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on 17 May 1948 to become No. 1 (Overseas) Ferry Unit. Back at RAF Pershore the unit was renamed No. 1 (Overseas) Ferry Unit during September 1950. The unit was disbanded on 17 November 1952 at
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On 16 April 1956 the Ferry Support Squadron was formed at Benson replacing the Ferry Transport Flight. The Support Squadron's name was changed to the
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on 1 January 1958. The squadron absorbed Nos 147 and 167 Squadrons on 15 September 1958 and was disbanded at Benson on 1 December 1958.
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No. 1 (Long Range) Ferry Unit was formed at Abingdon and disbanded at RAF Benson on 1 February 1953 to become
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to become No. 1 (Long Range) Ferry Unit and No. 3 (Long Range) Ferry Unit.
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on 7 March 1943, it was then disbanded and became No. 1 Ferry Crew Pool at
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de Havilland Mosquito III, VI, XIII, XVI, XIX, FB.26, NF.30 and PR.34
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1958
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Index

No. 1 (Overseas) Ferry Unit RAF
United Kingdom
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
RAF Benson
Filton Airport
RAF Lyneham
RAF Pershore
RAF Manston
RAF Abingdon
No. 147 Squadron RAF
No. 167 Squadron RAF
Vickers Wellington
de Havilland Mosquito
Vickers Warwick
Bristol Beaufort
Lockheed Hudson
de Havilland Dominie
Lockheed Ventura
Miles Master
Douglas Boston
North American Mitchell
Airspeed Oxford
Bristol Beaufighter
Percival Proctor
Douglas Dakota
Handley Page Halifax
Avro Lancaster
Miles Martinet
Hawker Tempest

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