No. 1455 (Fighter) Flight was formed at RAF Tangmere, West Sussex on 7 July 1941, equipped with Turbinlite Douglas Boston and Douglas Havoc aircraft.Lake 1999, p. 90. On operations they co-operated with the Hawker Hurricanes of 1 Squadron and 3 Squadron.Rawlings 1978, p. 465. The flight was replaced with 534 Squadron on 2 September 1942.Sturtivant and Hamlin 2007, p. 123.Jefford 2001, p. 97.

534 Sqn, which had taken over men and machines, carried on flying the Turbinlite Bostons and Havocs till the system was abandoned on 25 January 1943,Halley 1988, p. 403. when Turbinlite squadrons were, due to lack of success on their part and the rapid development of AI radar, thought to be superfluous.Rawlings 1978, p. 463.

Aircraft operated +Aircraft operated by no. 1455 Flight RAF, data from From To Aircraft Version 7 July 1941 2 September 1942 Douglas Havoc Mk.I (Turbinlite) 7 July 1941 2 September 1942 Douglas Havoc Mk.I 7 July 1941 2 September 1942 Douglas Havoc Mk.II (Turbinlite) 7 July 1941 2 September 1942 Douglas Boston Mk.II (Turbinlite) 7 July 1941 2 September 1942 Douglas Boston Mk.III (Turbinlite)

Flight bases +Bases and airfields used by no. 1455 Flight RAF, data from From To Base 7 July 1941 2 September 1942 RAF Tangmere, West Sussex

Commanding officers +Officers commanding no. 1455 Flight RAF, data from From To Name 7 July 1941 January 1942 S/Ldr. J. Latimer, DFC January 1942 2 September 1942 S/Ldr. G.O. Budd, DFC

References Notes

Bibliography

Delve, Ken. The Source Book of the RAF. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1994. . Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918-1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. . Jefford, C.G. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). . Lake, Alan. Flying Units of the RAF. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1999. . Rawlings, John D.R. Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Macdonald & Jane's (Publishers) Ltd., 1969 (2nd edition 1976, reprinted 1978). . Sturtivant, Ray, ISO and John Hamlin. RAF Flying Training And Support Units since 1912. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 2007. .

External links Aircraft and Markings of no. 511-598 sqn, amongst them 534 sqn, the successor of 1455 flt.