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No. 613 Squadron RAF

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as a day and night tactical strike unit. The squadron mainly flew night intrusion sorties, but also took part in daylight precision actions such as that against the Dutch Central Population Registry building on 11 April 1944, where the Germans held their Dutch Gestapo records. The squadron disbanded
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After six further years of peacetime exercises, often detaching to operational RAF fighter stations, the unit disbanded for the final time at Ringway on 10 March 1957, on the same day as all other Royal Auxiliary Air Force flying units.
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became a tactical bomber unit. After the war the squadron reformed as a fighter unit and as such flew until its last disbandment in March 1957.
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served alongside the Hectors. The Hectors and Lysanders were used to dive-bomb German positions and drop supplies to friendly troops near
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aircraft were used in the dual training role. The Spitfires and their volunteer flying and ground crews were frequently detached to
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No. 613 Squadron Spitfire F.14s outside their Hangar No. 7 at RAF Ringway in 1947. Note the squadron's 'RAT' Reserve Command codes
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In August 1941 the squadron became a tactical reconnaissance unit and it began re-equipping with the faster
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at Ringway – the only example of a jet aircraft being both built and based at the airfield.
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at Ringway, was flown by the unit's C/O S.Ldr Jack Wales between June 1954 and December 1956
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613 Squadron Mosquito FB.VI NS898 'SY-Z' at RAF Lasham wearing 'D-Day' stripes in June 1944
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T.7 twin-seat trainers. Initial training with the new jet aircraft was carried out at
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were delivered to the unit during November to replace the Hinds. From 2 April 1940,
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FR.14s, replacing these in November 1948 by the higher performance Mark F.22s.
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In April 1950, No. 613 Squadron was transferred to become a unit within
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squadron formed on 1 February 1939 at the then new municipal airport at
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Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft
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The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth, 1918–1988
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was therefore created. The squadron was initially equipped with
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In front of two wings conjoined at base, a black fleur de lis
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on 1 February 1939 in the army cooperation role as part of
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The squadron reformed on 10 May 1946 at RAF Ringway (now
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Aircraft operated by no. 613 Squadron RAF, data from
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1957
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Officers commanding no. 613 Squadron RAF, data from
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(1979), 1089: 1050: 1040: 1038: 1036: 1034: 356:, France, on 7 August 1945 by being renumbered to 5294:Military units and formations established in 1939 399:No.613 Squadron Vampire FB.9 WR257 'A', built by 5280: 937: 935: 933: 931: 929: 927: 1346:Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft 1031: 1310:Bomber Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft 1235: 1001: 989: 977: 965: 4768: 1413: 924: 311:in April 1942, continuing to operate within 238: 21:No. 613 (City of Manchester) Squadron RAuxAF 1361: 1106: 1059: 1025: 4775: 4761: 1420: 1406: 1348:, London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1330:, London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1312:, Macdonald and Jane's (Publishers) Ltd., 1222:, Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Ltd., 1220:Mosquito Squadrons of the Royal Air Force 331:On 15 October 1943 the squadron moved to 168:The badge is based upon the badge of the 1343: 1325: 1118: 1044: 953: 415:FB.5. 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United Kingdom
United Kingdom

Royal Auxiliary Air Force
RAF Army Cooperation Command
RAF Bomber Command
RAF Reserve Command
RAF Fighter Command
Latin

Honorary Air Commodore
Percy "Laddy" Lucas
Manchester Regiment
Auxiliary Air Force
Royal Auxiliary Air Force
Ringway
Manchester
Second World War
RAF Ringway
No. 22 (Army Co-Operation) Group
No. 611 Squadron RAF
Speke
City of Manchester
Hawker Hinds
RAF Odiham
Basingstoke
Hawker Hectors
Westland Lysanders
Calais
Dunkirk evacuation

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