| No. 655 Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | 30 Nov 1942 – 31 Aug 1945 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom |
| Branch |
 Royal Air Force |
| Role | Air Observation Post Squadron |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron badge heraldry | No badge known[1] |
| Squadron codes |
PA (1944 – Aug 1945, HQ Flight)[2] PB (1944 – Aug 1945, 'A' Flight)[2] PC (1944 – Aug 1945, 'B' Flight)[2] PD (1944 – Aug 1945, 'C' Flight)[2] |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Reconnaissance | Taylorcraft Auster |
No. 655 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were Air Observation Post units working closely with Army units in artillery spotting and liaison. A further three of these squadrons, 664–666, were manned with Canadian personnel. Their duties and squadron numbers were transferred to the Army with the formation of the Army Air Corps on 1 September 1957.[3][4]
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History[edit | edit source]
No. 655 Squadron was formed at RAF Old Sarum, Wiltshire, on 30 November 1942 and went into action on August 1943 in North Africa. From December 1943, it served in Italy, where it remained until disbanding at Ronchidisambiguation needed on 31 August 1945.
Aircraft operated[edit | edit source]
An Auster Mk.III.
| From | To | Aircraft | Variant |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 1942 | February 1943 | Auster | Mk.I |
| February 1943 | August 1944 | Auster | Mk.III |
| June 1944 | August 1945 | Auster | Mk.IV |
| January 1945 | August 1945 | Auster | Mk.V |
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Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Halley 1988, p. 446.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Flintham and Thomas 2003, p. 97.
- ↑ Halley 1988, p. 444.
- ↑ Jefford 2001, pp. 102–105.
- ↑ Jefford 2001, p. 103.
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Flintham, Vic and Andrew Thomas. Combat Codes: A Full Explanation and Listing of British, Commonwealth and Allied Air Force Unit Codes Since 1938. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-84037-281-8.
- Halley, James J. (1988). "The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth, 1918–1988". Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
- Jefford, Wing Commander C.G., MBE, BA, RAF(Retd). (2001). "RAF Squadrons: A Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents Since 1912". Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
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