No. 153 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that saw service in both the First and Second World Wars.
History
On 1 July 1958, the unit was renumbered as No. 25 Squadron RAF.
Aircraft operated
DatesAircraftVariantNotesReferences1918–1919Sopwith CamelSingle-engined biplane fighter1941–1942Boulton Paul DefiantISingle-engined fighter1942–1943Bristol BeaufighterIFTwin-engined ground attack1942–1944Bristol BeaufighterVIF1944Hawker HurricaneIICSingle-engined fighter1944Supermarine SpitfireVIIIIXSingle-engined fighter1944–1945Avro LancasterI and IIIFour-engined heavy bomber1955–1957Gloster MeteorNF12 and NF14Twin-engined jet night fighter
Bases used RAF Ballyhalbert - October 1941 - January 1943 RAF Limavady - October 1941 to January 1942 - Detachment RAF Maison Blanche - Algiers Algeria - December 1942 - July 1943 RAF Rerhaia - Reghaia Algeria - July 1943 - September 1944 RAF Alghero - Sardinia - July - September 1944 - Detachment RAF Kirmington - October 1944 - UK RAF Scampton - October 15,1944 to September, 1945
Notable personnel Kenneth Rayment, served with 153 Squadron from 1941 to 1943; he was the co-pilot during the Munich air disaster of 1958 Francis Richard Lee Mellersh, commanded No. 153 Squadron from 1956–1957
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