No. 516 Squadron RAF

No. 516 Squadron RAF

No. 516 Squadron RAF
Active	28 April 1943 - 2 December 1944
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Role	army co-operation
Part of	No. 105 (Combined Operations) Wing RAF
Base	RAF Dundonald
Insignia
Squadron Codes	No codes are known to have been carried between Apr 1943 and Dec 1944[1][2]

No. 516 Squadron RAF was an army co-operation squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

Contents

• 1 History
• 2 Aircraft operated
• 3 See also
• 4 References
  • 4.1 Notes
  • 4.2 Bibliography
• 5 External links
• 6 Related content

History

No. 516 Squadron was formed on 28 April 1943 at RAF Dundonald from 1441 (Combined Operations) Flight on 28 April 1943.^[3] Its role was to provide realistic training facilities to both combined operations training units in the Western Scotland area. It operated a large variety of aircraft with the unusual task to provide realistic low-level attacks against commando and assault troops undergoing training. The work involved detaching aircraft near the troop training areas including RAF Ayr and RAF Haverfordwest. By 1944 the training of commando and assault troops was on the decline and the squadron was disbanded at Dundonald on the 2 December 1944.

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by no. 516 Squadron RAF, data from^[4][5][6]

From	To	Aircraft	Version
April 1943	December 1943	Westland Lysander	Mks.II, IIIa
April 1943	February 1944	North American Mustang	Mk.I
April 1943	December 1944	Avro Anson	Mk.I
May 1943	December 1944	Bristol Blenheim	Mk.IV
December 1943	December 1944	Hawker Hurricane	Mks.IIb, IIc

See also

• List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons

References

Notes

1. ^ Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, p. 148.
2. ^ Flintham and Thomas 2003, p. 232.
3. ^ Sturtivant and Hamlin 2007, p. 123.
4. ^ Rawlings 1982, p. 257.
5. ^ Halley 1988, p. 396.
6. ^ Jefford 2001, p. 97.

Bibliography

• Bowyer, Michael J.F. and John D.R. Rawlings. Squadron Codes, 1937-56. Cambridge, UK: Patrick Stephens Ltd., 1979. ISBN 0-85059-364-6.
• Flintham, Vic and Andrew Thomas. Combat Codes: A full explanation and listing of British, Commonwealth and Allied air force unit codes since 1938. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd., 2003. ISBN 1-84037-281-8.
• Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth, 1981-1988. 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, 2001. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
• Jones, Phil. Airfield Focus No. 35: Dundonald. Peterborough, UK: GMS Enterprises, 1998. ISBN 1-870384-66-0.
• 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.
• Shears, Doug. Damn my Two Left Feet....and how I Flew with Them. Timaru, New Zealand: Jeff Mill & Associates, 2001. ISBN 0-95822-800-0. Doug was a pilot with 516 and the book includes a chapter on his experiences with them.
• Sturtivant, Ray, ISO and John Hamlin. RAF Flying Training And Support Units since 1912. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 2007. ISBN 0-85130-365-X.

External links

• Squadron histories for nos. 500-520 sqn
• Squadron history on MOD site
• Site for no. 516 Combined Operations Sqn

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