No. 1303 Flight RAF

No. 1303 Flight RAF
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IVs, but as the code 'UX' gives away, from No. 82 Squadron RAF
Active	31 July 1943 – 30 April 1946
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Role	Meteorological reconnaissance
Part of	No. 222 Group RAF, Air Command South East Asia[1]
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldry	No known badge
Squadron Codes	No known identification code for the flight is known to have been carried

No. 1303 (Meteorological) Flight was formed at RAF Ratmalana, Ceylon, on 31 July 1943 by re-designating 4 Meteorological Flight.^[2] The flight was disbanded on 30 April 1946^[3] at RAF Negombo, Ceylon.

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by no. 1303 Flight RAF, data from^[2][3]

From	To	Aircraft	Version	Example
January 1944	30 April 1946	Bristol Blenheim	Mk.IV	Z9706
1 July 1944	30 April 1946	Hawker Hurricane	Mk.IIc	LD242 S
1 July 1944	30 April 1946	Hawker Hurricane	Mk.IId	HW796

Flight bases

Bases and airfields used by no. 1303 Flight RAF, data from^[2][3]

From	To	Base
31 July 1943	19 April 1944	RAF Ratmalana, Ceylon
19 April 1944	1 July 1944	RAF Sigiriya, Ceylon
1 July 1944	1 December 1945	RAF Ratmalana, Ceylon
1 December 1945	30 April 1946	RAF Negombo, Ceylon

References

Notes

1. ^ Delve 1994, pp. 76, 83.
2. ^ ^{a b c} Lake 1999, p. 84.
3. ^ ^{a b c} Sturtivant and Hamlin 2007, p. 118.

Bibliography

• Delve, Ken. The Source Book of the RAF. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1994. ISBN 1-85310-451-5.
• Lake, Alan. Flying Units of the RAF. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
• Sturtivant, Ray, ISO and John Hamlin. RAF Flying Training And Support Units since 1912. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 2007. ISBN 0-85130-365-X.

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