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No 39 Squadron Aircraft and Markings


BE2c#

BE2c

Apr 1916 - Nov 1917

Bristol Scout#

Bristol Scout

Apr 1916 - Jun 1916

BE12#

BE12

Jun 1916 - Dec 1917

BE12a

Dec 1916 - Dec 1917

BE2e#

BE2e

Dec 1916 - Jan 1918

Nieuport 20

Apr 1917 - Jun 1917

Armstrong Whitworth FK8#

FK8

May 1917 - Jul 1917

SE5#

SE5

Jun 1917 - Aug 1917

Sopwith Camel#

Camel

Jul 1917 - Aug 1917

Bristol F2B of No 39 Squadron

Bristol F2B

Dec 1917 - Nov 1918

Snipe#

Snipe

Jul 1919 - Oct 1919

DH 9A of No 39 Squadron

DH9A

Apr 1921 - Nov 1928

Wapiti IIA#

Wapiti IIA

Mar 1929 - Dec 1931

Hawker Hart of No 39 Squadron

Hart

Nov 1931 - Jul 1939

Bristol Blenheim I of No 39 Squadron

Blenheim I

Jun 1939 - Jan 1941

Bristol Blenheim IV#

Blenheim IV

Dec 1940 - Jan 1941

Maryland I

Jan 1941 - Jan 1942

 

Beaufort IA

Beaufort I

Aug 1941 - Nov 1942

Beaufort IIA

 

Beaufort II

Apr 1942 - Jun 1943

Beaufighter X#

Beaufighter X

Jun 1943 - Feb 1945

Marauder III of No 39 Squadron

Marauder III

Dec 1944 - Sep 1946

Mosquito FB Mk 6#

Mosquito VI, Mosquito FB Mk 26

Feb 1946 - Sep 1946

Tempest F Mk 6 of No 39 Squadron (1948)

Tempest F Mk 6

Jun 1948 - Feb 1949

Mosquito NF Mk 36 of No 39 Squadron

Mosquito NF Mk 36

Jun 1949 - Mar 1953

Meteor NF Mk 13 of Mo 39 Squadron (Operation 'Muskateer' - 1956)

Meteor NF Mk 13

Mar 1953 - Jun 1958

Canberra PR Mk 3 (Camouflage scheme)#

Canberra PR3

Jul 1958 - Apr 1963

Canberra PR Mk 9 of No 39 Squadron

Canberra PR9

Nov 1962 - May 1982, Jul 1992 - Current

Canberra PR Mk 7 (Camouflage scheme)

Canberra PR7

Oct 1970 - Feb 1972,  Dec 1993 - Current

#

Reaper

Oct 2007 - Current

Images marked # are to show aircraft type not squadron markings

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