No. 614 Squadron RAF
| No. 614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1 Jun 1937 – 25 Jan 1944 3 Mar 1944 – 27 Jul 1945 10 May 1946 – 10 Mar 1957 10 Mar 2014 - present |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Branch |
 Royal Air Force
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| Part of | Royal Auxiliary Air Force |
| Garrison/HQ | Ty Llewellyn, Morgan Street, Cardiff CF10 4FG |
| Motto(s) |
Welsh: Codaf I geisio (Translated: "I rise to search") |
| post 1950 aircraft insignia |  |
| Commanders | |
| Honorary Air Commodore | R.E.C. Cadman |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron Badge heraldry | On a demi-terrestrial globe, a red dragon passant The red dragon points to the squadrons connection with Wales, 614 being the Glamorgan Squadron |
| Squadron Codes |
YX (Apr 1939 – 1940) LJ (1940 – Aug 1942) RAU (May 1946 – 1949) 7A (1949–1950) |
No. 614 Squadron was originally formed on 1 June 1937 as an army co-operation squadron unit of the Auxiliary Air Force. It served during the Second World War first in this role and later as a bomber squadron. Upon reformation it served as a fighter squadron until the disbandment of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force on 10 March 1957.
Formed at RAF Pengam Moors near Cardiff (the often cited Llandow was not erected yet) as an army co-operation squadron unit and part of the Auxiliary Air Force on 1 June 1937, No. 614 squadron was initially equipped with Hawker Hinds. By the end of the year it had received some additional Hawker Hectors which it flew until November 1939, when the squadron became operational on Westland Lysanders, the first of which had arrived in July of that year.
In June 1940 No. 614 squadron moved to Scotland to carry out coastal patrols, covering an area from Inverness to Berwick, 'A' flight, which was detached to Inverness for that purpose, became No. 241 Squadron RAF in the process. From July 1941 it began re-equipping with Bristol Blenheims, a process completed by January 1942. In support of RAF Bomber Command's 'Thousand Bomber Raids' in May and June 1942, the squadron sent its Blenheims to attack enemy airfields in the Low Countries and in August 1942 it laid smoke screens for the landings at Dieppe.
In November 1942 the Squadron moved to North Africa. There the Squadron carried out attacks against enemy airfields and lines of communication until May 1943, when the fighting in that area ended. It then became involved in shipping escort duties in the Mediterranean until being disbanded on 25 January 1944 at Borizzo Airfield, Sicily.
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