Identifier:
2
Notes:
Title:
Biographical/Historical note
Content:
No.541 Squadron was formed on 19 October 1942 at Benson from B and F Flights of the Photographic Reconnaissance Unit. Equipped with Spitfires, it carried out photographic reconnaissance missions over Europe until the end of the war. During 1946 the squadron received some Lancasters for survey work in Africa, but disbanded on 30 September 1946, the Lancaster flight becoming No.82 Squadron. On 1 November 1947, No.541 reformed at Benson with Spitfire PR.19s for photographic reconnaissance and survey duties. The squadron moved to Germany in June 1951 and remained there until disbanding on 6 September 1957.
Title:
General Physical Description note
Content:
<extent encodinganalog="3.1.5">326 vertical aerial photographs.</extent>
Subjects:
ACIU 06836
Resource ID:
Resource Component ID:
302
Archive reference:
GB 551 NCAP/1-1-16-2
Type:
file
SAR:
GB 551 NCAP/1-1-16-2-
Start date:
-843955200
End date:
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