No. 525 Squadron was a Royal Air Force transport aircraft squadron that operated during the Second World War.

History The squadron was formed on 1 September 1943 at RAF Weston Zoyland to operate the Vickers Warwick in the transport role. It first operated on the routes from England to Gibraltar and North Africa, but the Warwick was not the best aircraft for the role and it was withdrawn in 1944. The Warwick was replaced with the Douglas Dakota and one example of the Mark III transport version of the former four-engined heavy bomber, the Short Stirling. The squadron soon operated on routes throughout Europe and also became mainly manned by Canadian personnel. By the end of the war it was mainly operating routes to India. The Canadians withdrew at the end of the war, but the squadron continued with trooping flights. On 1 December 1946 the squadron was disbanded at RAF Abingdon, when it was re-numbered to 238 Squadron.

Aircraft operated +Aircraft operated by No. 525 Squadron RAF From To Aircraft Version September 1943 September 1944 Vickers Warwick Mk.I June 1944 July 1945 Douglas Dakota Mk.III July 1944 November 1944 Short Stirling Mk.III August 1944 September 1944 Vickers Warwick Mk.III February 1945 December 1946 Douglas Dakota Mk.IV

Squadron airfields +stations and airfields used by No. 525 Squadron RAF From To Airfield Remark 2 September 1943 6 February 1944 RAF Weston Zoyland, Somerset 6 February 1944 15 July 1945 RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire Det. at RAF Almaza, Egypt 15 July 1945 31 October 1945 RAF Membury, Berkshire Det. at Vienna-Schwechat, Austria 31 October 1945 1 December 1946 RAF Abingdon, Berkshire Det. at Vienna-Schwechat, Austria

Commanding officers +Officers commanding No. 525 Squadron RAF From To Name October 1943 September 1944 W/Cdr. C.E.F. Riley September 1944 June 1945 W/Cdr. D.R. Miller June 1945 March 1946 W/Cdr. R.G. Dutton, DSO, DFC March 1946 December 1946 W/Cdr. H.G. Newman

See also List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons

References Notes

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External links

No. 525 Squadron history at old MOD site No. 525 Squadron history at new MOD site Squadron histories for nos. 521–540 squadron at RafWeb's Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation