No. 1457 Flight RAF
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no-1457-flight-raf-295-7742264
title:
No. 1457 Flight RAF
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No. 1457 (Fighter) Flight was formed at RAF Colerne on 15 September 1941, and was equipped with Turbinlite Douglas Boston and Douglas Havoc aircraft. On operations they cooperated with the Hawker Hurricanes of 247 Squadron. By 15 November 1941 the flight moved to RAF Predannack, Cornwall. During its operational life the flight had three sightings of possible enemy aircraft. The first occasion was on 24 June 1942, when the flight lit up a suspected Ju 88 and the satellite fighters of 247 sqn fire
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._1457_Flight_RAF
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2019-12-11T12:37:02Z
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13
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