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The Fighter Interception Development Unit RAF was a special interceptor aircraft unit of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. It was
Fighter Interception Development Unit RAF
Fighter_Interception_Development_Unit_RAF
Military unit
(1944-46) Fighter Interception Development Squadron (Ford 1944-50) became Radar Interception Development Squadron Fighter Leaders School (1944-?) Fighter Support
Central_Fighter_Establishment
Former Royal Air Force station in Pembrokeshire, Wales
British jet fighter aircraft. However, the unit's main purpose here, was to provide aircraft and aircrew, flying live interception flights from RAF St Davids
RAF_St_Davids
British World War II flying ace (1914–1995)
RAF, a night-fighter unit, and attended the staff college from October 1942. In January 1943, he was appointed commanding officer of RAF West Malling
Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)
Former Royal Naval Air Station in Pembrokeshire, Wales
August 1945, 748 OTU moved out and 790 Fighter Direction Training Unit moved in, beginning live interception flights for the new R.N. Air Direction School
RNAS_Dale
British searchlight mounted on a fighter plane
fighters with their own radar meant they were withdrawn from service in early 1943. The then-state-of-the-art metre-wavelength aircraft interception (AI)
Turbinlite
Former Royal Air Force station, West Malling, Kent, England
remainder of the unit returned north to RAF Prestwick on 25 July due to the ineffectiveness of the Defiant against single-seat fighters. No. 29 Squadron
RAF_West_Malling
American WWII-era fighter aircraft
flown operationally by the RAF as a tactical-reconnaissance aircraft and fighter-bomber (Mustang Mk I). In mid 1942, a development project known as the Rolls-Royce
North_American_P-51_Mustang
British radar systems in aircraft
Within 5 miles the fighters would normally be able to spot their targets visually and complete the interception on their own. Interception rates over 80%
Aircraft_interception_radar
Royal Air Force station in Northumberland, England
In March 1943 RAF Boulmer was reopened as a satellite airfield to house the advanced flights of No. 57 Operational Training Unit RAF (a Supermarine Spitfire
RAF_Boulmer
1940 WWII air battle
"Sector" airfields such as Biggin Hill to monitor and control RAF fighter formations. RAF units from Sector airfields often flew into a satellite airfield
Battle_of_Britain
Most units of the Royal Air Force (RAF) are identified by a two character alphabetical or alpha- numeric combination squadron code. Usually, that code
List_of_RAF_squadron_codes
1994 multi-role combat aircraft family by Eurofighter
Conversion Unit (OCU). The first operational RAF Typhoon squadron to be formed was No. 3 (Fighter) Squadron on 31 March 2006, when it moved to RAF Coningsby
Eurofighter_Typhoon
1938 fighter aircraft family by Westland
the Second World War, only three RAF squadrons were equipped with the aircraft and, despite its success as a fighter and ground attack aircraft, it was
Westland_Whirlwind_(fighter)
Squadron RAF No. 422 (Fighter Interception) Flight RAF (1940) became No. 96 Squadron RAF No. 430 (Army Co-operation) Flight RAF (1940–41) became No. 1430
List of Royal Air Force aircraft independent flights
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_aircraft_independent_flights
Royal Air Force air combat support station in Cambridgeshire, England
developed throughout the war. It became the home of both fighter and gunnery research and development units working with new equipment and techniques. In addition
RAF_Wittering
Air and space warfare force of the United Kingdom
Operational Conversion Unit (OCU), and Operational Evaluation Unit (OEU); No. 3 (Fighter) Squadron, No. XI (F) Squadron, No. 12 Squadron (joint RAF / Qatar Air Force)
Royal_Air_Force
RAF target-marking squadrons in World War II
doctrine of RAF Bomber Command was based on tight formations of heavily armed bombers attacking during daylight and fending off attacks by fighters with their
Pathfinder_(RAF)
World War II signals intelligence agency of the German Luftwaffe
Mapping and interception of communications intelligence of Allied air forces in England and France. It conducted air to air interception, ground to air
Luftnachrichten_Abteilung_350
British heavy fighter aircraft of WWII
first production Beaufighter was delivered to RAF Tangmere for trials with the Fighter Interception Unit. On 2 September 1940, 25 Squadron, 29 Squadron
Bristol_Beaufighter
Royal Air Force station in Greater London, England
role during the Battle of Britain, when fighters from several of its units, including No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron, engaged enemy aircraft as part
RAF_Northolt
Organisation and equipment in 1989
Conversion Unit RAF — Harrier GR5 RAF Brawdy No. 1 Tactical Weapons Unit RAF No. 79 (R) Squadron RAF — Hawk T1A No. 234 (R) Squadron RAF — Hawk T1A RAF Chivenor
Outline of the British Royal Air Force at the end of the Cold War
Outline_of_the_British_Royal_Air_Force_at_the_end_of_the_Cold_War
Royal Air Force base in Suffolk, England (1939–1993)
Royal Air Force Wattisham or more simply RAF Wattisham (ICAO: EGUW) was, between 1939 and 1993, the name of a Royal Air Force station located in East
RAF_Wattisham
Former RAF station 1917–1963
offensive against RAF Fighter Command airfields in August. On 15 August the experimental Fighter-bomber unit Erprobungsgruppe 210 attacked RAF Martlesham Heath
RAF_Martlesham_Heath
Royal Navy airfield in Cornwall, England
equipped with aircraft interception (AI) radar produced better results. Ground-controlled interception (GCI) in the area was covered by RAF Treleaver radar station
Predannack_Airfield
Former Royal Naval Air Station in West Sussex, England
Night Fighter Interception Unit, from RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), on 1 December. This unit collaborated with the RAF Fighter Interception Unit at
RNAS_Ford
American stealth multirole fighter aircraft
Joint Strike Fighter program, to replace the F-16 Fighting Falcon, F/A-18 Hornet, the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II, and others. Development was primarily
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II
Former RAF base in Rutland, England
Squadron RAF Regiment No. 2899 Squadron RAF Regiment No. 2952 Squadron RAF Regiment All Weather and Night Fighter Operational Conversion Unit Flying Training
RAF_North_Luffenham
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
604 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force noted for its pioneering role the development of radar-controlled night-fighter operations. The
No._604_Squadron_RAuxAF
German World War II fighter pilot
Development Unit at RAF Duxford for tactical assessment, where it was flown in mock combat trials against the new Spitfire Mk.IX, providing the RAF with
Armin_Faber
British air force unit dealing with captured enemy aircraft
1945, reforming at RAF Tangmere on the same date, with unit codes EA, as the 'Enemy Aircraft Flight' (EAF) of the Central Fighter Establishment (CFE)
No._1426_Flight_RAF
Former Royal Air Force station in Worcestershire, England
Vickers Wellington bombers of No. 23 Operational Training Unit RAF (OTU), based a few miles away at RAF Pershore. In May 1942, the Telecommunications Research
RAF_Defford
First operational jet-powered fighter aircraft
of 1945. Intercepts were generally or entirely made using Wilde Sau methods, rather than aircraft interception radar-controlled interception. As the two-seat
Messerschmitt_Me_262
Fighter aircraft adapted or designed for use at night
the RAF were well advanced with plans to build a radar – then called 'RDF' in Britain – equipped night-fighter fleet. The Aircraft Interception Mk. II
Night_fighter
Early British jet bomber
the enemy. While interception of the Canberra was within the capabilities of Egypt's MiG-15s and MiG-17s, as shown by the interception of Canberras by
English_Electric_Canberra
Former RAF base in Buckinghamshire, England
interception for aircraft such as the Gloster Javelin, Bristol Brigand, Vickers Valetta, de Havilland Venom and Gloster Meteor. The unit moved to RAF
RAF_Medmenham
Former Royal Air Force operations group
which detected night fighter radar and radio emissions and allowed the RAF fighters to home in onto the Axis aircraft and either shoot them down or disrupt
No._100_Group_RAF
Military unit
States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 58th Operations Group at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. The 415th Night Fighter Squadron was formed
415th Special Operations Squadron
415th_Special_Operations_Squadron
Royal Air Force main operating base in Moray, Scotland
Squadron is the operational conversion unit for the Poseidon and Wedgetail. There are some non-flying units at RAF Lossiemouth, including No. 5 Force Protection
RAF_Lossiemouth
First successful interception using airborne radar: Was by a Bristol Blenheim 1F of the Fighter Interception Development Unit RAF, which guided by its
List_of_firsts_in_aviation
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
communications intercept and missile warning site. It has been described as the largest electronic monitoring station in the world. RAF Menwith Hill is
RAF_Menwith_Hill
Royal Air Force main operating base in Norfolk, England
Lightning squadron to be based at RAF Marham when it reformed on 1 August 2019 as the F-35 operational conversion unit (OCU). Opened in August 1916 close
RAF_Marham
Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England
Command. Other units include the RAF Aerial Erector School, No. 54 Signals Unit and No. 591 Signals Unit. Formerly an RAF training and fighter airfield, it
RAF_Digby
Royal Air Force station in the London Borough of Harrow
RAF Bentley Priory was a non-flying Royal Air Force station near Stanmore in the London Borough of Harrow. It was the headquarters of Fighter Command
RAF_Bentley_Priory
Royal Air Force main operating base in Lincolnshire, England
World War on 4 November 1940 under No. 5 Group, part of RAF Bomber Command. The first flying unit, No. 106 Squadron with the Handley Page Hampden medium
RAF_Coningsby
Fighter aircraft specializing in the defensive interception of enemy aircraft
aircraft, or simply interceptor, is a type of fighter aircraft designed specifically for the defensive interception role against an attacking enemy aircraft
Interceptor_aircraft
Former Royal Air Force group in Northern Britain
RAF Acklington A RAF Aldergrove A RAF Anstruther R RAF Ayr A RAF Bamburgh R RAF Blakelaw HQ RAF Castletown A RAF Catterick A RAF Church Fenton A RAF Cockburnspath
No._13_Group_RAF
Filter Room was part of RAF Fighter Command's radar defence system in Britain during the Second World War. The filter room at Fighter Command Headquarters
Filter_Room
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
fighters based there in the latter stages of the Cold War and into the early 21st century. Since 2006, it has become the home of the deployable RAF communications
RAF_Leeming
"48th Fighter Wing welcomes new flagships". RAF Lakenheath. Retrieved 30 September 2022. Oldaker, Cedrique (3 November 2021). "Red Returns Home". RAF Lakenheath
List of active United States Air Force aircraft squadrons
List_of_active_United_States_Air_Force_aircraft_squadrons
British Royal Air Force night fighter ace
DFC & Bar, AE (27 July 1917 – 21 July 2002) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) night fighter ace during the Second World War and a test pilot. During the war,
John_Cunningham_(RAF_officer)
Former Royal Air Force station in West Sussex, England
(1943) Fighter Interception Unit RAF (1940) RAF Regiment: The following RAF Regiment units were also here at some point: No. 1304 Mobile Wing RAF Regiment
RAF_Tangmere
Series of interceptor aircraft
Air Force (RAF) in 1986. The Tornado F2, which was only produced in small numbers, lacked key features such as radar, due to development issues. Accordingly
Panavia_Tornado_ADV
British carrier-borne reconnaissance aircraft/fighter aircraft
Air Squadron (Night Fighter Interception Unit) 748 Naval Air Squadron (Naval Fighter Pool) 759 Naval Air Squadron (RNAS Fighter School) 760 Naval Air
Fairey_Fulmar
(1946-56) Fighter Interception Development Unit RAF (1944) Fighter Interception Unit (1940-44) became Fighter Interception Development Unit RAF Fleet Requirements
List of Royal Air Force units & establishments
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_units_&_establishments
Former Royal Naval Air Station in Hampshire, England
night fighter aircraft with the other three as the target aircraft. December saw the unit move to RAF Ford to join the RAF Fighter Interception Unit. 739
RNAS_Lee-on-Solent
Interceptor aircraft, British, 1960s–1980s
Low security RAF documents often stated "in excess of 60,000 ft (18,000 m)". In September 1962, RAF Fighter Command organised interception trials on Lockheed
English_Electric_Lightning
World War II air battle part of the greater Battle of Britain
Luftwaffe and British Royal Air Force (RAF). On that day, the Luftwaffe made an all-out effort to destroy RAF Fighter Command. The air battles that took place
The_Hardest_Day
WWII-era British Royal Air Force interceptor aircraft
Royal Air Force (RAF) during World War II. The Defiant was designed and built by Boulton Paul Aircraft as a "turret fighter" to meet the RAF requirement for
Boulton_Paul_Defiant
Fighter aircraft in the UK
Force (RAF) to have an open cockpit, and also the penultimate biplane fighter in its service. The Gauntlet had a somewhat lengthy development process
Gloster_Gauntlet
British carrier-based fighter-bomber
evacuation, acting as a unit of RAF Fighter Command. However, these Skuas were attacked on several occasions by RAF fighters who were unfamiliar with
Blackburn_Skua
Military unit
Warmwell and RAF Tangmere. Six other units from Middle Wallop and Exeter, Tangmere and Warmwell were ordered to readiness. Some 53 fighters were now involved
No._238_Squadron_RAF
Fighter aircraft; first single-engine jet in RAF service
jet fighter developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was the second jet fighter to be operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF),
De_Havilland_Vampire
1947 US bomber aircraft family
missions. On 4 December 1950, the first successful interception of a jet bomber by a jet fighter occurred when a B-45 was shot down by a Soviet-built
North_American_B-45_Tornado
Aircraft designed to protect other aircraft
light bomber, and night fighter instead. In contrast to their German counterparts, the RAF long argued against the development of escorts. A key reason
Escort_fighter
British interceptor aircraft
the Javelin. The Lightning entered service with the RAF only a few years after the Javelin. Fighter bomber and aerial reconnaissance variants were proposed
Gloster_Javelin
British multi-role combat aircraft of WW2
MP469, four more B Mk.IVs were converted into NF MK XVs. The Fighter Interception Unit at RAF Ford carried out service trials, March 1943, and then these
De_Havilland_Mosquito
British fighter aircraft
The Hawker Tempest is a British fighter aircraft that was primarily used in its Mk.V form by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the later stages of the Second
Hawker_Tempest
weather. The aircraft interception radar Watson-Watt called RDF-2A, since CH was RDF-1. Initial AI sets were first made available to the RAF in 1939 and fitted
Radar_in_World_War_II
British twin-engine heavy fighter
Fighter Interception Unit – RAF Wittering (two aircraft for evaluation) Data from British Aircraft of world War Two : Westland Welkin, RAF Fighters,
Westland_Welkin
Type of airplane
strike/attack light fighter with which to equip the air forces of the various NATO members. Although never used as a fighter by the RAF, the Gnat T.1 jet
Folland_Gnat
British medium bomber in World War II
based at RAF Manston, had some of its Mk.IFs equipped with AI Mk.III radar. With this radar equipment, a Blenheim from the Fighter Interception Unit (FIU)
Bristol_Blenheim
WWII American fighter plane
aircraft made up the bulk of the British fighter defenses of Burma, Malaya and Singapore. The two RAAF, two RAF, and one RNZAF squadrons, during December
Brewster_F2A_Buffalo
British fighter aircraft of the 1930s and 40s
single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1930s–40s which was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. for service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). It
Hawker_Hurricane
Carrier-based fighter aircraft family
range RAF fighter), N.40/46 (naval night fighter) and N.8/49 (naval strike aircraft). Three prototypes were needed for F.4/48, four for common RAF and RN
De_Havilland_Sea_Vixen
British flying ace of WWII
made as a night fighter pilot with No. 255 Squadron. For much of the remainder of the war, he performed instructing duties and commanded RAF stations. He
James_Sanders_(RAF_officer)
Former RAF base in Cornwall, England
2738 Squadron RAF Regiment No. 2782 Squadron RAF Regiment Signals Development Unit RAF Cornwall portal St Eval Anti-submarine warfare List of former Royal
RAF_St_Eval
German airborne radar in World War II
remained the only widely deployed airborne interception radar used by the Germans on their night fighters during the war — the competing FuG 216 through
Lichtenstein_radar
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
consisted of Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2c fighters of No. 33 Squadron RAF. These fighters were used to intercept Zeppelin bombers approaching Yorkshire cities
RAF_Finningley
Britain's first jet fighter, 1943–1980s
No. 616 Squadron RAF. The Meteor was not a sophisticated aircraft in its aerodynamics, but proved to be a successful combat fighter. Gloster's 1946 civil
Gloster_Meteor
Former Royal Air Force station in Fife, Scotland
beyond, the station was home to fighter aircraft which policed northern UK airspace. The station ceased to be an RAF station at 12:00 hrs on 31 March
RAF_Leuchars
Military aircraft for air-to-air combat
its unit flyaway cost (FAC) is around US$150 million. To spread the development costs – and production base – more broadly, the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)
Fighter_aircraft
1943 US Army Air Forces strategic bombing mission during World War II
RAF Fighter Command squadrons participating were: No. 129 Squadron RAF, No. 222 Squadron RAF, No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron, No. 316 Polish Fighter
Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission
Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission
French/British attack aircraft
aircraft and Hawker Siddeley P.1154 supersonic V/STOL fighter, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) were looking at their future light strike needs and needed
SEPECAT_Jaguar
German twin engine multirole combat aircraft
a so-called Schnellbomber ("fast bomber") that would evade interception by enemy fighters of its era by flying at high speed. On 21 December 1936, the
Junkers_Ju_88
Category D men's prison in West Sussex, England
746 Naval Air Squadron, the Night Fighter Interception Unit, was still stationed here, however, it relocated to RAF West Raynham on the 23 of the same
HM_Prison_Ford
Former RAF station
Unit at nearby RAF Colerne, but by the time construction work started in 1940 it had been selected as a sector station by No. 10 Group of RAF Fighter
RAF_Charmy_Down
Attack aircraft family by Bristol
aircraft served with RAF Coastal Command from 1946 to 1947 before being converted to bombers. In 1946 the first 11 production torpedo-fighter (TF.1) aircraft
Bristol_Brigand
WWII UK air defence network
of interception over 90% were becoming common, and several raids were met with 100% interception rates. In numerical terms, it was as if Fighter Command
Dowding_system
Arizona Air National Guard unit
The 148th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the Arizona Air National Guard 162d Fighter Wing located at Tucson Air National Guard Base, Arizona. The 148th
148th_Fighter_Squadron
Former RAF station in Warwickshire, England
School RAF No. 18 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF No. 20 Service Flying Training School RAF No. 41 Gliding School RAF No. 60 OTU 416th Night Fighter Squadron
RAF_Honiley
American light bomber and attack aircraft of World War II
Royal Air Force (RAF) of the United Kingdom. A total of 7,478 aircraft were built, of which more than a third served with Soviet units. It was also used
Douglas_A-20_Havoc
Airport in Cambridgeshire, England
the last RAF units moved out and on 15 June 1943 Duxford was officially handed over to the Eighth Air Force. 78th Fighter Group The 78th Fighter Group arrived
Duxford_Aerodrome
Former Royal Air Force station in Tyne and Wear, England
Royal Air Force Sunderland or RAF Sunderland is a former Royal Air Force station in Sunderland. In 1958 the station was closed and the airfield became
RAF_Usworth
Late-World-War-II German airborne interception radar system
night fighters. Introduced by Telefunken in April 1945, only about 25 units saw service. The German Luftwaffe first introduced an airborne interception radar
FuG_240_Berlin
Type of aircraft radar
aircraft interception radar designed by the Radiation Laboratory (RadLab) at MIT in the United States. It was used by US Army Air Force night fighters as well
SCR-720
ground for RAF Aldergrove, RAF St Angelo opened on 15 September 1941 as a fighter sector station in its own right as home to No. 133 Squadron RAF operating
RAF_St_Angelo
Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1882–1970)
senior officer in the Royal Air Force. He was Air Officer Commanding RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain and is generally credited with playing
Hugh_Dowding
British flying ace of WWII
training and staff posts. Remaining in the RAF in the postwar period, he served in a variety of roles with Fighter Command, Bomber Command and the Air Ministry
Ronald_Berry_(RAF_officer)
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
Regiment training and HQ were located. RAF Sutton on Hull was also the location of No. 3505 Fighter Control Unit between 1947 and 1961. The FCU was awarded
RAF_Sutton_on_Hull
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