Once hostilities in Europe had ended, the number of squadrons and units within the RAF that operated the Halifax diminished, but there was still no less than eleven squadrons and units which operated the type in the post war years. Those squadrons and units are listed below. For details of wartime squadrons and units operating the Halifax, please click here. The following abbreviations are used in the following table:-
SQN - Squadron
HTCU - Heavy Transport Conversion Unit
TSCU - Transport Support Conversion Unit
HTSCU - Heavy Transport Support Conversion Unit
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UNIT DETAILS |
UNIT CODES |
OPERATIONAL DATES |
BASES |
MARKS OPERATED |
NOTES |
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47 SQN |
MOHD |
9.46 to 9.48 |
Qastina (Palestine); Fairford |
VII, IX |
Formed from 644 Sqn 9.46. Moved to Dishforth and converted to Hastings 9.48 |
|
113 SQN |
MOHC |
9.46 to 4.47 |
Aqir (Palestine) |
VIII, IX |
Formed from 620 Sqn 9.46. |
|
202 SQN |
Y3 |
10.46 to 1.51 |
Aldergrove |
VI, IX |
Sqn operated on Meteorological duties. Converted to Hastings 1.51 |
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224 SQN |
XB |
5.48 to 3.52 |
Aldergrove, with detachment at Gibraltar. |
VI |
Sqn operated on Meteorological duties. Converted to Shackletons 3.52 |
|
304 SQN |
QD |
5.46 to 12.46 |
Chedburgh |
VIII |
Polish Air Force Squadron. Never operated as an operational squadron with Halifaxes. |
|
519 SQN |
Z9 |
8.45 to 5.46 |
Tain; Leuchars 11.45 |
III |
Sqn operated on Meteorological duties. |
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521 SQN |
5O |
12.45 to 4.46 |
Chivenor |
II, VI |
Halifaxes used only briefly after converting from Flying Fortresses and Hurricanes, before squadron disbanded 4.46 |
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1331 HTCU |
not known |
12.46 to 1.48 |
Syerston |
VII |
Formed from the Halifax Training Unit at Dishforth. Absorbed into 241 OCU 1.48. |
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1383 TSCU |
GU |
8.45 to 8.46 |
Crosby |
VII |
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1385 HTSCU |
not known |
4.46 to 7.46 |
Wethersfield |
III, VII |
Disbanded 7.46 and its Halifaxes transferred to Syerston to join 1331 HTCU. |