List of Hawker Typhoon operators
The List of Hawker Typhoon operators lists the countries and their air force units that have operated the aircraft:
 |
Operators
[edit]Australia
[edit]- No. 451 Squadron RAAF - Three aircraft, for tropical trials.[1]
Canada
[edit]- No. 400 Squadron RCAF - Two aircraft for development work.[1]
- No. 438 Squadron RCAF
- No. 439 Squadron RCAF
- No. 440 Squadron RCAF
New Zealand
[edit]
United Kingdom
[edit]- 1 Squadron (July 1942 - April 1944)[3]
- 3 Squadron (February 1943 - April 1944)[4]
- 4 Squadron - Tactical Fighter Reconnaissance Unit, part of Second Tactical Air Force - used a small number of Fighter Reconnaissance (FR) Typhoons.[1] (October 1944 - January 1945)[4]
- 56 Squadron (September 1941 - May 1944)[5]
- 137 Squadron (January 1944 - August 1945)[6]
- 164 Squadron (January 1944 - May 1945)[7]
- 168 Squadron (September 1944 - February 1945)[7]
- 170 Squadron - Two aircraft for development work.[1]
- 174 Squadron (April 1943 - September 1945)[8]
- 175 Squadron (April 1943 - September 1945)[8]
- 181 Squadron (September 1942 - September 1945)[8]
- 182 Squadron (September 1942 - September 1945)[9]
- 183 Squadron (November 1942 - January 1945)[9]
- 184 Squadron (March 1944 - September 1945)[9]
- 186 Squadron (November 1943 - February 1944)[9]
- 193 Squadron (January 1943 - August 1945)[10]
- 195 Squadron (November 1942 - February 1944)[10]
- 197 Squadron (November 1942 - August 1945)[10]
- 198 Squadron (December 1942 - September 1945)[10]
- 245 Squadron (December 1942 - August 1945)[11]
- 247 Squadron (January 1943 - August 1945)[11]
- 257 Squadron (July 1942 - May 1945)[12]
- 263 Squadron (December 1943 - August 1945)[13]
- 266 Squadron (January 1942 - July 1945)[14]
- 268 Squadron (July 1944 - October 1944)[14] FR 1B
- 349 (Belgian) Squadron[1]
- 350 (Belgian) Squadron - Three aircraft only.[1]
- 534 Squadron[15]
- 542 Squadron - One aircraft (MN315)[1]
- 609 Squadron (April 1942 - September 1945)[16]
- 1320 ('Abdullah') Flight (May - June 1944)[17]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Article XV Squadrons - the RNZAF proper did not use Typhoons.
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Thomas and Shores 1988, p. 179.
- ^ As stopgap: Rawlings 1978, p. 450.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 23.
- ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 24.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 43.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 60.
- ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 64.
- ^ a b c Jefford 1988, p. 65.
- ^ a b c d Jefford 1988, p. 66.
- ^ a b c d Jefford 1988, p. 67.
- ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 77.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 79.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 80.
- ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 81.
- ^ Rawlings 1978, p. 465.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 99.
- ^ Lake 1999, p. 85.
Bibliography
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hawker Typhoon.
- Jefford, C.G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
- Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
- Rawlings, John D.R. Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Macdonald & Jane's (Publishers) Ltd., 1969 (2nd edition 1976, reprinted 1978). ISBN 0-354-01028-X. (Various Squadron pages plus order of Battle 1944, pages 528-529)
- Thomas, Chris. Hawker Typhoon: Warpaint Series No. 5. Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire, UK: Hall Park Books Ltd., 2000.
- Thomas, Chris and Christopher Shores. The Typhoon and Tempest Story. London: Arms and Armour Press, 1988. ISBN 978-0-85368-878-5.