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No. 135 Squadron RAF
No. 135 Squadron RAF
Active	1 April 1918 – 4 July 1918; 15 August 1941 – 10 June 1945
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Motto(s)	Latin: Pennas ubique monstramus ‘We show our wings everywhere’
Insignia
Squadron Badge	A peacock.
Squadron Codes	WK (Aug 1941 - June 1945)

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No. 135 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.

Formation and World War I

No. 135 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed on 1 March 1918 at RAF Hucknall, Nottinghamshire in the training role. It was intended to train on the De Havilland DH.9 from September 1918 and to move to France in October 1918 but in a major re-organisation of squadrons after the Royal Air Force was formed the squadron disbanded on 4 July 1918 without becoming operational.^[1]^[2]

Reformation in World War II

The squadron reformed in August 1941 as a fighter unit equipped with Hawker Hurricanes and was stationed at RAF Baginton but moved to RAF Honiley in September 1941.^[1] It was then moved to Calcutta, India and Rangoon, Burma. The squadron converted to the Republic Thunderbolt I until its disbandment upon renumbering to 615 Squadron in June 1945.^[1]

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by no. 135 Squadron RAF^[1]
From	To	Aircraft	Variant
Aug 1941	Nov 1941	Hawker Hurricane	IIA
Nov 1941	Nov 1941	Hawker Hurricane	IIC
Feb 1942	Oct 1943	Hawker Hurricane	IIB
Oct 1943	Sep 1944	Hawker Hurricane	IIC
May 1944	Jun 1945	Republic Thunderbolt	I

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Jefford 1988, p. 60
^ Jefford 1988, pp. 108-109

Bibliography

Jefford, C.G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1 85310 053 6.

External links

[Jefford060-1] Jefford 1988, p. 60

[Jefford108-2] Jefford 1988, pp. 108-109

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 '''No. 135 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]].
-==Formation and World War I===
+==Formation and World War I==
 No. 135 Squadron [[Royal Flying Corps]] was formed on 1 March 1918 at [[RAF Hucknall]], Nottinghamshire in the training role. It was intended to train on the [[De Havilland DH.9]] from September 1918 and to move to France in October 1918 but in a major re-organisation of squadrons after the [[Royal Air Force]] was formed the squadron disbanded on 4 July 1918 without becoming operational.<ref name="Jefford060" /><ref name="Jefford108" />
 ==Reformation in World War II==
-The squadron reformed in August 1941 as a fighter unit equipped with [[Hawker Hurricanes]] and was stationed at [[RAF Baginton]] and [[RAF Honiley]]. It was then moved to [[Calcutta]], [[India]] and [[Rangoon]], [[Burma]]. The squadron converted to the [[Republic P-47 Thunderbolt|Republic Thunderbolt I]] until its disbandment upon renumbering to No 615 Squadron in June 1945.
+The squadron reformed in August 1941 as a fighter unit equipped with [[Hawker Hurricanes]] and was stationed at [[RAF Baginton]] but moved to [[RAF Honiley]] in September 1941.<ref name="Jefford060" /> It was then moved to [[Calcutta]], [[India]] and [[Rangoon]], [[Burma]]. The squadron converted to the [[Republic P-47 Thunderbolt|Republic Thunderbolt I]] until its disbandment upon renumbering to [[No. 615 Squadron RAF|615 Squadron]] in June 1945.<ref name="Jefford060" />
 ==Aircraft operated==