No. 146 Squadron RAF
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No. 146 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force
Squadron formed as a fighter unit in India
in World War II
.
never came to fruition. It was formed in on 15 October 1941 at Risalpur
, India
, then moved to Assam
where it was equipped with Mohawks
. Upon arrival in Calcutta it was equipped with Hurricanes
and flew missions over Burma. It converted to Thunderbolts before its disbandment in June 1945.
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...
Squadron formed as a fighter unit in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
Formation and World War II
Plans for formation of the squadron in World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
never came to fruition. It was formed in on 15 October 1941 at Risalpur
Risalpur
Risalpur is a city in Nowshera District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on the Nowshera-Mardan Road. It is nearly 45 km from Peshawar and 15 km from Mardan and is located at 34°4'52N 71°58'21E. In a basin some 1014 feet above sea level, it is bounded on the south and west by the Kabul and...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, then moved to Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
where it was equipped with Mohawks
Miles Mohawk
-Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0.* Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1970. ISBN 0-37000-127-3....
. Upon arrival in Calcutta it was equipped with Hurricanes
Hawker Hurricane
The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd for the Royal Air Force...
and flew missions over Burma. It converted to Thunderbolts before its disbandment in June 1945.
Aircraft operated
| From | To | Aircraft | Variant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1941 | Sep 1942 | Hawker Audax Hawker Hart The Hawker Hart was a British two-seater biplane light bomber of the Royal Air Force , which had a prominent role during the RAF's inter-war period. The Hart was designed during the 1920s by Sydney Camm and built by Hawker Aircraft... |
|
| Mar 1942 | May 1942 | Curtiss Mohawk | IV |
| Mar 1942 | May 1942 | Brewster F2A Buffalo | I |
| May 1942 | Jan 1944 | Hawker Hurricane Hawker Hurricane The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd for the Royal Air Force... |
IIB |
| Dec 1943 | May 1944 | Hawker Hurricane | IIC |
| Jun 1944 | Mar 1945 | Republic P-47 Thunderbolt | I |
| Sep 1944 | Oct 1944 | Republic P-47 Thunderbolt | II |
| Mar 1945 | Jul 1945 | Republic P-47 Thunderbolt | II |