Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 78 Squadron Aircraft & Markings 1917 - Current
# FE2d Sep 1917 - Oct 1917 |
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BE12b Dec 1917 - Jan 1918 |
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Camel Jan 1918 - Jul 1919 |
Snipe Oct 1918 - Jul 1919 |
# Heyford III Nov 1936 - Jun 1938 |
Whitley I Jul 1937 - Dec 1939 # Whitley IVA Jun 1939 - Jun 1940
Whitley V Aug 1939 - Mar 1942 |
Halifax II Mar 1942 - Jan 1944
Halifax III Jan 1944 - Apr 1945 # Halifax VI Apr 1945 - Jul 1945 Carried on the the tails of the Halifax |
# Dakota Jun 1945 - May 1950 |
# Valetta C Mk 1 Apr 1950 - Sep 1954 |
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Pioneer CC Mk 1 Apr 1956 - Aug 1959 |
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Pembroke C Mk 1 Jan 1958 - Jun 1959 |
# Twin Pioneer CC Mk 1 Oct 1958 - Jun 1965 |
Wessex HC Mk 2 Jun 1965 - Dec 1971 |
Chinook HC Mk 1 May 1986 - Mar 1994
Chinook HC Mk 2 Feb 1994 - Dec 2007 |
Sea King HAR Mk 3 May 1986 - Dec 2007 |
Merlin HC Mk 3A Dec 2007 - Sep 2014 |
Images marked # are to show aircraft type not squadron markings
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No 78 Sqn 1916 - 1917