No. 134 Squadron RAF was a part of the Royal Air Force which was formed as a light bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter squadron in World War II.
History First World War No. 134 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed on 1 March 1918 and became a unit of the Royal Air Force a month later but disbanded on 17 August 1918.
Second World War
The squadron reformed from a nucleus provided by 17 Squadron in July 1941 as a fighter unit equipped with Hawker Hurricanes stationed at RAF Leconfield. It was then based near Murmansk to train Russian pilots until the Hurricanes were handed over to the Russian Navy. Back in the UK the squadron was re-assembled at RAF Catterick on 7 December 1941, reequipped with Supermarine Spitfire fighters and moved to Northern Ireland for two months before it returned to RAF Baginton (in Warwickshire) to prepare to move overseas once again.
The squadron then operated in Egypt until November 1943 when it moved to India and Burma. It converted to the P-47 Thunderbolt and disbanded by being renumbered No. 131 Squadron.
Aircraft operated +Aircraft operated by No. 134 Squadron RAF From To Aircraft Variant Jun 1941 Mar 1942 Hawker Hurricane IIB Dec 1941 Feb 1942 Supermarine Spitfire VA Dec 1941 Feb 1942 Supermarine Spitfire IIA Jan 1942 Feb 1942 Hawker Hurricane IIB Jan 1942 Mar 1943 Supermarine Spitfire VB Jan 1943 Oct 1943 Hawker Hurricane IIB Mar 1943 Apr 1943 Hawker Hurricane IIC Jun 1943 Aug 1943 Supermarine Spitfire VB & VC Sep 1944 Jan 1945 Republic P-47 Thunderbolt I Sep 1944 Jan 1945 Republic P-47 Thunderbolt II
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External links
History of 131–135 Squadrons at RAF Web 134 Squadron history on the official RAF website