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No 500 - 510 Squadron Aircraft & Markings

No 500 Squadron

Virginia X of No 500 Squadron

Virginia X

Mar 1931 - Jan 1936

Hart Fighter#

Hart

Jan 1936 - May 1937

Hawker Hind#

Hind

Feb 1937 - Mar 1939

Anson I of No 500 Squadron

Anson I

Mar 1939 - Apr 1941

Bristol Blenheim IV#

Blenheim IV

Apr 1941 - Nov 1941

Hudson V

Hudson V

Nov 1941 - Apr 1944

Hudson VI#

Hudson VI

Jun 1944 - Jul 1944

Ventura V#

Ventura V

Dec 1943 - Jul 1944

Baltimore IV as used by No 500 Squadron#

Baltimore IV

Sep 1944 - Feb 1945

Baltimore V as used by No 500 Squadron#

Baltimore V

Sep 1944 - Oct 1945

Mosquito XIX#

Mosquito NF Mk 19

Feb 1947 - Aug 1947

Mosquito NF Mk 30 of No 500 Squadron

Mosquito NF Mk 30

Apr 1947 - Oct 1948

Spitfire F Mk 22#

Spitfire F Mk 22

May 1948 - Oct 1948
Meteor F Mk 3 of No 500 Squadron (Reserve Command Markings)

Meteor F Mk 3

Jul 1948 - Oct 1951

Meteor F Mk 4#

Meteor F Mk 4

Jul 1951 - Feb 1952

Meteor F mk 8 of No 500 Squadron (CO's aircraft)

Meteor F Mk 8

Nov 1951 - Feb 1957

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No 501 Squadron

Avro 504N# 

Avro 504N  

Aug 1929 - Mar 1930

DH 9A#

DH9A 

 Mar 1930 - Nov 1930
Wapiti of No 501 Squadron

Wapiti IIA

Sep 1930 - Mar 1933
Wallace I#

Wallace I

Mar 1933 - Feb 1937

Wallace II#

Wallace II

Mar 1936 - Jun 1936

Hawker Hart of No 501 Squadron

Hart

Jul 1936 - Mar 1938

Hawker Hind#

Hind

Mar 1938 - Mar 1939

Hurricane I ofNo 501 Squadron (1940)

Hurricane I of No 501 Squadron (December 1940)

Hurricane I

Mar 1939 - May 1941

  Spitfire I#

Spitfire I

Apr 1941 - Jun 1941

Spitfire IIA#

Spitfire IIA

Jun 1941 - Oct 1941

Spitfire VB#

Spitfire VB

Sep 1941 - Jul 1944

Spitfire VC#

Spitfire VC

May 1942 - Oct 1942

Spitfire IX#

Spitfire IX

Jun 1943 - Apr 1944

Tempest V of no 501 Squadron (October 1944)

Tempest V  

Jul 1944 - Apr 1945
Spitfire LF Mk 16E of No 501 Squadron (1947)

Spitfire LF Mk 16E

Oct 1946 - May 1949

Vampire F Mk 1 of No 501 Squadron (Reserve Command codes)

 

Vampire F Mk 1 of No 501 Squadron (Fighter Command codes)

Vampire F Mk 1

Nov 1948 - Jun 1951

Vampire FB Mk 5 of No 501 Squadron

Vampire FB Mk 5

Mar 1951 - Feb 1957

Vampire FB Mk 9 of No 501 Squadron

Vampire FB Mk 9

Feb 1955 - Feb 1957

No 501 Squadron marking as carried on Spitfire XIVs and Meteors

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No 502 Squadron

Vimy#

Vimy

Jun 1925 - Jul 1928
Hyderabad#

Hyderabad

Jul 1928 - Feb 1932

Virginia X#

Virginia X

Dec 1931 - Oct 1935

Wallace I#

Wallace I

Oct 1935 - May 1937

Wallace II#

Wallace II

Nov 1935 - May 1937

Hawker Hind of No 502 Squadron

Hind

Apr 1937 - Apr 1939

Anson I of No 502 Squadron

Anson I

Jan 1939 - Oct 1940

Botha I of No 502 Sqn

Botha I

Aug 1940 - Nov 1940

#

Whitley V

Sep 1940 - Feb 1942

Whitley VII of No 502 Squadron

Whitley VII

Feb 1942 - Feb 1943
Halifax GR II Series 1 of No 502 Squadron

Halifax II

Feb 1943 - Mar 1945

Halifax GR III#

Halifax III

Feb 1945 - May 1945

Mosquito B Mk 25#

Mosquito B Mk 25

Mar 1947 - Jan 1948

Mosquito NF Mk 30 of No 502 Squadron

Mosquito NF Mk 30

Dec 1947 - Oct 1948

Spitfirew F Mk 22 of No 502 Squadron

Spitfire F Mk 22

Sep 1948 - Mar 1951

 Vampire F Mk 3#

Vampire F Mk 3

Jan 1951 - Mar 1951

Vampire FB Mk 5 of No 502 Squadron

Vampire FB Mk 5

Mar 1951 - Feb 1957

Vampire FB Mk 9 of No 502 Squadron

Vampire FB Mk 9

Jul 1954 - Feb 1957

No 502 Squadron marking as carried on Vampires

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No 503 Squadron

 

Fairey Fawn#

Fawn

Oct 1926 - Jun 1929
Hyderabad#

Hyderabad

Feb 1929 - Jan 1934
Hinaidi#

Hinaidi

Oct 1933 - Nov 1935
Wallace I#

Wallace I

Oct 1935 - Sep 1936

Wallace II#

Wallace II

Nov 1935 - Sep 1936

Hart Fighter#

Hart

Jun 1936 - Nov 1938
Hawker Hind#

Hind

Jun 1938 - Nov 1938

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No 504 Squadron

 Horsley of No 504 Squadron

Horsley

Oct 1929 - Mar 1934
Wallace I#

Wallace I

Jan 1934 - Jun 1937

Wallace II#

Wallace II

Feb 1935 - Jun 1937

Hawker Hind#

Hind

May 1937 - Nov 1938

Gauntlet II#

Gauntlet II

Nov 1938 - Aug 1939

Hurricane I of No 504 Squadron

Hurricane I

May 1939 - Jul 1941

Hurricane IIB#

Hurricane IIB

Jul 1941 - Nov 1941

Spitfire IIA

Spitfire IIA

Oct 1941 - Sep 1942

Spitfire IIB

Spitfire IIB

Dec 1941 - Feb 1942

Spitfire VB#

Spitfire VB

Jan 1942 - Jan 1944, Mar 1944 - Jul 1944

Spitfire VC#

Spitfire VC

Oct 1942 - Sep 1943

Spitfire VI#

Spitfire VI

Sep 1943 - Jan 1944

Spitfire IX#

Spitfire IXB

Jan 1944 - Mar 1944

Spitfire IX#

Spitfire IXE

Jul 1944 - Mar 1945

Meteor III#

Meteor III

Apr 1945 - Aug 1945

Moquito XXX#

Mosquito NF Mk 30

May 1947 - May 1948

Spitfire F Mk 22#

Spitfire F Mk 22

May 1948 - Mar 1950

Meteor F Mk 4#

Meteor F Mk 4

Oct 1949 - Mar 1952

Meteor F Mk 8 of No 504 Squadron (1953)

Meteor F Mk 8

Mar 1952 - Feb 1957

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No 510 Squadron

Lysander I as used by No 510 Squadron#

Lysander I

Oct 1942 - Jan 1943

Oxford#

Oxford

Oct 1942  - Apr 1944

Avro Anson I#

Anson I

Dec 1942 - Apr 1944 

Various Communications types

Hawker Hart#

Tiger Moth#

Images marked # are to show aircraft type not squadron markings

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