No. 607 Squadron RAF

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No. 607 Squadron
Active	17 March 1930 to 31 July 1945 and 10 May 1946 to 10 March 1957.
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Auxiliary Air Force
Equipment	Wapitis, Demons, Gladiators, Hurricanes, Spitfires, Vampires
Insignia
Squadron crest heraldry	A winged lion salient, the hind legs also winged.
Squadron Codes	* LW: Autumn 1938 - April 1939 AF: Apr 1939 - July 1945 RAN: May 1946 - March 1949 LA: July 1947 - June 1951

1 History
2 Aircraft Operated
3 References
- 3.1 Notes
- 3.2 Bibliography
4 External links
5 See also

[edit] History

No. 607 (County of Durham) Squadron was a squadron of the Auxiliary Air Force formed on 17 March 1930 at the new airfield of RAF Usworth, Sunderland as a day bomber unit of the Auxiliary Air Force (AuxAF).^[1]

The first Commanding Officer was W.L. later Viscount Runciman.

The squadron operated during World War II from various locations and was active as a fighter squadron during the battle of France and later, Battle of Britain. At the end of the war the squadron was operating in Burma until it disbanded on 31 July 1945.

On 10 May 1946 No.607 Squadron reformed at RAF Ouston as a day fighter squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. After flying Spitfires for five years, it converted to Vampires and was disbanded on 10 March 1957.^[2]

[edit] Aircraft Operated

Data from ^[3],^[4]

Westland Wapiti IIA December 1932 - January 1937
Hawker Demon September 1937 - March 1939
Gloster Gladiator Mk.I, II December 1938 - May 1940
Hawker Hurricane Mk.I March 1940 - June 1941
Hawker Hurricane MK.IIA, IIB June 1941 - March 1942
Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIB, IIC June 1942 - September 1943
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VC September 1943 - March 1944
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII March 1944 - July 1945
Supermarine Spitfire F.14 November 1946 - March 1949
Supermarine Spitfire F.22 July 1947 - June 1951
de Havilland Vampire FB.5 June 1951 - March 1957
de Havilland Vampire FB.9 April 1956 - February 1957

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

^ Halley 1980, p. 328.
^ Halley 1980, p. 328.
^ Halley 1980, p. 328.
^ Rawlings 1976, p. 490-491.

[edit] Bibliography

Dixon Robert. A Gathering Of Eagles PublishAmerica, Baltimore, London 2005 ISBN 1-4137-3498-7.
Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1980. ISBN 0-85130-083-9.
Jefford, C.G., Wing Commander MBE, BA, RAF (Retd). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd., 1998 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
Moyes, Philip J.R. Bomber Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Macdonald and Jane's (Publishers) Ltd., 1964 (Second edition 1976). ISBN 0-354-01027-1.
Rawlings, John D.R. Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Macdonald and Jane's (Publishers) Ltd., 1969 (Second edition 1976). ISBN 0-354-01028-X.