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No 450 - 467 Squadron Aircraft & Markings


No 450 Squadron

 

Hurricane I#

Hurricane I

Jun 1941 - Oct 1941

Kittyhawk I as used by No 450 Squadron#

Kittyhawk I

Dec 1941 - Sep 1942

Kittyhawk III of No 450 Squadron

Kittyhawk III

Sep 1942 - Oct 1943

Kittyhawk IV as used by No 250 Squadron#

Kittyhawk IV

Oct 1943 - Aug 1945

Mustang III (original framed hood)#

Mustang III ('Malcolm' hood)#

Mustang III

Nov 1944 - Dec 1944, May 1945 - Aug 1945

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No 451 Squadron

Hurricane I#

Hurricane I

May 1941 - Jan 1943 

Hurricane IIC of No 451 Squadron

Hurricane IIC

Jan 1943 - Oct 1943

Spitfire VC of No 451 Squadron

Spitfire VC

Mar 1943 - Mar 1944

Spitfire IX of No 451 Squadron

Spitfire IX

Dec 1943 - Oct 1944, Dec 1944 - Jan 1945

Spitfire VIII#

Spitfire VIII

Aug 1944 - Oct 1944

Spitfire XVI (Camouflage)#

Spitfire XVI

Jan 1945 - Jun 1945

Spitfire FR XIV of no 451 Squadron

Spitfire XIV

Aug 1945 - Jan 1946

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No 452 Squadron

 Spitfire I#

Spitfire I

Apr 1941 - May 1941

Spitfire IIA#

Spitfire IIA

May 1941 - Aug 1941

Spitfire VB of No 452 Squadron

Spitfire VB

Aug 1941 - May 1942

Spitfire VC#

Spitfire VC

Sep 1942 - Jan 1945

Spitfire VIII#

Spitfire VIII

Jan 1944 - Oct 1945

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No 453 Squadron

 Buffalo I of No 453 Squadron

Buffalo II

Aug 1941 - Feb 1942

Spitfire VB#

Spitfire VB

Jun 1942 - Apr 1943, Jun 1943 - Jan 1944

Spitfire IXB of No 453 Squadron

Spitfire IXB

Mar 1943 - Jun 1943, Jan 1944 - Jul 1944, Sep 1944 - Nov 1944

Spitfire VC#

Spitfire VC

Jun 1943 - Oct 1943

Spitfire IX#

Spitfire IXE

Jul 1944 - Sep 1944

Spitfire XVI (Camouflage)#

Spitfire LF XVI

Nov 1944 - Jun 1945

Spitfire XIV#

Spitfire XIV

Aug 1945 - Jan 1946

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No 454 Squadron

Blenheim V#

Blenheim V

Nov 1942 - Jan 1943

Baltimore III

Feb 1943 - Sep 1943

Baltimore IV as used by No 454 Squadron#

Baltimore IV

Jun 1943 - Dec 1944

Baltimore V as used by No 454 Squadron#

Baltimore V

Oct 1943 - Aug 1945

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No 455 Squadron

Hampden I of No 455 Squadron

Hampden I

Jul 1941 - Dec 1943

Beaufighter X of No 455 Squadron

Beaufighter X

Dec 1943 - May 1945

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No 456 Squadron

Defiant NF I#

Defiant I

Jun 1941 - Nov 1941

 Beaufighter II of No 456 Squadron

Beaufighter IIF

Sep 1941 - Mar 1943

Beaufighter VI of No 456 Squadron

Beaufighter VIF

Jul 1942 - Jan 1943

Mosquito II of No 456 Squadron

Mosquito II

Dec 1942 - Apr 1944

Mosquito VI#

Mosquito VI

Jun 1943 - Oct 1943

Mosquito XVII#

Mosquito XVII

Jan 1944 - Feb 1945

Moquito XXX#

Mosquito XXX

Dec 1944 - Jun 1945

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No 457 Squadron

Spitfire I of No 547 Squadron

Spitfire I

Jun 1941 - Oct 1941

Spitfire IIA#

Spitfire IIA

Sep 1941 - Mar 1942

Spitfire VB#

Spitfire VB

Dec 1941 - May 1942 

Spitfire VC#

Spitfire VC

Sep 1942 - Jul 1944

Spitfire VIII#

Spitfire VIII

Jul 1944 - Oct 1945

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No 458 Squadron

 

Wellington IV#

Wellington IV

Aug 1941 - Jan 1942

Wellington IC#

Wellington IC

Feb 1941 - Apr 1942, Oct 1942 - Nov 1942

Wellington VIII of No 458 Squadron

Wellington VIII

Oct 1942 - Sep 1943

Wellington XIII of no 458 Squadron

Wellington XIII

Jun 1943 - May 1944

Wellington XIV of No 458 Squadron

Wellington XIV

Jan 1944 - Jun 1945

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No 459 Squadron

Bristol Blenheim IV#

Blenheim IV

Feb 1942 - May 1942

Hudson III

Hudson III

Mar 1942 - Dec 1942

Hudson IIIA#

Hudson IIIA

Jul 1942 - Jan 1944

Hudson VI#

Hudson VI

Aug 1943 - Apr 1944

Hudson V#

Hudson V

Sep 1943 - Nov 1943

Ventura V#

Ventura V

Dec 1943 - Jul 1944

Baltimore IV as used by No 454 Squadron#

Baltimore IV

Jul 1944 - Feb 1945

Baltimore V as used by No 454 Squadron#

Baltimore V

Jul 1944 - Feb 1945

Wellington XIII#

Wellington XIII

Mar 1945 - Apr 1945

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No 460 Squadron

 Wellington IV of No 460 Squadron

Wellington IV

Nov 1941 - Sep 1942

Halifax II Series 1# 

Halifax II

Aug 1942 - Oct 1942

Lancaster III of No 460 Squadron (fitted with AGLT - "Village Inn")

Lancaster I/III

Oct 1942 - Oct 1945

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No 461 Squadron

  

Sunderland II#

Sunderland II

Apr 1942 - May 1943

Sunderland III of No 461 Squadron

Sunderland III

Aug 1942 - Jun 1945

Sunderland V#

Sunderland V

Feb 1945 - Jun 1945

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No 462 Squadron

 Halifax II Series 1# 

Halifax II

Sep 1942 - Feb 1944

Halifax III of No 462 Squadron

Halifax III

Aug 1944 - Sep 1945

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No 463 Squadron

 Lancaster I of No 463 Squadron (1944) 

Lancaster I/III

Nov 1943 - Sep 1945

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No 464 Squadron

Ventura I#

Ventura I/II

Sep 1942 - Nov 1943

Mosquito VI of No 464 Squadron (night intruder scheme)

Mosquito VI of No 464 Squadron

Mosquito VI

Aug 1943 - Sep 1945

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No 466 Squadron

Wellington II#

Wellington II

Oct 1942 - Nov 1942

Wellington X#

Wellington X

Nov 1942 - Sep 1943

 Halifax II Series 1# 

Halifax II

Sep 1943 - Nov 1943

Halifax III of No 466 Squadron

Halifax III

Nov 1943 - May 1945

Halifax VI of No 466 Squadron

Halifax VI

May 1945 - Aug 1945

Liberator VIII#

Liberator VIII

Oct 1945 - Oct 1945

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No 467 Squadron

Lancaster I of No 467 Squadron (1944) (Now preserved in the RAF Museum, Hendon) 

Lancaster I/III

Nov 1942 - Sep 1945

Images marked # are to show aircraft type not squadron markings

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