No. 1422 Flight RAF
Encyclopedia
No. 1422 Flight was an independent Royal Air Force
flight, used to test night fighting techniques and tactics.
to study the use of single-seat night fighters That unit went up into No. 96 Squadron RAF
on 18 December 1940.
The unit was reformed as No. 1422 (Night Fighter) Flight at RAF Heston on 12 May 1941, equipped with a variety of night fighters for trials and experimental work. Tactics were developed here for the Turbinlite
Douglas Havoc and Turbinlite de Havilland Mosquito
, as well as radar equipped aircraft. The flight was disbanded on 3 June 1944 to become the Special Projectile Flight of the Royal Aircraft Establishment
.
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
flight, used to test night fighting techniques and tactics.
History
The unit started originally as No. 422 (Fighter Interception) Flight, formed on 14 October 1940 at RAF ShorehamShoreham-by-Sea
Shoreham-by-Sea is a small town, port and seaside resort in West Sussex, England. Shoreham-by-Sea railway station is located less than a mile from the town centre and London Gatwick Airport is away...
to study the use of single-seat night fighters That unit went up into No. 96 Squadron RAF
No. 96 Squadron RAF
No. 96 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron. The squadron served on the Western Front during World War II and the Burma Campaign in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II. No. 96 Squadron served in a variety of roles such as night fighter cover and transportation. It was disbanded in 1959,...
on 18 December 1940.
The unit was reformed as No. 1422 (Night Fighter) Flight at RAF Heston on 12 May 1941, equipped with a variety of night fighters for trials and experimental work. Tactics were developed here for the Turbinlite
Turbinlite
The Helmore/GEC Turbinlite was a 2,700 million candela searchlight fitted in the nose of a number of British Douglas Havoc night fighters during the early part of the Second World War and around the time of The Blitz....
Douglas Havoc and Turbinlite de Havilland Mosquito
De Havilland Mosquito
The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. It was known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews and was also nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder"...
, as well as radar equipped aircraft. The flight was disbanded on 3 June 1944 to become the Special Projectile Flight of the Royal Aircraft Establishment
Royal Aircraft Establishment
The Royal Aircraft Establishment , was a British research establishment, known by several different names during its history, that eventually came under the aegis of the UK Ministry of Defence , before finally losing its identity in mergers with other institutions.The first site was at Farnborough...
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