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No. 670 Squadron RAF
No. 670 Squadron RAF
Active	16 November 1944 – 1 July 1946
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Role	Glider squadron
Part of	No. 229 Group RAF, South East Asia Command
Motto(s)	In Silence we Strike (unofficial)
Insignia
Squadron Badge	A winged cobra (unofficial)
Squadron Codes	No code(s) known to have been used by this squadron

No. 670 Squadron RAF was a glider squadron of the Royal Air Force active during the Second World War.

HistoryEdit

No. 670 Squadron was formed at Fatehjang, Punjab, (then) British India on 14 December 1944^[5] as a glider squadron, with the intention of being used for airborne operations by South East Asia Command. It continued to train, as part of No. 343 Wing RAF, until the surrender of Japan, when it became surplus to requirements. The squadron was disbanded on 1 July 1946 at Chaklala, Punjab, British India.^[5]

A Waco CG-4 (Hadrian) in British service.

PresentEdit

The squadron today is represented by 670 Squadron of 7 (Training) Regiment, Army Air Corps.

A de Havilland Tiger Moth restored in wartime colours.

Aircraft operatedEdit

An Airspeed Horsa under tow.

Aircraft operated by no. 670 Squadron RAF, data from^[5]
From	To	Aircraft	Version
January 1945	June 1945	Hadrian
July 1945	July 1946	de Havilland Tiger Moth	Mk.II
December 1945	June 1946	Airspeed Horsa

Squadron basesEdit

Bases and airfields used by no. 670 Squadron RAF, data from^[5]^[6]
From	To	Base
14 December 1944	30 May 1945	Fatehjang, Punjab, British India
30 May 1945	1 June 1945	Dhamial, Punjab, British India
1 June 1945	23 June 1945	Basal, Punjab, British India
23 June 1945	26 July 1945	Upper Topa Camp, Punjab, British India
26 July 1945	1 April 1946	Fatehjang, Punjab, British India
1 April 1946	1 July 1946	Chaklala, Punjab, British India

ReferencesEdit

NotesEdit

^ Delve 1994, p. 84
^ ^a ^b Barrass, M. B. (2015). "No. 651–670 Squadron Histories". Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 148.
^ Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 233.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Halley 1988, p. 452.
^ Jefford 2001, pp. 266–267.

BibliographyEdit

Bowyer, Michael J.F.; Rawlings, John D.R. (1979). Squadron Codes, 1937–56. Cambridge, UK: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 0-85059-364-6.
Delve, Ken (1994). The Source Book of the RAF. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-451-5.
Flintham, Vic; Thomas, Andrew (2003). Combat Codes: A Full Explanation and Listing of British, Commonwealth and Allied Air Force Unit Codes since 1938. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84037-281-8.
Halley, James J. (1988). The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth, 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
Jefford, C.G. (2001). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912 (2nd ed.). Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
Rawlings, John D.R. (1982). Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd. ISBN 0-7106-0187-5.