No. 541 Squadron RAF

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Royal Air Force squadron photographic reconnaissance squadron

No. 541 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force photographic reconnaissance unit active during and after the Second World War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force squadron ⓘ
photographic reconnaissance squadron ⓘ
activeAfter World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
activeDuring World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
allegiance Allies of World War II ⓘ
surface form: Allies
branch Royal Air Force ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom ⓘ
disbanded October 1946 ⓘ
equipmentType photo‑reconnaissance cameras ⓘ
era World War II ⓘ
early Cold War ⓘ
finalDisbandmentDate 1 September 1957 ⓘ
formationDate 19 October 1942 ⓘ
formedFrom No. 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit RAF ⓘ
garrison RAF Benson ⓘ
RAF Benson post‑war ⓘ
RAF Mount Farm ⓘ
identification No. 541 Squadron RAF self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: No. 541 Squadron
missionProfile low‑level photographic sorties ⓘ
unarmed high‑altitude reconnaissance ⓘ
notableOperation post‑strike damage assessment photography ⓘ
pre‑invasion photographic coverage for Operation Overlord ⓘ
operatedAircraft English Electric Canberra ⓘ
Gloster Meteor ⓘ
Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
de Havilland Mosquito ⓘ
operationalStatus disbanded ⓘ
postwarRole photographic reconnaissance in the early Cold War period ⓘ
reformed 1 November 1947 ⓘ
role photographic reconnaissance ⓘ
service Royal Air Force ⓘ
serviceBranchType auxiliary and regular RAF unit ⓘ
serviceNumber 541 ⓘ
task strategic photographic reconnaissance over Europe ⓘ
tactical photographic reconnaissance for Allied forces ⓘ
theatre European theatre of World War II ⓘ
type flying squadron ⓘ

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Supermarine Swift → usedBy → No. 541 Squadron RAF ⓘ
No. 541 Squadron RAF → identification → No. 541 Squadron RAF self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: No. 541 Squadron