No. 2778 Squadron RAF Regiment
Appearance
No. 2278 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment was an airfield defence squadron of the Royal Air Force.[1]
Formation
[edit]The squadron was formed as No 778 (Ground Defence) Squadron at RAF Jurby, Isle of Man on 19 December 1941, having been unnumbered from the previous April. On 1 February 1942 all RAF Regiment Squadrons had 2,000 added to their numbers thus the squadron was re-designated No. 2778 Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment.
Service
[edit]No. 2778 Squadron remained at Jurby until it moved to RAF Manston in 1942. It converted to the Light Anti Aircraft role in May 1943. During the anti-Diver operations of 1944 it was based at Maidstone.
Disbandment
[edit]No. 2778 Squadron was disbanded in May 1945.
See also
[edit]- List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
- List of RAF Regiment units
- List of Fleet Air Arm aircraft squadrons
- List of Air Training Corps squadrons
- List of Battle of Britain squadrons
- University Air Squadron
- Air Experience Flight
- Volunteer Gliding Squadron
- List of Royal Air Force units & establishments
- List of Royal Air Force schools
- List of Royal Air Force aircraft independent flights
- List of RAF squadron codes
- List of conversion units of the Royal Air Force
- United Kingdom military aircraft serial numbers
- United Kingdom aircraft test serials
- British military aircraft designation systems
- Royal Air Force roundels