Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 511 - 598 Squadron Aircraft & Markings
#Liberator I Oct 1942 - Mar 1944
Liberator II Oct 1942 - May 1944
Liberator VII Jul 1944 - Dec 1944 |
#Albemarle I Nov 1942 - Mar 1944 |
![]() Halifax II Dec 1942 - Dec 1942 |
# Dakota Sep 1943 - Jul 1944 |
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York C Mk 1 Nov 1943 - Oct 1946, Oct 1946 - Aug 1949 |
#Lancastrian C Mk 2 Oct 1945 - Apr 1946 |
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Hastings C Mk 1 Sep 1949 - Sep 1958
Hastings C Mk 2 May 1952 - Sep 1958
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Dec 1959 - Dec 1975
Britannia C Mk 2 Dec 1959 - Dec 1975 The Britannias were centrally pooled and did not carry squadron markings. |
# Dakota I/III Aug 1943 - Mar 1946 |
#Stirling III Oct 1943 - Nov 1943 |
Lancaster II Sep 1943 - Jul 1944
Lancaster I/III Jun 1944 - Aug 1945 |
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Defiant II Oct 1942 - Dec 1943 |
![]() Beaufighter II Jun 1943 - Apr 1944 |
#Mosquito II Feb 1944 - Apr 1944
Mosquito VI Mar 1944 - Jun 1945 |
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Hurricane IIB Apr 1943 - Jun 1943, Dec 1943 - Dec 1944
Hurricane IIC Dec 1943 - Dec 1944 |
#Lysander II Apr 1943 - Dec 1943 |
#Anson I Apr 1943 - Dec 1944 |
![]() Blenheim IV Apr 1943 - Dec 1944 |
#Mustang I Apr 1943 - Mar 1944 |
# Hampden I Aug 1943 - Dec 1943 |
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Aug 1943 - Sep 1943 |
#Halifax V Nov 1943 - Jun 1945
Halifax III Mar 1945 - Jun 1946 |
![]() Halifax V Jul 1943 - Jun 1945
Halifax III Mar 1945 - 1946
Halifax VI Mar 1946 - Oct 1946 |
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Sep 1945 - Oct 1946 |
Hurricane IIC Sep 1945 - Oct 1946 |
#Hampden I Aug 1943 - Oct 1943 |
Spitfire VI Aug 1943 - Nov 1944
Spitfire VII Nov 1944 - Dec 1945 |
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Sep 1943 - Oct 1943
Hudson III Aug 1944 - Mar 1945 |
#Ventura V Sep 1943 - Oct 1944 |
#Fortress II Oct 1944 - Sep 1945 |
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Aug 1945 - May 1946 |
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Hudson III Sep 1943 - Mar 1944, Jan 1945 - Jan 1946 |
#Gladiator II Sep 1943 - Aug 1944 |
#Halifax V Feb 1944 - May 1945 |
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Spitfire V Feb 1944 - Apr 1944 |
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Hurricane IIC Jun 1944 - Apr 1946 |
#Martinet I Sep 1944 - Apr 1946 |
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May 1945 - Apr 1946 |
#Warwick I Jul 1945 - Apr 1946 |
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Hudson VI Oct 1945 - Jan 1946 |
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Hudson III Jul 1942 - Mar 1943, Sep 1943 - Dec 1943 |
#Blenheim IV Jul 1942 - Mar 1943 |
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Spitfire V Jul 1942 - Mar 1943 |
#Mosquito IV Jul 1942 - Mar 1943 |
#Gladiator II Jul 1942 - Mar 1943, Sep 1943 - Mar 1945 |
![]() Hampden I Sep 1943 - Dec 1943 |
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Spitfire IX Sep 1943 - Nov 1945 |
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Sep 1944 - Mar 1945 |
![]() Ventura V Oct 1943 - Dec 1944 |
Hurricane (Met) IIC Aug 1944 - Nov 1945 |
#Fortress II Dec 1944 - Feb 1946
Fortress III May 1945 - Feb 1946 |
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Dec 1945 - Mar 1946 |
| Mariner I
Oct 1943 - Dec 1943 |
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Wellington XIII Apr 1944 - Jan 1945 #
Wellington XIV Dec 1944 - May 1945 |
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Warwick I Sep 1943 - Sep 1944
Warwick III Aug 1944 - Sep 1944 |
![]() Dakota III/IV Jun 1944 - Dec 1946 |
#Stirling III Jul 1944 - Nov 1944 |
#Blenheim IV Jun 1943 - May 1945 |
Hornet Moth, Jun 1943 - May 1945 |
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Oxford I Jun 1943 - May 1945 |
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Dominie I Aug 1943 - May 1945 |
Hurricane I Jun 1943 - Sep 1944
Hurricane IIB Jun 1943 - Jul 1945 |
| Hornet Moth
Jun 1943 - Sep 1944 |
#Blenheim IV Jun 1943 - May 1945 |
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Spitfire VB Jul 1944 - Apr 1946 |
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Sep 1944 - Apr 1946 |
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Wellington X Apr 1945 - Apr 1946 |
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Dominie I Apr 1945 - Apr 1946 |
#Mosquito B Mk 35 Aug 1952 - Jan 1954 |
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Lincoln B Mk 2 Aug 1952 - Sep 1954 |
#Anson C Mk 19 Aug 1952 - Mar 1954 |
Meteor NF Mk 11 Jun 1953 - Jul 1955, Sep 1957 - Nov 1957
Meteor NF Mk 14 Aug 1954 - Oct 1955 |
#Varsity T Mk 1 Jan 1954 - Mar 1956 |
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Canberra B Mk 2 Dec 1954 - Aug 1958
Canberra PR Mk 7 Apr 1956 - Jun 1956 |
| Blenheim IV Jun 1943 - Sep 1944 |
| Hornet Moth Jun 1943 - Sep 1944 |
Rota I Jun 1943 - Oct 1945 |
| Hornet Moth
Jun 1943 - Oct 1945 |
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Rota II Jun 1943 - Jul 1944 |
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Oxford I/II Aug 1944 - Oct 1945 |
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Hoverfly I Apr 1945 - Oct 1945 |
Havoc II (Turbinlite) Sep 1942 - Jan 1943
Boston III (Turbinlite) Sep 1942 - Jan 1943 |
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Hurricane IIC Sep 1942 - Jan 1943 |
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Havoc I (Turbinlite) Sep 1942 - Jan 1943
Havoc I Sep 1942 - Jan 1943
Boston III (Turbinlite) Sep 1942 - Jan 1943 |
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Hurricane IIC Sep 1942 - Jan 1943 |
Havoc I (Turbinlite) Sep 1942 - Jan 1943
Boston III Sep 1942 - Jan 1943
Boston III (Turbinlite) Sep 1942 - Jan 1943 |
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Hurricane IIC Sep 1942 - Jan 1943 |
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Havoc I (Turbinlite) Sep 1942 - Jan 1943 #
Havoc I Sep 1942 - Jan 1943
Havoc II (Turbinlite) Sep 1942 - Jan 1943
Boston III (Turbinlite) Sep 1942 - Jan 1943 |
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Hurricane IIB Sep 1942 - Jan 1943
Hurricane IIC Sep 1942 - Jan 1943 |
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Havoc I (Turbinlite) Sep 1942 - Jan 1943
Havoc II (Turbinlite) Sep 1942 - Jan 1943
Boston III (Turbinlite) Sep 1942 - Jan 1943
Boston I Sep 1942 - Jan 1943 |
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Hurricane IIC Sep 1942 - Jan 1943 |
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Havoc I (Turbinlite) Sep 1942 - Jan 1943
Havoc II (Turbinlite) Sep 1942 - Jan 1943
Boston III (Turbinlite) Sep 1942 - Jan 1943 |
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Hurricane IIC Sep 1942 - Jan 1943 |
Havoc II (Turbinlite) Sep 1942 - Jan 1943 |
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Hurricane IIC Sep 1942 - Jan 1943 |
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Havoc I (Turbinlite) Sep 1942 - Jan 1943
Havoc I Sep 1942 - Jan 1943
Boston III (Turbinlite) Sep 1942 - Jan 1943 |
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Hurricane IIB Sep 1943 - Jan 1943
Hurricane IIC Sep 1942 - Jan 1943 |
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Havoc I (Turbinlite) Sep 1942 - Jan 1943
Havoc II (Turbinlite) Sep 1942 - Jan 1943
Boston III (Turbinlite) Sep 1942 - Jan 1943 |
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Hurricane I Sep 1942 - Jan 1943 #
Hurricane IIC Sep 1942 - Jan 1943 |
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Havoc I (Turbinlite) Sep 1942 - Jan 1943
Havoc II (Turbinlite) Sep 1942 - Jan 1943
Boston III (Turbinlite) Sep 1942 - Jan 1943
Boston I Sep 1942 - Jan 1943 |
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Hurricane IIC Sep 1942 - Jan 1943 |
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Spitfire IV Oct 1942 - Dec 1942 |
#Mosquito I Oct 1942 - May 1943
Mosquito IV Oct 1942 - Aug 1943
Mosquito VIII Dec 1942 - Aug 1943
Mosquito IX Jul 1943 - Mar 1945
Mosquito XVI May 1944 - Dec 1945
Mosquito VI Nov 1944 - Jun 1945
Mosquito PR Mk 32 Nov 1945 - Oct 1946
Mosquito PR Mk 34 Dec 1947 - Oct 1951 Mosquito PR Mk 34A Apr 1951 - Sep 1951 |
Canberra PR Mk 3 Dec 1952 - Oct 1954
Canberra B Mk 2 Jun 1953 - Sep 1954
Canberra PR Mk 7 Jun 1954 - Mar 1956 |
| Spitfire D
Oct 1942 - Jan 1943 #
Spitfire IV Oct 1942 - Sep 1944 #
Spitfire IX Nov 1942 - Dec 1942
Spitfire XI Dec 1942 - Mar 1946
Spitfire X May 1944 - Apr 1945
Spitfire XIX Jan 1944 - Oct 1946 |
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Jul 1944 - Jun 1945 |
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Meteor F Mk 3 Oct 1945 - Apr 1946 |
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Lancaster PR Mk 1 Feb 1946 - Oct 1946 |
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Spitfire PR Mk 19 Nov 1947 - May 1951 |
Meteor PR Mk 10 Dec 1950 - Sep 1957 |
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Spitfire IV Oct 1942 - Jul 1943
Spitfire XI Mar 1943 - Aug 1945
Spitfire X May 1944 - Aug 1945
Spitfire XIX Jun 1944 - Aug 1945 |
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May 1954 - Oct 1958?
Canberra B Mk 2 Nov 1955 - Oct 1958
Canberra B Mk 6 Nov 1955 - Oct 1958 |
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Spitfire IV Oct 1942 - Oct 1943
Spitfire XI Apr 1943 - Oct 1943 |
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Valiant B (PR) Mk 1 Jun 1955 - Dec 1964 |
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Victor B (SR) Mk 2 May 1965 - May 1974 Victor B Mk 2 Jan 1969 - Mar 1974 (1 only) |
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Spitfire IV Oct 1942 - Oct 1943 |
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Wellington IV Oct 1942 - Mar 1943 |
#Anson I Oct 1942 - Mar 1943 |
| Maryland I
Oct 1942 - Mar 1943 |
#Mosquito IV Mar 1943 - Oct 1943 |
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Aug 1943 - Oct 1943 |
#Mosquito IX Aug 1943 - Feb 1945
Mosquito XVI Mar 1944 - Aug 1945
Mosquito PR XXXII Oct 1944 - Oct 1945
Mosquito PR Mk 34 Apr 1945 - Oct 1945 |
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Wellington VIII Oct 1942 - May 1943
Wellington XI May 1943 - Nov 1943 #
Wellington XIII Oct 1943 - Nov 1943
Liberator V Nov 1943 - Oct 1944
Liberator VI Aug 1944 - May 1945
Liberator VIII Mar 1945 - Jun 1945 |
Spitfire VIII Apr 1944 - Sep 1945 |
Spitfire VIII Apr 1944 - Sep 1945 |
Lancaster I/III Nov 1943 - Oct 1945 |
# Barracuda II Dec 1943 - Jul 1944 |
#Martinet I Dec 1943 - Apr 1945 |
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Hurricane IV Dec 1943 - Aug 1945 |
#Oxford I Dec 1943 - Jun 1946 |
#Vengence IV Jan 1945 - Jun 1946 |
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Spitfire VB Jun 1945 - Sep 1945
Spitfire XVI Jul 1945 - Jun 1946 |
| Albemarle I Nov 1943 - Aug 1944 Albemarle II Nov 1943 - Aug 1944
Albemarle V May 1944 - Aug 1944 |
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Stirling IV Jul 1944 - Dec 1945 |
Mosquito XVI Apr 1944 - Sep 1945 |
# Dakota III Feb 1944 - Aug 1946 |
Lancaster I/III Nov 1943 - Sep 1945 |
#Oxford I Dec 1943 - Jun 1946 |
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Hurricane IV Dec 1943 - Jul 1945
Hurricane IIC May 1944 - Jul 1945 |
#Beaufighter I Nov 1944 - Jul 1945 |
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Spitfire VB Jun 1945 - Aug 1945
Spitfire XVI Jun 1945 - Jun 1946 |
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Vengence IV Jul 1945 - Jun 1946 |
#Halifax III Jan 1944 - Mar 1945 |
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Lancaster I/III Apr 1944 - Sep 1945 |
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Martinet I Dec 1943 - Aug 1945 |
#Henley III Dec 1943 - Jun 1945 |
#Oxford I/III Dec 1943 - Feb 1944 |
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Hurricane IV Dec 1943 - Jun 1945
Hurricane IIC Mar 1944 - Jun 1945 |
#Vengence IV Oct 1944 - Jun 1946 |
#Mustang I Apr 1945 - May 1945 |
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Spitfire XVI Jul 1945 - Jun 1946 |
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Henley III Dec 1943 - Jun 1944 |
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Hurricane IIC Dec 1943 - Jul 1944 #
Hurricane IV Jun 1944 - Mar 1945 |
![]() Martinet I Dec 1943 - Feb 1949 |
#Oxford I/II Apr 1944 - Feb 1949 |
#Vengence IV Nov 1944 - Jul 1945 |
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Spitfire VB Dec 1944 - 1945 Spitfire XII Dec 1944 - Jul 1945 #
Spitfire IX Jul 1945 - 1948
Spitfire XVI Sep 1945 - Feb 1949
Spitfire F Mk 21 Jun 1948 - Feb 1949 |
![]() Vampire F Mk 1 Dec 1946 - Oct 1948 |
#Oxford I/II Dec 1943 - Apr 1945 |
Dec 1943 - Jan 1944 |
#Martinet I Dec 1943 - Apr 1945 |
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Hurricane IV Feb 1944 - Apr 1945
Hurricane IIC Jun 1945 - Apr 1945 |
#Beaufighter I Apr 1945 - Apr 1945 |
Images marked # are to show aircraft type not squadron markings
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