No. 408 (Fleet Fighter) Flight RAF

Hawker Nimrod S1585, painted in the colours it wore while serving with 408 Flight, (2011)

408 (Fleet Fighter) Flight was a naval aviation unit of the Royal Air Force operating during the early 1930s.

Early history

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408 (Fleet Fighter) Flight was formed on 30 March 1929 at RNAS Donibristle.

The following aircraft were known to be used by this flight:

Disbandment

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The unit was disbanded and merged with 409 (Fleet Fighter) Flight aboard HMS Glorious on 3 April 1933, both units becoming 802 Naval Air Squadron.[1]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Lake 1999, p. 81.

Bibliography

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  • Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
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