Sqn Markings 116-120

Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

No 116 - 120 Squadron Aircraft & Markings

No 116 Squadron

O/400

Aug 1918 - Nov 1918

Lysander III

Feb 1941 - Mar 1943

Hurricane I

Nov 1941 - Aug 1942

Hornet Moth

Jun 1942 - Jan 1945

Tiger Moth

Jul 1942 - Apr 1943

Anson I

Aug 1942 - May 1945

Anson XII #

Anson XII

Mar 1945 - May 1945

Spitfire VA

Oct 1942 - Dec 1942

Spitfire VB

Oct 1942 - Dec 1942

Oxford II

Nov 1942 - May 1945

Lincoln B Mk 2

Aug 1952 - Apr 1954

Anson C Mk 19

Aug 1952 - Apr 1954

Hastings C Mk 1

Sep 1953 - Apr 1956

Varsity T Mk 1

Dec 1953 - Aug 1958

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No 117 Squadron

DH4

Jan 1918 - Jul 1918

RE8

Jan 1918 - Jul 1918

DH9

Oct 1918 - Oct 1919

Bombay

Apr 1941 - Nov 1941

Gladiator I

Apr 1941 - Nov 1941

Wellesley #

Wellesley I

Apr 1941 - Nov 1941

Savoia S79

May 1941 - Nov 1941

DC3

Oct 1941 - Aug 1942

DC2

Oct 1941 - Jul 1942, Feb 1943 - Jul 1943

DH86 Express #

DH86B

Mar 1942 - May 1942

Lodestar

May 1942 - Sep 1942

Hudson VI #

Hudson VI

May 1942 - Sep 1943

Dakota of Pan American Airways, used by No 117 Squadron

Dakota of No 117 Squadron

Dakota III

Jun 1943 - Dec 1945

It also used various communications types from time to time

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No 118 Squadron

Spitfire I

Feb 1941 - Apr 1941

Spitfire IIA of No 118 Squadron

Spitfire IIA

Apr 1941 - Jul 1941

Spitfire IIB

Spitfire IIB

Jul 1941 - Sep 1941

Spitfire VB of No 118 Squadron

Spitfire VB

Sep 1941 - Jan 1944, Mar 1944 - Jul 1944

Spitfire VI

Sep 1943 - Oct 1943

Spitfire IXC

Jan 1944 - Mar 1944, Jul 1944 - Jan 1945

Spitfire VII

Mar 1944 - Jul 1944

Mustang III ('Malcolm' hood) #

Mustang III

Jan 1945 - Mar 1946

Vampire FB Mk 5 of No 118 Squadron (day fighter scheme)

Vampire FB Mk 5

May 1951 - Jun 1954

Venom FB Mk 1

Sep 1953 - May 1955

Hunter F Mk 4

May 1955 - Aug 1957

Detail of No 118 Squadron's marking

Sycamore HR Mk 14

Sep 1959 - Aug 1962

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No 119 Squadron

DH9

Sep 1918 - Dec 1918

Short S26

Mar 1941 - Oct 1941

Short S23

Apr 1941 - Aug 1941

Catalina IB

Jun 1941 - Jul 1941

Catalina IIIA #

Catalina IIIA

May 1942 - Oct 1942

Sunderland III

Sep 1942 - Apr 1943

Albacore I

Jul 1944 - Feb 1945

Swordfish III

Jan 1945 - May 1945

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No 120 Squadron

DH9

Nov 1918 - Oct 1919

Liberator I

Jun 1941 - Dec 1943

Liberator II #

Liberator II

Nov 1941 - Oct 1942

Liberator III of No 120 Squadron

Liberator III

Jul 1942 - Jan 1944

Liberator V #

Liberator V

Dec 1943 - Jan 1945

Liberator VIII #

Liberator VIII

Dec 1944 - Jun 1945

Lancaster ASR/GR Mk 3

Nov 1946 - Apr 1951

Shackleton MR Mk 1

Mar 1951 - Oct 1956

Shackleton MR Mk 2 #

Shackleton MR Mk 2

Apr 1953 - Aug 1954, Oct 1956 - Nov 1958

Shackleton MR Mk 3

Shackleton MR Mk 3

Sep 1958 - Feb 1971

Nimrod MR Mk 1

Oct 1970 - Feb 1982

Nimrod MR Mk 2P (Hemp/grey scheme), aircraft being centrally pooled

Nimrod MR Mk 2

Apr 1981 - Apr 2010

Poseidon MRA Mk 1 (P-8A)

Oct 2019 - Current

Images marked # are to show aircraft type not squadron markings

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