No. 598 Squadron RAF
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No. 598 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
The squadron was formed on 1 December 1943 at RAF Peterhead, Scotland from 1479 Flight and No. 1632 Flight RAF. It was tasked as an Anti-aircraft Co-operation Unit to cover the north east of Scotland.
The squadron continued in its role to March 1945 when it moved south to RAF Bircham Newton and re-equipped with the Bristol Beaufighter. It disbanded at Bircham Newton on 30 April 1945.
[edit] Aircraft Operated
- 1943 - Westland Lysander IIA
- 1943 - Airspeed Oxford
- 1943 - Miles Martinet
- 1944 - Hawker Hurricane IV
- 1944 - Hawker Hurricane IIC
- 1945 - Bristol Beaufighter I
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- G G Jefford, RAF Squadrons, second edition 2001, Airlife Publishing, UK, ISBN 978-1-84037-141-3.
