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No. 535 Squadron RAF was one of the ten Turbinlite nightfighter squadrons of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

No. 535 Squadron RAF
Active	2 Sep 1942 – 25 Jan 1943[1]
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Role	Turbinlite nightfighter squadron
Part of	No. 9 Group RAF, Fighter Command[2]

History

No. 535 Squadron was formed at RAF High Ercall, Shropshire on 2[1] September 1942, from No. 1456 (Turbinlite) Flight,[3][4] as part of No. 9 Group RAF in Fighter Command. Instead of operating only Turbinlite and -rudimentary- Airborne Intercept (AI) radar equipped aircraft (Havocs and Bostons) and working together with a normal nightfighter unit, such as in their case No. 257 Squadron RAF while still 1456 Flight, the unit now also flew with their own Hawker Hurricanes. It was disbanded at High Ercall on 25 January 1943,[1] when Turbinlite squadrons were, due to lack of success on their part and the rapid development of AI radar, thought to be superfluous.[5]

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by No. 535 Squadron RAF, data from[1][3][5]

From	To	Aircraft	Version
2 September 1942	25 January 1943	Douglas Havoc	Mk.I (Turbinlite)
2 September 1942	25 January 1943	Douglas Havoc	Mk.II (Turbinlite)
2 September 1942	25 January 1943	Douglas Boston	Mk.III (Turbinlite)
2 September 1942	25 January 1943	Hawker Hurricane	Mk.IIc

Squadron bases

Bases and airfields used by No. 535 Squadron RAF, data from[1][2][3][5]

From	To	Base
2 September 1942	25 January 1943	RAF High Ercall, Shropshire

Commanding officers

Officers commanding No. 535 Squadron RAF, data from[3]

From	To	Name
2 September 1942	25 January 1943	S/Ldr. B.H. Moloney

References

Notes

Bibliography

External links

• Squadron.cfm 535 Squadron history on MOD site
• No. 535 Squadron RAF movement and equipment history
• Squadron histories for nos. 521–540 squadron on RafWeb's Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation

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