No. 148 Squadron RAF
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| No. 148 Squadron | |
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| Active | |
| Country | UK |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Motto | Trusty |
No. 148 Squadron of the Royal Air Force has been part of the RAF since World War I.
History
As No. 148 (SD) Squadron it was reformed as a special duties squadron and part of the Balkan Air Force in World War II. It dropped men and materiel behind enemy lines in the occupied countries such as Yugoslavia, Poland etc.
No. 148 operated the Vickers Valiant nuclear bomber out of RAF Marham, Norfolk from the 1 July 1956 until the 28 April 1965.
Aircraft operated
Date of introduction of aircraft into 148 squadron
- 1918 - Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2b
- 1937 - Hawker Audax
- 1937 - Vickers Wellesley
- 1938 - Handley Page Heyford III
- 1939 - Vickers Wellington I
- 1939 - Avro Anson I
- 1940 - Vickers Wellington IC
- 1942 - Vickers Wellington II
- 1943 - Consolidated Liberator II
- 1943 - Handley Page Halifax II
- 1944 - Westland Lysander IIIA
- 1944 - Handley Page Halifax V
- 1944 - Short Stirling IV
- 1945 - Consolidated Liberator VI
- 1946 - Avro Lancaster B1
- 1949 - Avro Lincoln B2
- 1956 - Vickers Valiant B1 and B(K)1
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