Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 6 Squadron Aircraft & Markings 1917 - Current
RE 8 Apr 1917 - Jul 1920 (Markings carried May 1917 - Mar 1918) |
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Bristol F2B Feb 1919 - Apr 1919, Jul 1920 - Jun 1932 |
Gordon Jun 1931 - Oct 1935 |
Hart Oct 1935 - Mar 1938 |
# Demon Oct 1935 - Jan 1936 ('D' Flight' only) |
# Hardy Jun 1938 - Apr 1940 |
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Gauntlet II Aug 1939 - Apr 1940 |
# Lysander I Sep 1939 - Dec 1939, Aug 1941 - Jan 1942
Lysander II Feb 1940 - Jun 1941, Aug 1941 - Jan 1942 |
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Hurricane I Mar 1941 - Jun 1941, Sep 1941 - Jan 1942 |
# Gladiator II Aug 1941 - Jan 1942 |
# Blenheim IV Nov 1941 - Jan 1942 |
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Hurricane IIC Dec 1942 - Feb 1943
Hurricane IID Apr 1942 - Dec 1942, Feb 1943 - Jul 1943
Hurricane IV Jul 1943 - Dec 1946 |
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Spitfire IX Dec 1945 - Dec 1946 |
Tempest F Mk 6 Dec 1946 - Dec 1949 |
Vampire FB Mk 5 Oct 1949 - Feb 1954 # Vampire FB Mk 9 Feb 1952 - May 1954 |
Venom FB Mk 1 Feb 1954 - Jul 1955 # Venom FB Mk 4 Jun 1955 - Sep 1957 |
Canberra B Mk 2 Jul 1957 - Jan 1960
Canberra B Mk 6 Dec 1959 - Dec 1962
Canberra B Mk 16 Jan 1962 - Jan 1969 |
Phantom FGR Mk 2 May 1969 - Sep 1974 |
Jaguar GR Mk 1 & GR Mk 1A Oct 1974 - 2000
Jaguar GR Mk 3/3A 1999 - May 2007
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Typhoon FGR Mk 4 Sep 2011 - Current |
Images marked # are to show aircraft type not squadron markings
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6 Sqn 1915 - 1917