Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 5 Squadron Aircraft & Markings 1950 - Current
# Vampire F Mk 3Aug 1950 - Sep 1951
Vampire FB Mk 5 Mar 1952 - Dec 1952 |
# Venom FB Mk 1 Dec 1952 - Jul 1955 # Venom FB Mk 4 Jul 1955 - Oct 1957 |
Meteor NF Mk 11 Jan 1959 - Aug 1960 |
(Markings carried in 1960) Javelin FAW Mk 5Jan 1960 - Nov 1962
Javelin FAW Mk 9 Nov 1962 - Oct 1965 This marking was used on the Javelins across the fin, the light blue was added when No 33 Sqn was amalgamated with No 5 in 1962. |
Lightning F Mk 3A & F Mk 6 Dec 1965 - Dec 1987
Lightning F Mk 1A Jun 1970 - Sep 1972
Lightning F Mk 3 Oct 1972 - Sep 1987
Lightning T Mk 5 |
Tornado F Mk 3 Jan 1988 - Current |
Sentinel R Mk 1 xxx 2007 - Feb 2021 |
Shadow R Mk 1 xxx xxxx - Jun 2011 |
Islander xxx 2018 - xxx xxxx |
Images marked # are to show aircraft type not squadron markings
This page was last updated on 03/04/21
5 Sqn 1913 - 1950