No. 598 Squadron RAF
Military unit
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No. 598 Squadron RAF was an Anti-aircraft Co-operation squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
Active1 December 1943 – 30 April 1945
Country
United Kingdom
United KingdomBranch
Royal Air Force
Royal Air ForceRoleAnti-aircraft Co-operation Unit
| No. 598 Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1 December 1943 – 30 April 1945 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Role | Anti-aircraft Co-operation Unit |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron badge heraldry | No badge authorised[1] |
| Squadron codes | No squadron codes known to have been carried[2][3] |
History
The squadron was formed on 1 December 1943 at RAF Peterhead, Scotland from No. 1479 Flight RAF and No. 1632 Flight RAF. It was tasked as an Anti-aircraft Co-operation Unit to cover the north east of Scotland and though officially based at Peterhead, it had detachments all over Scotland. The squadron continued in its role to March 1945, when it moved south to RAF Bircham Newton and re-equipped with the Bristol Beaufighter. It disbanded at Bircham Newton on 30 April 1945.[4][5]
Aircraft operated
| From | To | Aircraft | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 1943 | January 1944 | Westland Lysander | Mk.IIa |
| December 1943 | April 1945 | Airspeed Oxford | Mks.I, II |
| December 1943 | April 1945 | Miles Martinet | Mk.I |
| February 1944 | April 1945 | Hawker Hurricane | Mk.IV |
| June 1944 | April 1945 | Hawker Hurricane | Mk.IIc |
| April 1945 | April 1945 | Bristol Beaufighter | Mk.I |
Squadron bases
| From | To | Base | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 December 1943 | 12 March 1945 | RAF Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | Dets. at RAF Longman, Inverness; RAF Skeabrae, Orkney Islands; RAF Sumburgh, Shetland Islands; RAF Montrose, Angus and RAF Turnhouse, Edinburgh |
| 12 March 1945 | 30 April 1945 | RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk | Dets. at RAF Lympne, Kent; RAF Peterhead, Aberdeenshire and RAF Hutton Cranswick, East Riding of Yorkshire |