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No. 127 Wing RAF


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unit_nameNo. 127 Wing RAF
No. 127 (RCAF) (Fighter) Wing RAF
No. 127 Airfield Headquarters RAF
[[File:Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg90px]]
countryUnited Kingdom
branchRoyal Air Force
roleAir supremacy
sizewing
command_structureNo. 11 Group RAF
RAF Second Tactical Air Force (2 TAF)
garrisonRAF KenleyRAF Tangmere
notable_commandersHugh Constant Godefroy
J.E. Johnson
Lloyd Chadburn
aircraft_attackHawker Typhoon
aircraft_fighterSupermarine Spitfire Mk.IX

No. 127 (RCAF) (Fighter) Wing RAF No. 127 Airfield Headquarters RAF RAF Second Tactical Air Force (2 TAF) J.E. Johnson Lloyd Chadburn No. 127 Wing RAF was a formation of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. It comprised No. 403 Squadron RCAF, No. 416 Squadron RCAF and No. 443 Squadron RCAF.

History

127 Wing, or the 'Kenley Wing', based at RAF Kenley, was led by Wing Commander 'Johnnie' Johnson from Spring to September 1943, and he returned to command it during the Normandy Campaign.

On 5 June 1944 the wing was based at RAF Tangmere and consisted of 403, 416, and 421 Squadron's

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  1. Johnnie Johnson, ''Wing Leader'', London: Chatto & Windus, 1956/Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1959.
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