Sqn Markings 217-221_P

Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

No 217 - 221 Squadron Aircraft & Markings

No 217 Squadron

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DH4

Jan 1918 - Mar 1919

Anson I of No 217 Squadron (pre-war scheme)

Anson I of No 217 Squadron (camouflage scheme)

Anson I

Mar 1937 - Dec 1940

Beaufort I

Sep 1940 - Nov 1941, Apr 1943 - Aug 1944

Beaufort II

Beaufort II

Nov 1941 - Aug 1942

Hudson IIIA

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Hudson IIIA

Oct 1942 - Jun 1943

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Hudson VI

Jan 1943 - May 1943

Beaufighter X

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Beaufighter X

Jul 1944 - Sep 1945

Neptune MR Mk 1

Neptune MR Mk 1

Jan 1952 - Mar 1957

Whirlwind HAR Mk 2

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Whirlwind HAR Mk 4

Feb 1958 - Nov 1959

No 218 Squadron

DH9

Apr 1918 - Feb 1919

Hawker Hind of No 218 Squadron

Hind

Mar 1936 - Mar 1938

Battle I of No 218 Squadron (pre-Munich markings)

Battle I of No 218 Squadron (coded HA)

Battle I

Jan 1938 - May 1940

Bristol Blenheim IV

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Blenheim IV

Jul 1940 - Nov 1940

Wellington IC

Nov 1940 - Feb 1942

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Wellington II

May 1941 - Dec 1941

Stirling I

Jan 1942 - Jun 1943

Stirling III #

Stirling III

Feb 1943 - Aug 1944

Lancaster I of No 218 Squadron (1944)

Lancaster I/III

Aug 1944 - Aug 1945

Thor IRBM

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Thor

Dec 1959 - Aug 1963

No 219 Squadron

Sopwith Baby

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Sopwith Baby

Jul 1918 - Nov 1918

Hamble Baby

Jul 1918 - Oct 1918

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Short 184

Jul 1918 - Feb 1920

Fairey IIIB

Oct 1918 -Feb 1920

DH 9

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DH9

Jul 1918 - Jun 1919

#

Camel

Jul 1918 - Nov 1918

Blenheim IF of No 219 Squadron

Blenheim IF

Oct 1939 - Feb 1941

Beaufighter IF

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Beaufighter IF

Sep 1940 - May 1943

Beaufighter VI of No 219 Squadron

Beaufighter VIF

May 1943 - Jan 1944

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Mosquito XVII

Feb 1944 - Nov 1944

Mosquito XXX of No 219 Squadron

Mosquito XXX

Jun 1944 - Sep 1946

Mosquito NF Mk 36 of No 219 Squadron

Mosquito NF Mk 36

Mar 1951 - Mar 1953

Meteor NF Mk 13 of No 219 Squadron (1954)

Meteor NF Mk 13

Mar 1953 - Sep 1954

Venom NF Mk 2A of No 219 Squadron

Venom NF Mk 2A

Sep 1955 - Jul 1957

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Javelin FAW Mk 5

Javelin F Mk 7 #

Javelin FAW Mk 7

Javelin F Mk 8 #

Javelin FAW Mk 8

Oct 1958 - Oct 1962

No 220 Squadron

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DH4

Apr 1918 - Jan 1919

DH 9

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DH9

Jun 1918 - Jan 1919

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Camel

Jul 1918 - Jan 1919

Anson I of No 220 Squadron

Anson I

Aug 1936 - Dec 1939

Hudson I

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Hudson I

Sep 1939 - Dec 1941

Hudson II

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Hudson II

Oct 1940 - Jun 1941

Hudson III of No 220 Squadron

Hudson III

Jul 1941 - Jun 1942

Hudson V #

Hudson VI

Jul 1941 - Jun 1942

Fortress I

Fortress I

Dec 1941 - Aug 1942

Fortress IIA of No 220 Squadron

Fortress II

Jul 1942 - Dec 1944

Fortress III #

Fortress III

Jul 1944 - Apr 1945

Liberator VI

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Liberator VI

Dec 1944 - Jul 1945, Sep 1945 - May 1946

Liberator VIII of no 220 Squadron

Liberator VIII

Jul 1945 - May 1946

Shackleton MR Mk 1

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Shackleton MR Mk 1

Sep 1951 - Feb 1958

Shackleton MR Mk 2 #

Shackleton MR Mk 2

Mar 1953 - Jul 1954, Mar 1957 - Oct 1957

Shackleton MR Mk 3

Shackleton MR Mk 3

Aug 1957 - Oct 1958

Thor IRBM

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Thor

Jul 1959 - Jul 1963

Shackleton

Oct 1963 - Jul 1970

No 221 Squadron

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DH4

Apr 1918 - Oct 1918

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Camel

Apr 1918 - Sep 1918

DH9

Jun 1918 - Oct 1918, Dec 1918 - Sep 1919

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DH9A

Apr 1919 - Sep 1919

Wellington IC

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Wellington IC

Dec 1940 - Dec 1941

Wellington VIII of No 221 Squadron

Wellington VIII

Jan 1942 - Sep 1943

Wellington XI #

Wellington XI

Jun 1943 - Dec 1943

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Wellington XII

Sep 1943 - Oct 1943

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Wellington XIII

Oct 1943 - Aug 1945

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