Název: Name: | 161. peruť RAF | No. 161 Squadron RAF |
Originální název: Original Name: | No. 161 (Special Duties) Squadron RAF | |
Datum vzniku: Raised/Formed: | 15.02.1942 | |
Předchůdce: Predecessor: | Královská letka | King’s Flight |
Datum zániku: Disbanded: | 02.06.1945 | |
Nástupce: Successor: | - | - |
Nadřízené velitelství: Higher Command: | 15.02.1942-02.06.1945 3. skupina RAF | 15.02.1942-02.06.1945 No. 3 Group RAF |
Dislokace: Deployed: | 15.02.1942-01.03.1942 Newmarket, Royal Air Force Station Newmarket 01.03.1942-08.04.1942 Graveley, Royal Air Force Station Graveley 08.04.1942-02.06.1945 Tempsford, Royal Air Force Station Tempsford | |
Velitel: Commander: | 15.02.1942-DD.10.1942 Fielden, Edward Hedley (Wing Commander) DD.10.1942-DD.05.1943 Pickard, Percy Charles (Wing Commander) DD.05.1943-DD.01.1945 Hodges, Lewis McDonald (Wing Commander) DD.01.1945-DD.02.1945 Watson, G. (Wing Commander) DD.02.1945-DD.03.1945 Brogan, M. A. (Wing Commander) DD.03.1945-05.06.1945 Ratcliff, L. F. (Wing Commander) | |
Výzbroj: Armament: | DD.02.1942-DD.06.1945 Westland Lysander Mk.IIIA DD.02.1942-DD.08.1944 Lockheed Hudson Mk.I DD.02.1942-DD.12.1942 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk.V DD.09.1942-DD.12.1942 Handley Page Halifax Mk.II DD.10.1942-DD.10.1944 Handley Page Halifax Mk.V DD.10.1942-DD.04.1943 Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle Mk.I DD.10.1942-DD.12.1943 Douglas Havoc Mk.I DD.09.1943-DD.06.1945 Lockheed Hudson Mk.IIIA DD.09.1943-DD.06.1945 Lockheed Hudson Mk.V DD.09.1944-DD.06.1945 Short Stirling Mk.IV | |
Poznámka: Note: | kódové označení AX (přidělen 04.1939-09.1939) MA (02.1942-1945) JR (04.1944-1945 - na strojích Lysander) historie jednotky | Squadron Codes AX (Allocated 04.1939-09.1939) MA (02.1942-1945) JR (04.1944-1945 - Lysander Flight only) Units History |
Zdroje: Sources: | HALLEY, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9. JEFFORD, Wing Commander C.G., MBE, BA, RAF(Retd.). 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). ISBN 1-85310-053-6. RAWLINGS, John D. R. Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1982. ISBN 0-7106-0187-5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._161_Squadron_RAF http://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn161-165.htm http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/161squadron.cfm www.historyofwar.org www.raf.mod.uk www.tempsfordairfield.com http://www.lancaster-archive.com/bc_sqn-161.htm http://www.rafcommands.com/Ross/Bomber/161B.html |