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No 42 Squadron Aircraft & Markings

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BE2d

Apr 1916 - Aug 1916

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BE2e

Apr 1916 - Apr 1917

RE8

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RE8

Apr 1917 - Feb 1919

Vildebeest III #

Vildebeest III

Dec 1936 - Dec 1937, Sep 1939 - Apr 1940

Vildebeest I

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Vildebeest I

Jan 1937 - Mar 1937

Vildebeest IV of No 42 Squadron

Vildebeest IV

Mar 1937 - Apr 1940

Beaufort I of No 42 Squadron

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Beaufort I

Apr 1940 - Apr 1942, Dec 1941 - Feb 1943

Beaufort II

Mar 1942 Oct 1942

Bristol Blenheim V of No 113 Squadron #

Blenheim V

Feb 1943 - Oct 1943

Hurricane IV of No 42 Squadron (1944)

Hurricane IV of No 42 Squadron (1945)

Hurricane IV

Oct 1943 - Jun 1945

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Hurricane IIC

Sep 1944 - Dec 1944, Apr 1945 - Jun 1945

Thunderbolt II of No 42 Squadron (Temperate land scheme)

Thunderbolt II of No 42 Squadron (natural metal scheme)

Thunderbolt II

Jul 1945 - Dec 1945

Beaufighter X of No 42 Squadron

Beaufighter TF Mk 10

Oct 1946 - Oct 1947

Shackleton MR Mk 1A

Jun 1952 - Jul 1954

Shackleton MR Mk 2

Jan 1953 - Jun 1966

Shackleton MR Mk 3

Nov 1965 - Sep 1971

Sqn No carried on fuselage of Shackletons

Nimrod MR Mk 1 (original white/grey colour scheme)

Nimrod MR Mk 1

Apr 1971 - Jun 1984

Nimrod MR Mk 2P of No 42 Squadron (special display scheme)

Nimrod MR Mk 2

Jun 1983 - Apr 2010

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