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No 159 - 179 Squadron
Aircraft & Markings
No 159
Squadron
#Liberator II
May 1942 - Aug 1943
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Liberator V
Jul 1943 - Aug 1943
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Liberator III
Aug 1943 - Jun 1944
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Liberator VI
Mar 1944 - Jul 1945
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Liberator VIII
Jun 1945 - Jun 1946 |
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No 160
Squadron
#Liberator II
May 1942 - Jan 1943
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Liberator III
Mar 1943 - Oct 1945
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Liberator V
Jun 1943 - Nov 1945

Liberator VI
Jan 1944 - Feb 1945
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Liberator VIII
Sep 1945 - Oct 1946
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#
Lancaster GR Mk 3
Aug 1946 - Oct 1946
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No 161
Squadron
| Lysander IIIA
Feb 1942 - Jun 1945
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Whitley V
Feb 1942 - Dec 1942
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#
Havoc I
Oct 1942 - Dec 1943
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| Albemarle I
Oct 1942 - Apr 1943
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Halifax II
Sep 1942 - Dec 1942
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Halifax V
Oct 1942 - Oct 1944
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| Hudson I
Feb 1942 - Aug 1944
Hudson IIIA
Sep 1943 - Jun 1945
Hudson V
Sep 1943 - Jun 1945
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Stirling IV
Sep 1944 - Jun 1945
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No 162
Squadron
#
Wellington IC
Jan 1942 - Feb 1944
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Wellington III
Sep 1943 - Nov 1943, Jan 1944 - Jul 1944
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Wellington X
Apr 1944 -Sep 1944
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Wellington DWI
Mar 1944 - Jul 1944
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# Blenheim IV
Feb 1942 - Jul 1942

Blenheim V
Jul 1942 - Jan 1944 |
| Baltimore II
Sep 1943 - Jan 1944
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Baltimore I
Oct 1943 - Nov 1943
Baltimore III
Jan 1944 - Sep 1944
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# Mosquito VI
Oct 1943 - Jan 1944, Apr 1944 - Jul 1944

Mosquito XXV
Dec 1944 - Jul 1946
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Mosquito XX Feb 1945 - Jul 1946 |
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No 163
Squadron
| Hudson IIIA Jul 1942 -
Aug 1942
Hudson VI
Jul 1942 - Dec 1942 |
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Mosquito XXVJan 1945
- May 1945
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Mosquito XVI
May 1945 - Aug 1945 |
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No 164
Squadron
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#
Spitfire VA
Apr 1942 - Sep 1942
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Spitfire VB
Sep 1942 - Feb 1943
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Hurricane IID
Feb 1943 - May 1943
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Hurricane IV
Feb 1943 - Feb 1944
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Typhoon IB
Jan 1944 - May 1945
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#
Spitfire IXE
Jun 1945 - Jul 1946
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Spitfire XVIE
Jul 1946 - Aug 1946
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No 165
Squadron
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#
Spitfire VA
Apr 1942 - Jun 1942
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Spitfire VB
May 1942 - Oct 1943
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Spitfire VC
Jul 1943 - Oct 1943
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Spitfire IX
Sep 1943 - Jan 1945

Spitfire IXE
May 1945 - Sep 1946
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#
Mustang III
Jan 1945 - May 1945
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No 166
Squadron
#
FE2b
Jun 1918 - Oct 1918
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#
V/1500
Oct 1918 - May 1919
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#Heyford III
Nov 1936 - Jul 1939
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#
Whitley I
Jan 1939 - Feb 1940
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Whitley III
Dec 1939 - Apr 1940
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#
Wellington III
Jan 1943 - Apr 1943
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Wellington X
Feb 1943 - Sep 1943
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Lancaster I/III
Sep 1943 - Nov 1945
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No 167
Squadron
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#
V/1500
Nov 1918 - May 1919
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#
Spitfire VB
Apr 1942 - Jun 1943
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Spitfire VC
Oct 1942 - Jun 1943
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| Warwick I
Nov 1944 - May 1945
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Warwick III
Nov 1944 - Feb 1946 |
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Anson XII
Apr 1945 - Feb 1946
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# Dakota
Jun 1945 - Jan 1946 |
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As a Ferry unit it flew a wide variety of types (1953 - 1958) |
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No 168
Squadron
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Tomahawk IIA
Jun 1942 - Nov 1942
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 Mustang I
Nov 1942 - Aug 1943, Feb 1944 - Oct 1944
# Mustang IA
Aug 1943 - Feb 1944
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Typhoon IB
Sep 1944 - Feb 1945
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No 169
Squadron
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Mustang I
Jun 1942 - Sep 1943
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# Mosquito II
Jan 1944 - Jul 1944

Mosquito VI
Jun 1944 - Aug 1945

Mosquito XIX
Jan 1945 - Aug 1945 |
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No 170
Squadron
#Mustang I
Jun 1942 - Aug 1943
# Mustang IA
Aug 1943 - Jan 1944
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Lancaster I/III
Oct 1944 - Nov 1945
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No 171
Squadron
| Tomahawk I
Jun 1942 - Dec 1942
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# Mustang IA
Sep 1942 - Dec 1942
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 Stirling III
Sep 1944 - Jan 1945
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Halifax III
Oct 1944 - Jul 1945
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No 172
Squadron
Wellington VIII
Apr 1942 - Mar 1943
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Wellington XII
Dec 1942 - Oct 1943
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Wellington XIV
Aug 1943 - Jun 1945
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No 173
Squadron
#Audax
Jun 1942 - Feb 1943
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| Lysander II
Jul 1942 - Jul 1943
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#Hart
Jul 1942 - Aug 1943
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Hurricane I
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Blenheim IV
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Oxford
Jul 1942 - Sep 1943
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| Moth Minor
Gull Six
Magister
Jul 1942 - Oct 1943
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Boston III
Electra
Jul 1942 - Jan 1944
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| Lodestar, Proctor I, Argus I
Jul 1942 - Feb 1944
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| Dragon Rapide
Aug 1942 - Oct 1942
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| SM 79
Dec 1942 - Apr 1943
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| Reliant
Junkers JU52/3m
Feb 1943 - Feb 1943
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| Scion Senior
Feb 1943 - Sep 1943
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# Hardy
Mar 1943 - Apr 1943
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# Beaufighter If
Apr 1943 - Sep 1943
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# Anson I
Sep 1943 - Feb 1944
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It also used a wide variety of light communications types from time to
time.
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From 1953 to 1957, it ferried a wide range of types, but used the types
listed for aircrew ferrying.
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Anson C Mk 19
Feb 1953 - Sep 1957
Varsity T Mk 1
Feb 1955 - Feb 1957
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No 174
Squadron
Hurricane IIB
Mar 1942 - Apr 1943
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Typhoon IB
Apr 1943 - Apr 1945, Aug 1945 - Sep 1945
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Tempest V
Sep 1945 - Apr 1946
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No 175
Squadron
#
Hurricane IIB
Mar 1942 - Apr 1943
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Typhoon IB
Apr 1943 - Sep 1945
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No 176
Squadron
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#
Beaufighter I
Jan 1943 - Aug 1943
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Beaufighter VI
Jan 1943 - Aug 1945
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Hurricane IIC
May 1943 - Jan 1944
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Mosquito XVI
Jun 1945 - Jul 1945

Mosquito XIX
Jul 1945 - Jun 1946
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| Meteor/Venom/Javelin
Jan 1956 - Oct 1958 |
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No 177
Squadron
#Beaufighter VI
May 1943 - May 1944
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Beaufighter X
Nov 1943 - Jul 1945
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Beaufighter XI
Nov 1945 - May 1944 |
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No 178
Squadron
#Liberator II
Jan 1943 - Dec 1943
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Liberator III
Sep 1943 - Jul 1944
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Liberator VI
Jan 1944 - Jan 1946
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# Halifax II
May 1943 - Sep 1943
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#
Lancaster III
Nov 1945 - Apr 1946
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No 179
Squadron
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#
Wellington VIII
Sep 1942 - Sep 1943
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Wellington XIV
Aug 1943 - Nov 1944
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Warwick V
Nov 1944 - May 1946
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Lancaster ASR III
Feb 1946 - Sep 1946
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