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No. 1409 Flight RAF

Former Royal Air Force meteorological reconnaissance flight

Summary

Former Royal Air Force meteorological reconnaissance flight

Field	Value
unit_name	No. 1409 Flight RAF
image	MosquitoPRmarkIX.jpg
image_size	350
caption	Mosquito PR Mark IX ML897 of 1409 Flight in 1944.
dates	1 April 1943 – 13 May 1946
country	UK United Kingdom
branch	[[File:Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg	23px]] Royal Air Force
role	meteorological
command_structure	No. 8 Group RAF, Bomber Command
No. 47 Group RAF, Transport Command
equipment	de Havilland Mosquito 1943–1946
Consolidated Liberator 1945–1946
identification_symbol_2	AE
identification_symbol_2_label	Squadron Codes

No. 47 Group RAF, Transport Command Consolidated Liberator 1945–1946 1409 (Meteorological) Flight was formed on 1 April 1943 to provide meteorological information for RAF Bomber Command and the USAAF. Equipped with unarmed de Havilland Mosquito aircraft, the crews of the Flight undertook long range meteorological reconnaissance flights until the end of the Second World War in Europe and continued in this role until 1946.

Formed at RAF Oakington as part of the disbandment of 521 Squadron, the Flight was part of No. 8 Group RAF, the Pathfinders. Flying singly the missions were codenamed PAMPA (Photo-recce And Meteorological Photography Aircraft).

In January 1944 the Flight moved to RAF Wyton where it remained until July 1945 when it moved to RAF Upwood. In October 1945 the Flight was transferred to No. 47 Group RAF and partially re-equipped with Consolidated Liberator aircraft in addition to its Mosquitos at RAF Lyneham. The Flight was disbanded at Lyneham in May 1946.

During the war the Flight flew 1,364 operations for a loss of only 3 aircraft.

Stations

RAF Oakington: 1 April 1943 – January 1944
RAF Wyton: January 1944 – 4 July 1945
RAF Upwood: 4 July 1945 – 10 October 1945
RAF Lyneham: 10 October 1945 – 13 May 1946

References

Sturtivant, R. C.. (15 February 1957). "Below Squadron Status". [[Flight International.
Ogden, R. J.. (July 2001). "Meteorological Services leading to D-Day". [[Royal Meteorological Society]].
McNeill, Ross. (August 1999). "No.521 Squadron RAF". RAF Commands.
"PFF Squadrons and Bases". Bennett & The Pathfinders.
Edwards, Sean. (22 August 2006). "Squadrons at RAF Upwood". Raf Upwood.
(6 April 2005). "Bomber Command, Campaign Diary April 1943". [[Royal Air Force]].

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