Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 42 Squadron Aircraft & Markings
![]() BE2d Apr 1916 - Aug 1916 ![]() BE2e Apr 1916 - Apr 1917 |
![]() RE8 Apr 1917 - Feb 1919 |
Dec 1936 - Dec 1937, Sep 1939 - Apr 1940 ![]()
Vildebeest I Jan 1937 - Mar 1937
Vildebeest IV Mar 1937 - Apr 1940 |
Beaufort I Apr 1940 - Apr 1942, Dec 1942 - Feb 1943
Beaufort II Mar 1942 - Oct 1942 |
Blenheim V Feb 1943 - Oct 1943 |
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Hurricane IV Oct 1943 - Jun 1945
Hurricane IIC Sep 1944 - Dec 1944, Apr 1945 - Jun 1945 |
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Thunderbolt II Jul 1945 - Dec 1945 |
Beaufighter TF Mk 10 Oct 1946 - Oct 1947 |
![]() Shackleton MR Mk 1A Jun 1952 - Jul 1954
Shackleton MR Mk 2 Jan 1953 - Jun 1966
Shackleton MR Mk 3 Nov 1965 - Sep 1971 |
Nimrod MR Mk 1 Apr 1971 - Jun 1984
Nimrod MR Mk 2 Jun 1983 - Apr 2010 |
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