No. 515 Squadron RAF
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No. 515 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
The squadron motto was Cleriter ferite ut hostes nacesit (Strike quickly to kill the enemy).
It was formed at RAF Northolt on 1 October 1942, equipped with Defiant II fighters, as part of No. 11 Group RAF in Fighter Command to perform radar jamming duties. They rebased to RAF Heston later that month, and re-equipped with the Beaufighter IIf in May 1943.
The squadron transferred in December 1943 to No. 100 Group RAF in Bomber Command, and moved to RAF Little Snoring. Re-equipped with de Havilland Mosquito VIs in March 1944, and operated these for the remainder of the war.
It was disbanded at Little Snoring on the 10 June 1945.
[edit] Aircraft Operated
- 1942 - Boulton Paul Defiant
- 1943 - Bristol Beafighter I
- 1944 - de Havilland Mosquito II
- 1944 - de Havilland Mosquito VI
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- No. 515 Squadron RAF movement and equipment history
- G G Jefford, RAF Squadrons, second edition 2001, Airlife Publishing, UK, ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
