Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 116 - 120 Squadron Aircraft & Markings
# O/400 Aug 1918 - Nov 1918 |
# Lysander III Feb 1941 - Mar 1943 |
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Hurricane I Nov 1941 - Aug 1942 |
Hornet Moth
Jun 1942 - Jan 1945 |
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Tiger Moth Jul 1942 - Apr 1943 |
# Anson I Aug 1942 - May 1945 # Anson XII Mar 1945 - May 1945 |
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Spitfire VA Oct 1942 - Dec 1942 # Spitfire VB Oct 1942 - Dec 1942 |
# Oxford II Nov 1942 - May 1945 |
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Lincoln B Mk 2 Aug 1952 - Apr 1954 |
# Anson C Mk 19 Aug 1952 - Apr 1954 |
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Hastings C Mk 1 Sep 1953 - Apr 1956 |
# Varsity T Mk 1 Dec 1953 - Aug 1958 |
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 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 |
# DH86B Mar 1942 - May 1942 |
# Lodestar May 1942 - Sep 1942 |
# Hudson VI May 1942 - Sep 1943 |
Dakota III Jun 1943 - Dec 1945 It also used various communications types from time to time |
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Spitfire I Feb 1941 - Apr 1941
Spitfire IIA Apr 1941 - Jul 1941
Spitfire IIB Jul 1941 - Sep 1941
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 Jan 1945 - Mar 1946 |
Vampire FB Mk 5 May 1951 - Jun 1954 |
Venom FB Mk 1 Sep 1953 - May 1955 |
Hunter F Mk 4 May 1955 - Aug 1957
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Sycamore HR Mk 14 Sep 1959 - Aug 1962 |
# 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 May 1942 - Oct 1942 |
# Sunderland III Sep 1942 - Apr 1943 |
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Albacore I Jul 1944 - Feb 1945 |
Swordfish III Jan 1945 - May 1945 |
# DH9 Nov 1918 - Oct 1919 |
Liberator I Jun 1941 - Dec 1943 # Liberator II Nov 1941 - Oct 1942
Liberator III Jul 1942 - Jan 1944 # Liberator V Dec 1943 - Jan 1945 # Liberator VIII Dec 1944 - Jun 1945 |
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Lancaster ASR/GR Mk 3 Nov 1946 - Apr 1951 |
# Shackleton MR Mk 1 Mar 1951 - Oct 1956 # Shackleton MR Mk 2 Apr 1953 - Aug 1954, Oct 1956 - Nov 1958
Shackleton MR Mk 3 Sep 1958 - Feb 1971 |
Nimrod MR Mk 1 Oct 1970 - Feb 1982
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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