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No. 419 (Special Duties) Flight was formed at RAF North Weald on 21 August 1940, moving to RAF Stradishall where it was disbanded to form No. 1419 (Special Duties) Flight on 1 March 1941, continuing to fly Westland Lysander STOL aircraft, Armstrong Whitworth Whitley bombers and Martin Maryland reconnaissance bombers on Special Operations Executive clandestine operations. The flight was disbanded at RAF Newmarket on 25 August 1941 to form No. 138 Squadron RAF which continued flying clandestine support missions for the remainder of WWII.

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  • No. 1419 Flight RAF
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  • No. 419 (Special Duties) Flight was formed at RAF North Weald on 21 August 1940, moving to RAF Stradishall where it was disbanded to form No. 1419 (Special Duties) Flight on 1 March 1941, continuing to fly Westland Lysander STOL aircraft, Armstrong Whitworth Whitley bombers and Martin Maryland reconnaissance bombers on Special Operations Executive clandestine operations. The flight was disbanded at RAF Newmarket on 25 August 1941 to form No. 138 Squadron RAF which continued flying clandestine support missions for the remainder of WWII.
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  • Special Duties
  • Tactical Support
Dates
  • --03-01
  • --08-21
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  • No. 1419 Flight RAF
Equipment
  • AgustaWestland Merlin HC.3
  • Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V
  • Martin Maryland
  • Westland Lysander I
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  • No. 419 (Special Duties) Flight was formed at RAF North Weald on 21 August 1940, moving to RAF Stradishall where it was disbanded to form No. 1419 (Special Duties) Flight on 1 March 1941, continuing to fly Westland Lysander STOL aircraft, Armstrong Whitworth Whitley bombers and Martin Maryland reconnaissance bombers on Special Operations Executive clandestine operations. The flight was disbanded at RAF Newmarket on 25 August 1941 to form No. 138 Squadron RAF which continued flying clandestine support missions for the remainder of WWII. No. 1419 (Tactical Support) Flight RAF was re-surrected at Basra, Iraq from elements of No. 28 Squadron RAF and No. 78 Squadron RAF from RAF Benson flying AgustaWestland Merlin HC.3 helicopters in support of Operation Telic until the British drawdown in Iraq, the flight then being relocated to Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom
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