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No. 135 Squadron Royal Air Force    No.135 Squadron was formed at Hucknall aerodrome on the 1st April 1918, the day that the Royal Air Force came into being. It was intended initially to be a bomber training unit, and then to be deployed to France in September, but no aircraft were available and it did not take up its intended role. Following a review of training requirements and aircraft availability, it was disbanded on the 4th July 1918. The squadron was reformed at RAF Baginton on 15th August 1941 equipped with Hurricanes. It served briefly as a defence unit, before being dispatched to the Far East to strengthen the defence of Burma. By the time it arrived in January 1942 war there had broken out. The Squadron lost virtually all its equipment and had to be reformed and re-equipped at Calcutta in March. Until May 1943 the Squadron provided patrols and defence over the Bay of Bengal and the Burmese front. It was then withdrawn back to India to provide training to Blenheim crews converting to the Hurricane bomber. A year later it converted to the Thunderbolt and then undertook ground attack sorties against the Japanese in Burma. The Squadron was withdrawn from the front line after the recapture of Rangoon, and on the 10 June 1945 it was effectively disbanded by being renumbered as No.615 Squadron. Airfields where 135 Squadron was based: August-September 1941: Baginton September-November 1941: Honiley January 1942: Zayatkwin (India) January-February 1942: Mingaladon (Burma) March 1942-January 1943: Dum Dum (India) January-May 1943: 'George'/ 'Hove' May 1943: Ramu / 'Reindeer' May 1943: Dohazari May-July 1943: St. Thomas Mount July-November 1943: Yelahanka November 1943-January 1944: St. Thomas Mount January-August 1944: Minneriya (Ceylon) August-September 1944: Amarda Road (India) October-December 1944: Chittagong December 1944-April 1945: Jumchar April 1945: Cox's Bazaar April-May 1945: Akyab (Burma) May-June 1945: Chakulia (India) (disbanded)   15th August 1941 New Squadron formed 10th September 1941 Onto operations 10th November 1941 Squadron departs for the East 21st Jan 1942 Defence of Rangoon 26th January 1942 Relocated to Burma 27th January 1942 Night fighter capability 29th January 1942 Attack on Rangoon 13th February 1942 Japanese bases and supply lines attacked 15th February 1942 Aircraft requisitioned 20th February 1942 6 Hurricane Squadrons planned but only 3 delivered 21st February 1942 Japanese column attacked 22nd February 1942 RAF in Burma reorganised 23rd February 1942 Hurricane shot down over Rangoon 25th February 1942 Air battle over Rangoon 26th February 1942 Shot down over Moulmein 23rd March 1942 Hurricanes intercept Japanese bombers 27th March 1942 RAF forced out of Burma 30th March 1942 Withdrawal to India 16th July 1942 Killed on test flight 10th December 1942 Two Hurricanes lost at sea 7th January 1943 Killed in flying accident 20th January 1943 Move to Burma front 23 January 1943 135 Squadron Leader missing 20th February 1943 SAAF pilot shot down 11th March 1943  Shot down in error 14th March 1943 Two pilots killed in dogfight 18th March 1943 Dogfight 31st March 1943 Four Hurricanes destroyed; two pilots killed 4th April 1943 Crash landing 20th May 1943 New training role 20th July 1943 On the move 31st July 1943 Squadron leader lost and crashed 8th November 1943 Mid-air collision 15th November 1943 Relocated 15th January 1944 Move to Ceylon 23rd March 1944 Crash during aerobatics 5th May 1944  Killed in air test 15th May 1944 New aircraft 28th May 1944 Spitfire pilot missing 10th August 1944 Return to operations 16th October 1944 Move to Chittagong 28th October 1944 Killed in air accident 15th December 1944 Mid-air collision 20th April 1945 Move back into Burma 23rd May 1945 Wrecked by a severe storm 10th June 1945 135 Squadron disbanded If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 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