No. 286 Squadron RAF
Encyclopedia
No. 286 Squadron RAF was a non-operational Second World War Royal Air Force
squadron that operated a variety of aircraft to provide targets for anti-aircraft gun practice in the west country of England.
on 17 November 1941 from No. 10 Group AAC Flight. It served at various locations and detachments around the west country for the next four years before finally moving to RAF Weston Zoyland
where it was disbanded on 16 May 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 that operated a variety of aircraft to provide targets for anti-aircraft gun practice in the west country of England.
History
The squadron was formed at RAF FiltonRAF Filton
RAF Filton was a World War II, Royal Air Force Sector Airfield situated at Filton Aerodrome about 5 miles north of the city centre of Bristol, England....
on 17 November 1941 from No. 10 Group AAC Flight. It served at various locations and detachments around the west country for the next four years before finally moving to RAF Weston Zoyland
RAF Weston Zoyland
thumb|C-47s of the 306th Troop Carrier SquadronRAF Station Weston Zoyland is a former World War II airfield in Somerset, England. The airfield is located approximately east-southeast of Bridgwater; about west-southwest of London...
where it was disbanded on 16 May 1945.
Aircraft operated
| From | To | Aircraft | Variant | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1941 | Jan 1942 | Westland Lysander Westland Lysander The Westland Lysander was a British army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft used immediately before and during the Second World War... |
Mk.II | |
| Nov 1941 | Jun 1943 | 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... |
Mk.I | |
| Nov 1941 | Jul 1944 | Boulton-Paul Defiant | Mks.I, III | |
| Nov 1941 | May 1945 | Airspeed Oxford Airspeed Oxford The Airspeed AS.10 Oxford was a twin-engine aircraft used for training British Commonwealth aircrews in navigation, radio-operating, bombing and gunnery during the Second World War.-Design and development:... |
Mks.I, II | |
| Apr 1942 | May 1945 | Hawker Hurricane | Mks.IIc, IV | |
| Jul 1943 | Dec 1944 | Miles Martinet Miles Martinet |-See also:-Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0.... |
Mk.I | |
| Nov 1944 | Mar 1945 | Miles Master Miles Master -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Amos, Peter and Don Lambert Brown. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0.... |
Mk.III |