Sqn Markings 235-240

Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

No 235 - 240 Squadron Aircraft & Markings

No 235 Squadron

Short 184

Aug 1918 - Feb 1919

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 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 (coded LA)

Mosquito VI

Jun 1944 - Jul 1945

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No 236 Squadron

DH6

Aug 1918 - Mar 1919

DH9

Aug 1918 - May 1919

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

Aug 1918 - May 1919

Audax

Apr 1940 - Sep 1940

Hardy

Apr 1940 - Apr 1941

Hawker Hart #

Hart

Jun 1940 - Sep 1940

Lysander II as used by No 237 Squadron #

Lysander I/II

Nov 1940 - Nov 1941

Gladiator II

Mar 1941 - Aug 1941

Hurricane I

Sep 1941 - Dec 1942

Hurricane IIC

Feb 1943 - Dec 1943

Spitfire VB

Dec 1943 - Feb 1944

Spitfire VC

Dec 1943 - Mar 1944

Spitfire IX

Mar 1944 - Sep 1945

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No 238 Squadron

Curtiss H16

Aug 1918 -

Felixstowe F2A

Aug 1918 - May 1919

Felixstowe F3

Aug 1918 - May 1919

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

Mar 1941 - May 1941

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

Feb 1943 - Apr 1943

Spitfire VC of No 238 Squadron

Spitfire VC

Feb 1943 - Apr 1943, Aug 1943 - Mar 1944

Spitfire IX

Aug 1943 - Oct 1944

Spitfire VIII

Jun 1944 - Oct 1944

Dakota

Dec 1946 - Oct 1948

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No 239 Squadron

Short 184

Aug 1918 - May 1919

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 I

Jan 1942 - May 1942

Hurricane IIC #

Hurricane IIC

Jan 1942 - May 1942

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

Mustang I

May 1942 - Sep 1943

Beaufighter If

Oct 1943 - Jan 1944

Mosquito II

Jan 1944 - Aug 1944

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

Aug 1918 - May 1919

Short 184

Aug 1918 - May 1919

Curtiss H12

Aug 1918 - 1919

Short 320

Aug 1918 - May 1919

Campania

Aug 1918 - May 1919

Scapa I

Mar 1937 - Jan 1939

Singapore III

Nov 1938 - Jul 1939

Lerwick I

Jul 1939 - Sep 1939

London II (camouflage finish)

London II

Jul 1939 - Jul 1940

Stranraer I

Jun 1940 - Apr 1941

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

May 1952 - Nov 1958

Shackleton MR Mk 2 #

Shackleton MR Mk 2

Mar 1953 - Aug 1954

Thor

Aug 1959 - Jan 1963

Images marked # are to show aircraft type not squadron markings

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