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No 180 - 200 Squadron Aircraft & Markings

No 180 Squadron

Mitchell II of No 180 Squadron

Mitchell II

Sep 1942 - Apr 1945

Mitchell III as used by No 180 Squadron#

Mitchell III

Dec 1944 - Sep 1945

Mosquito XVI#

Mosquito XVI

Sep 1945 - Mar 1946

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No 181 Squadron

Hurricane I#

Hurricane I

Sep 1941 - Dec 1941

Typhoon IA#

Typhoon IA

Sep 1942 - Dec 1942

Typhoon IB of No 181 Squadron (April 1944)

Typhoon IB

Sep 1942 - Sep 1945

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No 182 Squadron

Hurricane I#

Hurricane I

Sep 1942 - Oct 1942
Typhoon IA#

Typhoon IA

Sep 1942 - Jan 1943

Typhoon IB of No 182 Squadron (original canopy - mid 1943)

Typhoon IB of No 182 Squadron (July 1945)

Typhoon IB

Sep 1942 - Sep 1945

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No 183 Squadron

Hurricane I#

Hurricane I

Nov 1942 - Feb 1943
Typhoon IA#

Typhoon IA

Nov 1942 - Dec 1942

Typhoon IB of No 183 Squadron ('Exercise Spartan' - March 1943)

Typhoon IB

Nov 1942 - Jun 1945
Spitfire IX#

Spitfire IX

Jun 1945 - Nov 1945
Tempest II of No 183 Squadron (1945)

Tempest II

Oct 1945 - Nov 1945

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No 184 Squadron

Hurricane IID

Hurricane IID

Dec 1942 - May 1943

Hurricane IV#

Hurricane IV

May 1943 - Mar 1944

Spitfire VB#

Spitfire VB

Oct 1943 - Oct 1943
Typhoon of No 184 Squadron (September 1945)

Typhoon IB

Mar 1944 - Sep 1945

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No 185 Squadron

Sopwith Cuckoo#

Cuckoo

Nov 1918 - Apr 1919
Hawker Hind#

Hind

Mar 1938 - Jul 1938
Battle I#

Battle

Jun 1938 - Jun 1939
Hampden I of No 185 Squadron

Hampden I

Jun 1939 - Apr 1940, Apr 1940 - May 1940
Hereford I#

Hereford I

Aug 1939 - Apr 1940
Anson I#

Anson I

Aug 1939 - Apr 1940

Hurricane I of No 185 Squadron (Malta - 1941)

 

Hurricane I of No 185 Squadron (Malta - 1941, coded GL)

Hurricane I

May 1941 - Jun 1942

Hurricane IIA#

Hurricane IIA

May 1941 - Jun 1942

Hurricane IIC#

Hurricane IIC

May 1941 - Jun 1942
Spitfire VC#

Spitfire VC

May 1942 - Sep 1944

Spitfire IX#

Spitfire IX

Jun 1943 - Jul 1944, Sep 1944 - Aug 1945

Spitfire VIII#

Spitfire VIII

Aug 1944 - Sep 1944, Mar 1945 - Apr 1945
Vampire FB Mk 5 of No 185 Squadron

Vampire FB Mk 5

Sep 1951 - May 1953

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No 186 Squadron

Sopwith Cuckoo#

Cuckoo

Jun 1919 - Feb 1920 
Hurricane IV#

Hurricane IV

Aug 1943 - Jan 1944
Typhoon IB#

Typhoon IB

Nov 1943 - Feb 1944

Spitfire VB#

Spitfire VB

Feb 1944 - Apr 1944
Lancaster I/III#

Lancaster I/III

Oct 1944 - Jul 1945

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No 187 Squadron

Avro 504K#

Avro 504K

Apr 1918 - 1919
BE2e#

BE2e

Apr 1918 - 1919
Camel#

Camel

Apr 1918 - 1919
Sopwith Pup#

Pup

Apr 1918 - 1919
DH6

Apr 1918 - 1919
Halifax III#

Halifax III

Feb 1945 - Apr 1945
Dakota#

Dakota III/IV

Mar 1945 - Nov 1946

Anson C Mk 19#

Anson C Mk 19

Mar 1953 - Sep 1957
Anson C Mk 12#

Anson C Mk 12

Apr 1954 - Jun 1955
Varsity T Mk 1 as used by No 187 Squadron#

Varsity T Mk 1

Mar 1955 - Jul 1957

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No 188 Squadron

Avro 504K#

Avro 504K

Dec 1917 - Mar 1919
Camel#

Camel

Jun 1918 - Mar 1919
Sopwith Pup#

Pup

Jun 1918 - Mar 1919

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No 189 Squadron

BE2c#

BE2c

Dec 1917 - Mar 1918
Avro 504K#

Avro 504K

Dec 1917 - Mar 1918
Sopwith Pup#

Pup

Dec 1917 - Jun 1918
Camel#

Camel

Jan 1918 - Mar 1919
Lancaster III of No 189 Squadron (1944)

Lancaster I/III

Oct 1944 - Nov 1945

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No 190 Squadron

BE2c#

BE2c

Oct 1917 - Jan 1919

BE2e#

BE2e

Oct 1917 - Jan 1919
DH6

Oct 1917 - Jan 1919
Avro 504K#

Avro 504K

Jan 1918 - Jan 1919
Catalina IB# 

Catalina IB

Feb 1943 - Dec 1943

Catalina IV#

Catalina IV

Oct 1943 - Dec 1943

Stirling IV#

Stirling IV

Jan 1944 - May 1945
Halifax III of No 190 Squadron

Halifax III

May 1945 - Dec 1945/Jan 1946

Halifax A VII of No 190 Squadron

Halifax VII

May 1945 - Dec 1945/Jan 1946

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No 191 Squadron

BE2c#

BE2c

Nov 1917 - 1918
FE2b

Nov 1917 - Jan 1919
Catalina IB#

Catalina IB

May 1943 - Nov 1944, Apr 1945 - Jun 1945

Catalina IV#

Catalina IVB

Aug 1944 - Jun 1945

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No 192 Squadron

Wellington IC#

Wellington IC

Jan 1943 - Mar 1943

Wellington III#

Wellington III

Jan 1943 - Mar 1943

Wellington X#

Wellington X

Jan 1943 - Jan 1945
Mosquito IV of No 192 Squadron

Mosquito IV

Jan 1943 - Mar 1945

Mosquito PR XVI of No 192 Squadron

Mosquito XVI

Feb 1945 - Aug 1945
Halifax II Series 1 (Special) of No 192 Squadron

Halifax II

Mar 1943 - Jul 1943

Halifax V Series 1A#

Halifax V

Jul 1943 - Mar 1944

Halifax III of No 192 Squadron

Halifax III

Mar 1944 - Aug 1945
Anson I of No 192 Squadron

Anson I

Aug 1945 - Aug 1945
Oxford#

Oxford II

Aug 1945 - Aug 1945
Mosqutio PR Mk 34#

Mosquito PR Mk 34

Jul 1951 - Sep 1952
Lincoln B Mk 2#

Lincoln B Mk 2

Jul 1951 - Mar 1953
Washington B Mk 1 as used by No 192 Squadron#

Washington B Mk 1

Apr 1952 - Feb 1958
Canberra B Mk 2 #

Canberra B Mk 2

Jan 1953 - Aug 1958
Varsity T Mk 1 as used by No 192 Squadron#

Varsity T Mk 1

Apr 1954 - Apr 1956

Canberra Mk 2 as used by No 192 Squadron

Canberra B Mk 6 (RC)

Jul 1954 - Aug 1958
Comet C Mk 2 (RC)

Jul 1957 - Aug 1958

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No 193 Squadron

Hurricane II#

Hurricane II

Jan 1943 - Feb 1943
Typhoon IB of No 193 Squadron (original canopy)

Typhoon IB of No 193 Squadron (August 1944)

 

Typhoon IB of No 193 Squadron (August 1945)

Typhoon IB

Jan 1943 - Aug 1945

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No 194 Squadron

Hudson VI#

Hudson VI

Oct 1942 - Aug 1943
Dakota of No 194 Squadron

Dakota

May 1943 - Feb 1946
Sentinel#

Sentinel

Jan 1945 -Sep 1945
Dragonfly HC Mk 2

Feb 1953 - Jun 1956
Sycamore HR Mk 14#

Sycamore HR Mk 14

Apr 1954 - Jun 1959

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No 195 Squadron

Typhoon IB ofNo 195 Squadron (CO's aircraft - late 1943)

Typhoon IB

Nov 1942 - Feb 1944
Lancaster I/III#

Lancaster I/III

Oct 1944 - Aug 1945

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No 196 Squadron

Wellington III#

Wellington III

Dec 1942 - Dec 1942

Wellington X#

Wellington X

Dec 1942 - Jul 1943
Stirling III of No 196 Squadron

Stirling III

Jul 1943 - Jan 1944

Stirling IV of No 196 Squadron

Stirling IV

Jan 1944 - Mar 1946

Stirling V of No 196 Squadron

Stirling V

Jan 1946 - Mar 1946

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No 197 Squadron

Typhoon IA#

Typhoon IA

Nov 1942 - Jan 1943

Typhoon IB of No 197 Squadron (late 1943)

Typhoon IB

Nov 1942 - Aug 1945

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No 198 Squadron

Typhoon IA#

Typhoon IA

Dec 1942 - May 1943

Typhoon IB of No 198 Squadron (July 1944)

Typhoon IB

Dec 1942 - Sep 1945

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No 199 Squadron

Wellington III#

Wellington III

Nov 1942 - Apr 1943

Wellington X#

Wellington X

Mar 1943 - Jun 1943

Stirling III of No 199 Squadron

Stirling III

Jul 1943 - Mar 1945

Halifax III of No 199 Squadron

Halifax III

Feb 1945 - Jul 1945

Lincoln B Mk 2 of No 199 Squadron

Lincoln B Mk 2

Jul 1951 - Sep 1957

Mosquito NF Mk 36#

Mosquito NF Mk 36

Jan 1952 - Oct 1955

Canberra B Mk 2 of No 199 Squadron

Canberra B Mk 2

Jul 1954 - Dec 1958

Valiant B Mk 1 of No 199 Squadron

Valiant B Mk 1

May 1957 - Dec 1958

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No 200 Squadron

Hudson IV

Jun 1941 - Nov 1942

Hudson III#

Hudson III

Feb 1942 - Sep 1943

Hudson IIIA#

Hudson IIIA

Jun 1942 - Oct 1943

Hudson VI#

Hudson VI

Nov 1942 - Sep 1943
Liberator V of No 200 Squadron

Liberator V

Jul 1944 - Sep 1944

Liberator VI#

Liberator VI 

Feb 1944 - May 1945

Images marked # are to show aircraft type not squadron markings

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