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Aviation Art Prints  Countries UK Squadron Index More Squadrons Squadrons 201 to 242  No.202 Sqn |
[UP] - No.201 Sqn - No.202 Sqn - No.203 Sqn - No.205 Sqn - No.207 Sqn - No.208 Sqn - No.209 Sqn - No.210 Sqn - No.213 Sqn - No.214_Sqn - No.216 Sqn - No.217 Sqn - No.218 Sqn - No.222 Sqn - No.225 Sqn - No.226 Sqn - No.228 Sqn - No.229 Sqn - No.230 Sqn - No.234 Sqn - No.235 Sqn - No.236 Sqn - No.238 Sqn - No.240 Sqn - No.242 Sqn |
No.202 Sqn
Country : UK
Founded : 1st April 1918
Codes : , Y3, AX, JU, TJ, TQ,
Semper vigilate - Be always vigilant
202 Squadron's origins started with the formation of No. 2 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) at Eastchurch on 17 October 1914. and was renumbered No. 202 Squadron on 1 April 1918.
Supermarine Scapas, the Squadron's first flying boats, continuing to fly patrols over the Mediterranean Sea throughout the 1930s, with Supermarine Scapa from May 1935 and these were replaced in September 1937 with Saro Londons which were flown on anti-submarine patrols.
During the Second World War, 202 Squadron flew anti-submarine patrols from RAF Gibraltar with Saro London, Consolidated Catalina and Short Sunderland flying boats and some Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers until 1944, when it moved with their Catalinas to RAF Castle Archdale, Northern Ireland, disbanding there on 12 June 1945
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Westland Sea King SAR.3 XZ585 of 202 Sqn RAF by Keith Woodcock. No text for this item |
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