No. 671 Squadron RAF
Active1 January 1945 – 25 October 1945
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
RoleGlider squadron
Part ofNo. 229 Group RAF, South East Asia Command[1]
Motto(s)Latin: Vafre Ac Furtim
(Translation: "Smart and unseen") (unofficial)[2]
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldryA tiger pierced crosswise with a sword and a sabre (unofficial)[2]
Squadron CodesNo code(s) known to have been used by this squadron[3][4]

No. 671 Squadron RAF was a glider squadron of the Royal Air Force active during the Second World War.

History

671 Squadron was formed at Bikram, Patna in India as a glider squadron on 1 January 1945 by renumbering No. 669 Squadron RAF,[5] with the intention of being used for airborne operations by South East Asia Command. It continued to train, as part of No. 344 Wing RAF, until the surrender of Japan, when it became surplus to requirements. The squadron was disbanded at Kargi Road on 25 October 1945.[5]

Present

The original squadron is represented today by 671 Squadron of 7 Regiment, Army Air Corps.

A Waco CG-4 (Hadrian) in British service.
A de Havilland Tiger Moth restored in wartime colours.

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by no. 671 Squadron RAF, data from[5]
FromToAircraftVersion
January 1945August 1945Hadrian
January 1945August 1945de Havilland Tiger MothMk.II

Squadron bases

Bases and airfields used by no. 671 Squadron RAF, data from[5][6]
FromToBase
1 January 19459 February 1945Bikram, Patna, Bihar
9 February 19453 April 1945Belgaum, Belgaum district, Karnataka
3 April 194526 August 1945Bikram, Patna, Bihar
26 August 194525 October 1945Kargi Road, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Delve 1994, p. 84
  2. 1 2 "Squadron historie on RAFwebs "Air of Authority"". Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  3. ↑ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 148.
  4. ↑ Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 233.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Halley 1988, p. 452.
  6. ↑ Jefford 2001, pp. 266–271.

Bibliography

  • Bowyer, Michael J.F.; Rawlings, John D.R. (1979). Squadron Codes, 1937–56. Cambridge, UK: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 0-85059-364-6.
  • Day, Anthony, CM, CD (1998), No. 671 Squadron, a Wartime History, Middle Wallop, UK: Lucraft/Museum of Army Flying{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Delve, Ken (1994). The Source Book of the RAF. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-451-5.
  • Flintham, Vic; Thomas, Andrew (2003). Combat Codes: A Full Explanation and Listing of British, Commonwealth and Allied Air Force Unit Codes since 1938. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84037-281-8.
  • Halley, James J. (1988). The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth, 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
  • Jefford, C.G. (2001). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912 (2nd ed.). Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
  • Rawlings, John D.R. (1982). Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd. ISBN 0-7106-0187-5.
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