Název: Name: | 51. peruť RAF | No. 51 Squadron RAF |
Originální název: Original Name: | No. 51 Squadron RAF | |
Datum vzniku: Raised/Formed: | 05.03.1937 | |
Předchůdce: Predecessor: | 58. peruť RAF ('B' letka) | No. 58 Squadron RAF ('B' Flight) |
Datum zániku: Disbanded: | 30.10.1950 | |
Nástupce: Successor: | - | - |
Nadřízené velitelství: Higher Command: | DD.MM.193?-DD.05.1942 4. skupina RAF DD.05.1942-DD.10.1942 (Velitelství pobřežního letectva) DD.10.1942-DD.MM.194? 4. skupina RAF | DD.MM.193?-DD.05.1942 No. 4 Group RAF DD.05.1942-DD.10.1942 (Coastal Command) DD.10.1942-DD.MM.194? No. 4 Group RAF |
Dislokace: Deployed: | 15.03.1937-24.03.1937 Driffield, Royal Air Force Station Driffield 24.03.1937-20.04.1938 Amesbury, Royal Air Force Station Boscombe Down 20.04.1938-09.12.1939 Linton-on-Ouse, Royal Air Force Station Linton-on-Ouse 09.12.1939-06.05.1942 Dishforth, Royal Air Force Staton Dishforth 06.05.1942-27.10.1942 Braunton, Royal Air Force Station Chivenor 27.10.1942-20.04.1945 Pollington, Royal Air Force Station Snaith 20.04.1945-21.08.1945 Leconfield, Royal Air Force Station Leconfield 21.08.1945-20.08.1946 Stradishall, Royal Air Force Station Stradishall 20.08.1946-01.12.1947 Waterbeach, Royal Air Force Station Waterbeach 01.12.1947-25.06.1948 Abingdon-on-Thames, Royal Air Force Station Abingdon 25.06.1948-31.10.1950 Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth, Royal Air Force Station Bassingbourn | |
Velitel: Commander: | 29.04.1937-23.08.1937 Wilson, R. C. (Squadron Leader) 23.08.1937-27.02.1939 Elliot, K. H. R. (Wing Commander) 27.02.1939-05.05.1940 Silvester, James (Wing Commander) 05.05.1940-02.10.1940 Owen, A. H. (Wing Commander) 02.10.1940-16.12.1940 Brescon, N. F. (Wing Commander) 16.12.1940-13.01.1941 Tait, J. B. (Wing Commander) 13.01.1941-09.05.1941 Wilson, R. C. (Wing Commander) 09.05.1941-15.11.1941 Burnett, Brian Kenyon (Wing Commander) 15.11.1941-18.05.1942 Pickard, Percy Charles (Wing Commander) 18.05.1942-08.10.1942 Tuck, J. A. H. (Wing Commander) 08.10.1942-28.04.1943 Sawyer, A. V. (Wing Commander) 28.04.1943-14.11.1943 Franks, Alan Donald (Wing Commander) 14.11.1943-01.02.1944 Wilkerson, D. S. S. (Wing Commander) 01.02.1944-01.04.1944 Ayling, Richard Cecil (Wing Commander) 01.04.1944-08.11.1944 Ling, C. W. M. (Wing Commander) 08.11.1944-30.04.1945 Holford, H. A. R (Wing Commander) 30.04.1945-03.12.1945 Barnard, E. F. E (Wing Commander) 03.12.1945-DD.09.1946 Iveson, D. (Wing Commander) DD.09.1946-DD.12.1947 Skelton, G. F. A. (Squadron Leader) DD.12.1947-DD.11.1948 Hurry, J. (Squadron Leader) DD.11.1948-DD.11.1949 Bevan-John, D. R. S. (Squadron Leader) DD.11.1949-30.10.1950 White, W. J. A. (Squadron Leader) | |
Výzbroj: Armament: | DD.03.1937-DD.02.1938 Vickers Virginia Mk.X DD.03.1937-DD.02.1938 Avro Anson Mk.I DD.02.1938-DD.12.1939 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk.II DD.08.1938-DD.03.1940 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk.III DD.11.1939-DD.05.1940 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk.IV DD.01.1940-DD.10.1942 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk.V DD.11.1942-DD.01.1944 Handley Page Halifax Mk.II DD.01.1944-DD.05.1945 Handley Page Halifax Mk.III DD.06.1945-DD.04.1946 Short Stirling Mk.V DD.11.1945-DD.01.1946 Short Stirling Mk.IV DD.01.1946-DD.10.1950 Avro York C Mk.I | |
Poznámka: Note: | kódové označení UT (08.1939-09.1939) MH (09.1939-05.1945) LK (MM.RRRR-01.1944 - letka ′C′) C6 (01.1944-05.1945 - letka ′C′) TB (05.1945-12.1949) MH (12.1949-10.1950) historie jednotky | Squadron Codes UT (08.1939-09.1939) MH (09.1939-05.1945) LK (MM.RRRR-01.1944 - 'C' Flight) C6 (01.1944-05.1945 - 'C' Flight) TB (05.1945-12.1949) MH (12.1949-10.1950) 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. http://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn051-55.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._51_Squadron_RAF https://www.raf.mod.uk/organisation/51squadron.cfm http://www.51history.org/ http://www.51squadron.com/Main.html www.raf.mod.uk http://www.lancaster-archive.com/bc_sqn-51.htm www.historyofwar.org http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/51_squadron.html |