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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.

No. 146 Squadron RAF
Active15 October 1941 – 30 June 1945
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
Motto(s)Percutit insidians pardus
Latin: The watchful panther strikes[1]
Insignia
Squadron BadgeA panther head.
Squadron CodesYZ (Apr 1939 - Sep 1939)

History


Plans for formation of the squadron in World War I 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.


Aircraft operated


Aircraft operated by no. 146 Squadron RAF[2]
FromToAircraftVariant
Oct 1941Sep 1942Hawker Audax
Mar 1942May 1942Curtiss MohawkIV
Mar 1942May 1942Brewster F2A BuffaloI
May 1942Jan 1944Hawker HurricaneIIB
Dec 1943May 1944Hawker HurricaneIIC
Jun 1944Mar 1945Republic P-47 ThunderboltI
Mar 1945Jul 1945Republic P-47 ThunderboltII

References


  1. Pine, L G (1983). A dictionary of mottoes. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul. p. 173. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
  2. C.G.Jefford (1988). RAF Squadrons. UK Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.




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