Sqn Markings 247-248

Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

No 247 - 248 Squadron Aircraft & Markings

No 247 Squadron

Felixstowe F2A

Aug 1918 - Jan 1919

Gladiator II

Aug 1940 - Feb 1941

Hurricane IIA of No 247 Squadron (coded HP)

Hurricane I

Jan 1941 - Jun 1941, Apr 1942 - Sep 1942

Hurricane IIA

Jun 1941 - Dec 1941

Hurricane IIB #

Hurricane IIB

Aug 1941 - Dec 1941, Aug 1942 - Mar 1943

Hurricane IIC of no 247 Squadron (1942)

Hurricane IIC

Aug 1941 - Mar 1943

Typhoon IB of No 247 Squadron (early 1945)

Typhoon IB of No 247 Squadron (July 1945)

Typhoon IB

Jan 1943 - Aug 1945

Tempest II

Sep 1945 - May 1946

Vampire F Mk 1 of No 247 Squadron

Vampire F Mk 1

Mar 1946 - Feb 1949

Vampire F Mk 3 of No 247 Squadron

Vampire F Mk 3

Jul 1948 - Dec 1949

Vampire FB Mk 5 of No 247 Squadron

Vampire FB Mk 5

Nov 1949 - May 1952

Meteor F Mk 8 of No 247 Squadron

Meteor F Mk 8

Apr 1952 - Aug 1955

Hunter F Mk 4 of No 247 Squadron

Hunter F Mk 4

May 1955 - Apr 1957

Hunter F Mk 6 of No 247 Squadron

Hunter F Mk 6

Feb 1957 - Dec 1957

Bloodhound Mk 1 #

Photo ^©Bristol Aircraft Company

Bloodhound Mk 1

Jul 1960 - Dec 1963

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No 248 Squadron

Short 184

Aug 1918 - Mar 1919

Sopwith Baby

Aug 1918 - Nov 1918

Blenheim IF

Dec 1939 - May 1940

Blenheim IVF

Mar 1940 - Jul 1941

Beaufighter IC of No 248 Squadron

Beaufighter IC

Jul 1941 - Jan 1942

Beaufighter VI of No 248 Squadron

Beaufighter VIC

May 1942 - Sep 1942, Sep 1942 - Jun 1943

Beaufighter X #

Beaufighter X

Jun 1943 - Dec 1943

Mosquito VI

Dec 1943 - Oct 1946

Mosquito XVIII of No 248 Squadron

Mosquito XVIII

Jan 1944 - Jan 1945

Images marked # are to show aircraft type not squadron markings

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