No. 510 Squadron was a Royal Air Force transport and liaison aircraft squadron that disbanded during April 1944. It operated during the Second World War having formed during October 1942.
History
During 1942 it was decided that No. 24 Squadron was too large and the internal communication flight became No. 510 Squadron, on 15 October 1942 at RAF Hendon, located in London. The squadron inherited an assortment of light transport types to allow it fly communications and liaison flights within the United Kingdom. On 8 April 1944, still at RAF Hendon, the squadron was disbanded when it was renamed to the Metropolitan Communications Squadron, inheriting the aircraft and code(s) of 510 squadron.
Aircraft operated +Aircraft operated by no. 510 Squadron RAF, data from From To Aircraft Version Notes October 1942 January 1943 Westland Lysander Mk.I Single-engined piston liaison monoplane October 1942 October 1943 Stinson Reliant Single-engined liaison monoplane October 1942 December 1943 de Havilland Hornet Moth Single-engined liaison biplane October 1942 December 1943 de Havilland Puss Moth Single-engined liaison monoplane October 1942 January 1944 Hawker Hart Single-engined biplane October 1942 April 1944 Airspeed Oxford Twin-engined liaison monoplane October 1942 April 1944 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I Single-engined fighter October 1942 April 1944 de Havilland Tiger Moth Single-engined biplane October 1942 April 1944 Percival Proctor Mks.I & III Single-engine monoplane October 1942 April 1944 Percival Vega Gull Single-engined monoplane October 1942 April 1944 Curtiss Mohawk Mk.III Single-engined fighter October 1942 April 1944 Percival Q.6 Single-engined monoplane October 1942 April 1944 de Havilland Gipsy Moth Single-engined biplane October 1942 April 1944 Stampe SV.4 B Single-engined biplane December 1942 April 1944 Avro Anson Mk.I Twin-engined monoplane May 1943 December 1943 Koolhoven FK.43 Single-engined monoplane August 1943 December 1943 General Aircraft Cygnet Single-engined monoplane March 1944 April 1944 Percival Proctor Mk.IV Single-engined monoplane
The Stampe SV.4 was "liberated" by two Belgian pilots and flown across the Channel from occupied Belgium in 1941.
Squadron bases +Bases and airfields used by no. 510 Squadron RAF, data from From To Base 15 October 1942 8 April 1944 RAF Hendon, Middlesex
See also List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
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