| Název: Name: | 517. peruť RAF | No. 517 Squadron RAF |
| Originální název: Original Name: | No. 517 Squadron RAF | |
| Datum vzniku: Raised/Formed: | 11.08.1943 | |
| Předchůdce: Predecessor: | 1404. letka RAF | No. 1404 Flight RAF |
| Datum zániku: Disbanded: | 21.06.1946 | |
| Nástupce: Successor: | - | - |
| Nadřízené velitelství: Higher Command: | 11.08.1943-21.06.1946 19. skupina RAF | 11.08.1943-21.06.1946 No. 19 Group RAF |
| Dislokace: Deployed: | 11.08.1943-25.11.1943 St Eval, Royal Air Force Station St Eval 25.11.1943-01.02.1944 St Davids, Royal Air Force Station St Davids 01.02.1944-30.11.1945 Brawdy, Royal Air Force Station Brawdy 30.11.1945-21.06.1946 Braunton, Royal Air Force Station Chivenor | |
| Velitel: Commander: | DD.08.1943-DD.MM.1944 ?, ? ( ) DD.MM.1944-DD.MM.1945 Lynham, V. H. P. (Wing Commander) DD.MM.1945-DD.06.1946 ?, ? ( ) | |
| Výzbroj: Armament: | DD.08.1943-DD.12.1943 Handley Page Hampden Mk.I DD.08.1943-DD.09.1943 Lockheed Hudson Mk.III DD.09.1943-DD.11.1943 Flying Fortress B-17F DD.11.1943-DD.06.1945 Handley Page Halifax Mk.V DD.03.1945-DD.06.1946 Handley Page Halifax Mk.III | |
| Poznámka: Note: | kódové označení SW (přiděleno 04.1939-09.1939) X9 (1943-1946) historie jednotky | Squadron Codes SW (Allocated 04.1939-09.1939) X9 (1943-1946) Units History |
| Zdroje: Sources: | HALLEY, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9. JEFFORD, Wing Commander C.G., MBE, BA, RAF(Retd.). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6. RAWLINGS, John D. R. Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1982. ISBN 0-7106-0187-5. http://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn500-520.htm http://www.raf.mod.uk/history_old/h517.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._517_Squadron_RAF www.historyofwar.org http://www.rafcommands.com/Ross/Coastal/517C.html www.lggrovesawards.com | |