RAF ASR Squadrons

[rossm]

A quick question as I'm a bit puzzled - did some ASR squadrons belong to Fighter Command and some to Coastal Command? Did any other commands have any?

TIA,

Ross

[Ragtag]

I think Lysanders were originally under the auspices of Fighter Command and the high speed launches under Coastal Command. It reads to me that when the ASR flights became squadrons in their own right that four of them were part of Fighter Command and two part of Coastal Command (page 35).

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/Research/RAF-Historical-Society-Journals/Journal-40.pdf is an interesting read.

Edited September 20, 2015 by Ragtag

[Kallisti]

280 Sqn came under Coastal Command - by coincidence I'm currently building an Avro Anson from 280 Squadron circa early 1942

[rossm]

I think Lysanders were originally under the auspices of Fighter Command and the high speed launches under Coastal Command. It reads to me that when the ASR flights became squadrons in their own right that four of them were part of Fighter Command and two part of Coastal Command (page 35).

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/Research/RAF-Historical-Society-Journals/Journal-40.pdf is an interesting read.

That document is a great find - thank you!

[Ragtag]

Have you got as far as the additional rescue gear yet Kallisti?

I have a 278 sqn Anson on the to-build list in 1/72.

[Kallisti]

Yup been scratch building some raft release units - just realised I havn't updated my build thread for a while...