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No 235 - 240 Squadron Aircraft & Markings

No 235 Squadron

Short 184#

Short 184

Aug 1918 - Feb 1919
Battle I#

 

Battle I

Dec 1939 - Feb 1940
 

Blenheim IF#

Blenheim IF

Feb 1940 - May 1940

Blenheim IVF of No 235 Squadron

Blenheim IVF

Feb 1940 - Dec 1941
Beaufighter IC#

Beaufighter I

Dec 1941 - Sep 1942

Beaufighter VIC#

Beaufighter VI

Jul 1942 - Oct 1943

Beaufighter X#

Beaufighter X

Oct 1943 - May 1944

Beaufighter XI#

Beaufighter XI

Apr 1944 - Jun 1944
Mosquito VI of No 235 Squadron

Mosquito VI of No 235 Squadron (coded LA)

Mosquito VI

Jun 1944 - Jul 1945

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No 236 Squadron

DH6#

DH6

Aug 1918 - Mar 1919
DH 9#

DH9

Aug 1918 - May 1919
Blenheim IF#

Blenheim IF

Nov 1939 - Jul 1940

Blenheim IVF of No 236 Squadron

Blenheim IVF

Jul 1940 - Feb 1942
Beaufighter I

Oct 1941 - Feb 1942, Mar 1942 - Feb 1943

Beaufighter VI of No 236 Squadron

Beaufighter VI

Sep 1942 - Jul 1943

Beaufighter X of No 236 Squadron

Beaufighter X

Jul 1943 - May 1945

Beaufighters carried yellow horizontal band along rear fuselage - Mid 1943 - summer 1944 

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No 237 Squadron

 

Short 184#

Short 184

Aug 1918 - May 1919
Hawker Audax#

Audax

Apr 1940 - Sep 1940
Hawker Hardy

Hardy

Apr 1940 - Apr 1941

Hawker Hart#

Hart

Jun 1940 - Sep 1940

Lysander I as used by No 237 Squadron#

 

Lysander II as used by No 237 Squadron#

Lysander I/II

Nov 1940 - Nov 1941
Gladiator II of No 237 Squadron

Gladiator II

Mar 1941 - Aug 1941
Hurricane I#

Hurricane I

Sep 1941 - Dec 1942

Hurricane IIC#

Hurricane IIC

Feb 1943 - Dec 1943
Spitfire VB#

Spitfire VB

Dec 1943 - Feb 1944

Spitfire VC#

Spitfire VC

Dec 1943 - Mar 1944

Spitfire IX#

Spitfire IX

Mar 1944 - Sep 1945

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No 238 Squadron

Curtiss H16#

Curtiss H16

Aug 1918 -
Felixstowe F2A# 

Felixstowe F2A

Aug 1918 - May 1919

Felixstowe F3#

Felixstowe F3

Aug 1918 - May 1919

Spitfire I#

Spitfire I

May 1940 - Jun 1940

 Hurricane I of No 238 Squadron

Hurricane I

Jun 1940 - Mar 1941, May 1941 - Sep 1941, Jan 1942 - May 1942

Hurricane IIA#

Hurricane IIA

Mar 1941 - May 1941

Hurricane IIC#

Hurricane IIC 

Sep 1941 - Jan 1942, Sep 1942 - Sep 1943

Hurricane IIb of No 238 Squadron (Western Desert - 1942)

Hurricane IIB

May 1942 - Oct 1942
Spitfire VB#

Spitfire VB

Feb 1943 - Apr 1943

Spitfire VC of No 238 Squadron

Spitfire VC

Feb 1943 - Apr 1943, Aug 1943 - Mar 1944

Spitfire IX#

Spitfire IX

Aug 1943 - Oct 1944

Spitfire VIII#

Spitfire VIII

Jun 1944 - Oct 1944

Dakota of No 238 Squadron

Dakota

Dec 1946 - Oct 1948

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No 239 Squadron

 

Short 184#

Short 184

Aug 1918 - May 1919
Lysander II of No 239 Squadron

Lysander II

Sep 1940 - May 1941

Lysander III as used by No 239 Squadron#

Lysander III

Apr 1941 - Jan 1942
Tomahawk I/IIA

Jun 1941 - Sep 1942
Hurricane IIA#

Hurricane I

Jan 1942 - May 1942

Hurricane IIC#

Hurricane IIC

Jan 1942 - May 1942
Mustang I of No 239 Squadron (US style colour scheme)

Mustang I of No 239 Squadron (standard day fighter scheme)

Mustang I

May 1942 - Sep 1943
Beaufighter I#

Beaufighter If

Oct 1943 - Jan 1944
Mosquito II#

Mosquito II

Jan 1944 - Aug 1944

Mosquito VI#

Mosquito VI

Aug 1944 - Jan 1945

Mosquito XXX of No 239 Squadron

Mosquito XXX

Jan 1945 - Jul 1945

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No 240 Squadron

Felixstowe F2A# 

Felixstowe F2A

Aug 1918 - May 1919
Short 184#

Short 184

Aug 1918 - May 1919
Curtiss H12#

Curtiss H12

Aug 1918 - 1919
Short 320#

Short 320

Aug 1918 - May 1919
Fairey Campania#

Campania

Aug 1918 - May 1919
Scapa#

Scapa I

Mar 1937 - Jan 1939
Singapore III#

Singapore III

Nov 1938 - Jul 1939
Lerwick I#

Lerwick I

Jul 1939 - Sep 1939
London II (all silver finish)#

London II (camouflage finish)

London II

Jul 1939 - Jul 1940
Stranraer I of No 240 Squadron

Stranraer I

Jun 1940  - Apr 1941
Catalina IB#

Catalina I

Mar 1941 - Jun 1945, Jul 1945 - Oct 1945

Catalina IIA of No 240 SQuadron

Catalina IIA

Mar 1942 - Nov 1944

Catalina IVB#

Catalina IV

Jul 1944 - Jun 1945, Jul 1945 - Aug 1945

Sunderland V#

Sunderland V

Jul 1945 - Mar 1946
Shackleton MR Mk 1A

Shackleton MR Mk 1A

May 1952 - Nov 1958

Shackleton MR Mk 2#

Shackleton MR Mk 2

Mar 1953 - Aug 1954
Thor IRBM#

Thor

Aug 1959 - Jan 1963

Images marked # are to show aircraft type not squadron markings

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