No. 132 Squadron RAF
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No. 132 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
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 Squadron formed to be a bomber unit in World War I
World War I
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 and reformed as a fighter unit in World War II
World War II
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.

Formation and World War I

No. 132 Squadron Royal Flying Corps
Royal Flying Corps
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was formed on 1 March 1918 and became a unit of the Royal Air Force, but it disbanded on 23 December 1918 without becoming operational.

Reformation in World War II

The squadron reformed in 1941 as a fighter unit equipped with Spitfires
Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s...

 and then provided air defence from Peterhead
Peterhead
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, Scotland
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 and Southern England. It then moved to Normandy
Normandy
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 after the D-Day
D-Day
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 Landings. It returned to England in September 1944 before moving to Vavuniya
Vavuniya
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, Ceylon
Sri Lanka
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 in January 1945. It was then based in Hong Kong
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and was disbanded on 15 April 1946.

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by no. 132 Squadron RAF
From To Aircraft Variant
Jul 1941 Nov 1941 Supermarine Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s...

I
Sep 1941 Apr 1942 Supermarine Spitfire IIB
Mar 1942 Jun 1943 Supermarine Spitfire VB
May 1943 Jun 1943 Supermarine Spitfire VC
Jun 1943 Oct 1943 Supermarine Spitfire VB
Sep 1943 Jan 1944 Supermarine Spitfire IXB
Jan 1944 Mar 1944 Supermarine Spitfire VB
Jan 1944 Mar 1944 Supermarine Spitfire VI
Mar 1944 Jul 1944 Supermarine Spitfire IXB
Jun 1944 Sep 1944 Supermarine Spitfire IXE
Sep 1944 Nov 1944 Supermarine Spitfire IXB
Jan 1945 May 1945 Supermarine Spitfire VIII
May 1945 Apr 1946 Supermarine Spitfire XIV

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