No. 182 Squadron RAF

No. 182 Squadron RAF
No. 182 Squadron RAF
Active	25 August 1942 – 30 September 1945
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Motto(s)	Fearless I direct my flight
Insignia
Squadron Badge	A gauntlet holding a sword
Squadron code	XM (August 1942 - September 1945)

No. 182 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as a fighter-bomber unit in World War II.

History

Formation in World War II

The squadron formed on 25 August 1942 at RAF Martlesham Heath and was supplied with Hurricanes and Typhoons. It then operated the Typhoons from several locations in the United Kingdom including RAF Snailwell, RAF Lasham, RAF Odiham and RAF Hurn. It attacked V-1 flying bomb launch sites and supported the Normandy landings in June 1944. It then relocated to France where it followed the allied advance across Europe seeking targets of opportunity. It disbanded in Lübeck, Germany on 30 September 1945.

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by no. 182 Squadron RAF
From	To	Aircraft	Variant
Sep 1942	Oct 1942	Hawker Hurricane	I
Sep 1942	Jan 1943	Hawker Typhoon	IA
Sep 1942	Sep 1945	Hawker Typhoon	IB

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References

^ Pine, LG (1983). A Dictionary of mottoes. London: Routledge & K. Paul. p. 74. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
^ C.G.Jefford (1988). RAF Squadrons. UK Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.

External links

Squadron history on the official RAF website

[1] Pine, LG (1983). A Dictionary of mottoes. London: Routledge & K. Paul. p. 74. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.

[Jefford-2] C.G.Jefford (1988). RAF Squadrons. UK Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.

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