Sqn Markings 51

Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

No 51 Squadron Aircraft & Markings

BE2c

May 1917 - Jan 1917

BE2e #

BE2e

Dec 1916 - Mar 1917

BE12

May 1916 - Jan 1917

FE2b #

FE2b

Oct 1916 - Nov 1918

Martinsyde G100

1917 - 1917

BE12b

Jan 1918 - ?

Camel

Oct 1918 - Jun 1919

Snipe

May 1919 - Jun 1919

Virginia X #

Virginia X

Mar 1937 - Feb 1938

Anson I

Mar 1937 - Feb 1938

Whitley II

Feb 1938 - Dec 1939

Whitley III of No 51 Squadron

Whitley III

Aug 1938 - Mar 1940

Whitley IV #

Whitley IV

Nov 1939 - May 1940

Whitley V of No 51 Squadron

Whitley V

Jan 1940 - Oct 1942

Halifax II

Nov 1942 - Jan 1944

Halifax III

Jan 1944 - May 1945

Stirling V of No 51 Squadron (1946)

Stirling V

Jun 1945 - Apr 1946

Stirling IV #

Stirling IV

Nov 1945 - Apr 1946

York C Mk 1

Jan 1946 - Oct 1950

Canberra B Mk 2

Aug 1958 - Jul 1959

Canberra B Mk 6 (RC) of No 51 Squadron

Canberra B Mk 6(RC)

Aug 1958 - Oct 1976

Comet C Mk 2 (RC)

Aug 1958 - Jan 1975

Hastings C Mk 1

Feb 1963 - Mar 1967

Nimrod R Mk 1 of No 51 Squadron

Nimrod R Mk 1

Jul 1971 - xxx 2011

Boeing RC-135W

xxx 2014 -

Images marked # are to show aircraft type not squadron markings

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