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No 101 - 102 Squadron Aircraft & Markings

No 101 Squadron

FE2b (Night Bomber)#

FE2b

Jul 1917 - Mar 1919

BE12#

BE12, BE12a

Jul 1917 - Mar 1918

Sidestrand of No 101 Squadron

Sidestrand

Apr 1928 - Jul 1936

DH 9A#

DH9A

Nov 1928 - Jun 1929

Overstrand of No 101 Squadron

Overstrand

Jan 1935 - Aug 1938
Bristol Blenheim I#

Blenheim I

Jun 1938 - Apr 1939

Bristol Blenheim IV of No 101 Squadron

Blenheim IV

Apr 1939 - Jul 1941
Wellington IC of No 101 Squadron

Wellington IC

Apr 1941 - Feb 1942

Wellington III#

Wellington III

Feb 1942 - Oct 1942
Lancaster I of No 101 Squadron (equipped with ABC - "Airborne Cigar")

Lancaster I of No 101 Squadron (fitted with ABC and the Rose-Rice rear turret housing 2 x 0.5" Brownings)

Lancaster I/III

Oct 1942 - Aug 1946
Lincoln B Mk 2 of No 101 Squadron

Lincoln B Mk 2

May 1946 - Jun 1951

Canberra B Mk 2 of No 101 Squadron

Canberra B Mk 2

Jun 1951 - Aug 1954

Canberra B Mk 6 of No 101 Squadron

Canberra B Mk 6

Jun 1954 - Jan 1957
Vulcan B Mk 1 of No 101 Squadron

Vulcan B Mk 1

Oct 1957 - May 1962

Vulcan B Mk 1A as used by No 101 Squadron*

Vulcan B Mk 1A

Mar 1961 - Dec 1967

Vulcan B Mk 2 of No 101 Squadron

Vulcan B Mk 2 of No 101 Squadron

Vulcan B Mk 2

Dec 1967 - Aug 1982

Vulcan B Mk 2 (K) of No 101 Squadron

Vulcan B Mk 2 (K)
VC 10 K Mk 2 of No 101 Squadron

VC10 K Mk 2

May 1984 - Feb 2001

VC 10 K Mk 3 of No 101 Squadron

VC10 K Mk 3

Feb 1985 - Sep 2013

VC10 K Mk 4

Apr 1994 -xxx 2013

VC 10 C Mk 1K of No 101 Squadron

VC10 C Mk 1K

Oct 2005 - xxx 2013

Voyager KC Mk 2

Sep 2013 - Current

Voyager KC Mk 3

Sep 2013 - Current

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No 102 Squadron

FE2b (Night Bomber)#

FE2b

Sep 1917 - Mar 1919
Handley Page Heyford#

Heyford II

Oct 1935 - Apr 1937

Heyford III

Handley Page Heyford#

Dec 1935 - May 1939

Pre Munich - carried Sqn No on fuselage

Whitley III of No 102 Squadron (early markings)

Whitley III of No 102 Squadron (TQ code letters)

Whitley III

Oct 1938 - Jan 1940

Whitley V of No 102 Squadron

Whitley V

Nov 1939 - Feb 1942
Halifax II Series 1# 

Halifax II

Dec 1941 - May 1944

Halifax III#

Halifax III

May 1944 - Feb 1945

Halifax VI of No 102 Squadron

Halifax VI

Feb 1945 - Sep 1945

Liberator VI#

Liberator VI

Sep 1945 - Feb 1946

Liberator VIII#

Liberator VIII

Sep 1945 - Feb 1946

Canberra B Mk 2 of No 102 Squadron

Canberra B Mk 2

Oct 1954 - Aug 1956
Thor IRBM#

Thor

Aug 1959 - Apr 1963

Images marked # are to show aircraft type not squadron markings

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