No. 58 Squadron RAF |
| Nadřízené velitelství: Higher Command: | 19.10.1942-26.06.1943 1. fotoprůzkumná jednotka 26.06.1943-14.04.1944 106. křídlo RAF 14.04.1944-15.08.1946 106. skupina RAF | 19.10.1942-26.06.1943 No. 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit / No. 1 PRU 26.06.1943-14.04.1944 No. 106 Wing RAF 14.04.1944-15.08.1946 No. 106 Group RAF |
| Dislokace: Deployed: | 19.10.1942-29.02.1944 Leuchars, Royal Air Force Station Leuchars 29.02.1944-29.03.1945 Benson, Royal Air Force Station Benson 29.03.1945-23.09.1945 Pommeuse, Advanced Landing Ground A-58 Coulommiers 23.09.1945-06.11.1945 Dorchester, Royal Air Force Station Mount Farm 06.11.1945-01.10.1946 Benson, Royal Air Force Station Benson | |
| Velitel: Commander: | 19.10.1942-DD.05.1943 Young, M. J. B. (Wing Commander) DD.05.1943-DD.03.1944 Douglas-Hamilton, Lord Malcolm Avondal (Wing Commander) DD.03.1944-DD.09.1944 Merifield, J. R. H. (Wing Commander) DD.09.1944-01.01.1946 Ball, Alfred Henry Wynne (Wing Commander) DD.01.1946-DD.10.1946 ?, ? ( ) | |
| Výzbroj: Armament: | DD.10.1942-DD.12.1942 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IV DD.10.1942-DD.05.1943 De Havilland Mosquito Mk.I DD.10.1942-DD.08.1943 De Havilland Mosquito Mk.IV DD.12.1942-DD.08.1943 De Havilland Mosquito Mk.VIII DD.07.1943-DD.03.1945 De Havilland Mosquito Mk.IX DD.05.1944-DD.12.1945 De Havilland Mosquito Mk.XVI DD.11.1944-DD.06.1945 De Havilland Mosquito Mk.VI DD.11.1944-DD.08.1945 De Havilland Mosquito Mk.XXXII DD.11.1945-DD.10.1946 De Havilland Mosquito Mk.XXXIV | |
| Poznámka: Note: | kódové označení DH (11.1945-09.1946) historie jednotky | Squadron Codes DH (11.1945-09.1946) Units History |
| Zdroje: Sources: | BOWMAN, Martin: Mosquito Photo-Reconnaissance Units of World War 2, Osprey Publishing, 1999, ISBN 1 85532 891 7 HALLEY, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9. JEFFORD, Wing Commander C.G., MBE, BA, RAF(Retd.). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6. RAWLINGS, John D. R. Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1982. ISBN 0-7106-0187-5. http://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn521-540.htm http://www.raf.mod.uk/history_old/h540.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._540_Squadron_RAF www.historyofwar.org | |
540. peruť RAF [1942-1946]
No. 540 Squadron RAF
Detašmány / Detachments
Note/Note: The period is only approximate / Detachment dates indicate that and the detachment(s) took place at some point between these dates unless specific dates quoted.
resources
JEFFORD, Wing Commander C. G., MBE, BA, RAF(Retd.). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
http://www.rafweb.org/Menu.htm#Station .
| period | dislocation |
|---|---|
| DD.10.1942-DD.03.1945 | RAF North Front |
| DD.10.1942-29.02.1944 | RAF Benson |
| DD.10.1944-DD.11.1944 | RAF Dyce |
| DD.MM.1944-DD.03.1945 | Jagodnik |
| DD.03.1945-DD.11.1945 | Trondheim |
Note/Note: The period is only approximate / Detachment dates indicate that and the detachment(s) took place at some point between these dates unless specific dates quoted.
resources
JEFFORD, Wing Commander C. G., MBE, BA, RAF(Retd.). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
http://www.rafweb.org/Menu.htm#Station .
Reklama
the Mosquito PR Mk.IV DZ383 at the base of the Boscombe Down. This machine served with the 540. squadron RAF..
![540. peruť RAF [1942-1946] - zdroj: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205126837](/attachments/6857/large_000000.jpg)
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