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No.271 Sqn RAF - Squadron Profile.

No.271 Sqn RAF

Founded : 27th September 1918
Country : UK
Fate : Disbanded 1st December 1946
Known Aircraft Codes : BJ, L7, YS

Death and life

No.271 Sqn RAF

Aircraft for : No.271 Sqn RAF
A list of all aircraft known to have been flown by No.271 Sqn RAF. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
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Albatross


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Albatross

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Bombay


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Bombay

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Dakota




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Manufacturer : Douglas
Production Began : 1941
Retired : 1970

Dakota

DOUGLAS DAKOTA, Transport aircraft with three crew and can carry 28 passengers. speed 230-mph, and a altitude of 23,200 feet. maximum range 2,100 miles. The Douglas Dakota served in all theatres of world war two, The Royal Air Force received its first Douglas Dakota's in April 1941, to 31 squadron which was serving in India. These were DC2, later DC3 and eventually C-47 Dakotas were supplied. The Douglas Dakota was developed from the civil airliner of the 1930's. The Royal Air Force received nearly 2,000 Dakotas, But many more than this served in the US Air Force and other allied countries. The last flight of a Douglas Dakota of the Royal Air Force was in 1970. You can still see Douglas Dakota's in operational and transport use across the world.

Dominie


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Dominie

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Harrow


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Harrow

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Signatures for : No.271 Sqn RAF
A list of all signatures from our database who are associated with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking their name.
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Flight Lieutenant E Carlisle-Brown AE
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Flight Lieutenant E Carlisle-Brown AE

As a Pilot with 39 Squadron he flew Beauforts during the siege of Malta, and he later flew a Dakota over Normandy on D Day, and finished with 271 Squadron flying Dakotas in Burma.



Leading Aircraftsman Alan Hartley
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Leading Aircraftsman Alan Hartley

As a flight mechanic with 271 Squadron he worked on Dakotas and he and his fellow ground crew worked tirelessly throughout the Normandy, Arnhem and Rhine crossing campaigns. Earmarked for aircrew he missed his initial operation at Arnhem, during which his aircraft was shot down and lost with all crew.



Flt Lt Bernard Hyde
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Flt Lt Bernard Hyde

No.271 Sqn, RAF Down Ampney. As a second Pilot he flew Dakotas during 1944 to 1945 in Burma on many special operations.


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