No. 138 Squadron RAF
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No. 138 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force, last disbanded in 1962. The squadron motto was For Freedom.
It was originally formed as a fighter-reconnaissance squadron in September 1918, and was disbanded in February 1919.
During the Second World War it was reformed in 1941, from No. 1419 Flight, as No. 138 (Special Duties) Squadron. It was tasked with dropping agents and equipment of the Special Operations Executive inside occupied territory. It carried out this role until March 1945 when it was reassigned to Bomber Command, operating under No. 3 Group. It was disbanded in 1950.
In 1955, it reformed as the first squadron to be equipped with the Vickers Valiant, based at RAF Gaydon and later moving to RAF Wittering. It flew from Malta during the Suez Crisis, and was finally disbanded on 1 April 1962.
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[edit] Aircraft Operated
- 1918 - Bristol F2b Fighter
- 1941 - Westland Lysander IIIA
- 1941 - Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V
- 1941 - Handley Page Halifax II
- 1943 - Handley Page Halifax V
- 1944 - Short Stirling V
- 1945 - Avro Lancaster I & III
- 1947 - Avro Lincoln B2
- 1955 - Vickers Valiant B1 & B(K)1
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- G G Jefford, RAF Squadrons, second edition 2001, Airlife Publishing, UK, ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
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