No. 132 Squadron RAF
No. 132 (City of Bombay) Squadron RAF |
Active |
1 Mar 1918 - 23 Dec 1918
7 Jul 1941 – 15 April 1946 |
Country |
United Kingdom |
Branch |
Royal Air Force |
Motto |
Latin:Cave leopardum - 'Beware the leopard' |
Insignia |
Squadron Badge |
A leopard. |
Squadron Codes |
FF (Jul 1941 - Apr 1946) |
No. 132 (City of Bombay) Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter unit in World War II.
History
Formation and World War I
No. 132 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed on 1 March 1918 and became a unit of the Royal Air Force, but it disbanded on 23 December 1918 without becoming operational.
Reformation in World War II
The squadron reformed in 1941 as a fighter unit equipped with Spitfires and then provided air defence from Peterhead, Scotland and Southern England. It then moved to Normandy after the D-Day Landings. It returned to England in September 1944 before moving to Vavuniya, Ceylon in January 1945. It was then based in Hong Kong and was disbanded on 15 April 1946.
Aircraft operated
Aircraft operated by no. 132 Squadron RAF
From |
To |
Aircraft |
Variant |
Jul 1941 |
Nov 1941 |
Supermarine Spitfire |
I |
Sep 1941 |
Apr 1942 |
Supermarine Spitfire |
IIB |
Mar 1942 |
Jun 1943 |
Supermarine Spitfire |
VB |
May 1943 |
Jun 1943 |
Supermarine Spitfire |
VC |
Jun 1943 |
Oct 1943 |
Supermarine Spitfire |
VB |
Sep 1943 |
Jan 1944 |
Supermarine Spitfire |
IXB |
Jan 1944 |
Mar 1944 |
Supermarine Spitfire |
VB |
Jan 1944 |
Mar 1944 |
Supermarine Spitfire |
VI |
Mar 1944 |
Jul 1944 |
Supermarine Spitfire |
IXB |
Jun 1944 |
Sep 1944 |
Supermarine Spitfire |
IXE |
Sep 1944 |
Nov 1944 |
Supermarine Spitfire |
IXB |
Jan 1945 |
May 1945 |
Supermarine Spitfire |
VIII |
May 1945 |
Apr 1946 |
Supermarine Spitfire |
XIV |
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