No. 131 Wing was formed on 12 May 1944 within No. 18 Sector RAF, No. 84 Group RAF, RAF Second Tactical Air Force at RAF Chailey. It moved to RAF Appledram on 28 June 1944, then to RAF Ford and it crossed the channel to France on 22 July 1944 going to B.12 Caen/Ellon. It then used B.10 Plumelot, B.131 Londinieres, B.51 Lille-Vendeville, B.70 Antwerp/Deurne, B.61 Ghent/St Denis Westrem, B.60 Grimbergen, B.77 Glize-Rijen, B. 101 Nordhorn, B.113 Varrelbusch and B.111 Ahlhorn. It moved back to England and RAF Hethel where it was disbanded on 2 January 1947.[2]
wing, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, february, 2024, learn, when, remove, t. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message No 131 Polish Fighter Wing RAF is a former Royal Air Force wing that was operational during the Second World War mainly staffed by Polish personnel as part of the Polish Air Forces in France and Great Britain No 131 Wing RAFNo 131 Polish Fighter Wing RAFNo 131 Airfield Headquarters Polish RAFCountryUnited KingdomAllegiancePolish Government in exileBranchRoyal Air ForceRoleAir supremacySizeWingLast baseRAF HethelAircraft flownAttackHawker TyphoonFighterSupermarine Spitfire Mk IX The unit was previously No 131 Airfield Headquarters Polish RAF during 1943 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 3 1 Citations 3 2 BibliographyHistory editNo 131 Airfield Headquarters Polish RAF was formed at RAF Northolt on 4 October 1943 within No 18 Wing RAF 1 No 131 Wing was formed on 12 May 1944 within No 18 Sector RAF No 84 Group RAF RAF Second Tactical Air Force at RAF Chailey It moved to RAF Appledram on 28 June 1944 then to RAF Ford and it crossed the channel to France on 22 July 1944 going to B 12 Caen Ellon It then used B 10 Plumelot B 131 Londinieres B 51 Lille Vendeville B 70 Antwerp Deurne B 61 Ghent St Denis Westrem B 60 Grimbergen B 77 Glize Rijen B 101 Nordhorn B 113 Varrelbusch and B 111 Ahlhorn It moved back to England and RAF Hethel where it was disbanded on 2 January 1947 2 See also editList of Wings of the Royal Air ForceReferences editCitations edit Sturtivant Hamlin amp Halley 1997 p 54 Sturtivant Hamlin amp Halley 1997 p 322 Bibliography edit Sturtivant R Hamlin J Halley J 1997 Royal Air Force flying training and support units UK Air Britain Historians ISBN 0 85130 252 1 nbsp This article about a specific military unit is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Polish military article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This RAF article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This World War II article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title No 131 Wing RAF amp oldid 1207453070, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
