No. 291 Squadron RAF was a
Royal Air Force squadron formed as an
anti-aircraft
Anti-aircraft warfare, counter-air or air defence forces is the battlespace response to aerial warfare, defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It includes surface based, ...
cooperation unit in
World War II.
History
The squadron formed at
RAF Hutton Cranswick in
Yorkshire on 20 November 1941. It was equipped initially with
Miles Martinets and then
Hawker Hurricanes and
Lockheed Hudsons. Targets were towed by aircraft to provide practice for the anti-aircraft defences in Eastern England. The squadron was also equipped with the
Vultee Vengeance before it was disbanded on 26 June 1945.
Aircraft operated
Source: Jefford
References
External links
Squadron history (and more) on RafWeb
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No. 291 Squadron
Military units and formations established in 1941