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3 unusual facts about No. 271 Squadron RAF


No. 271 Squadron RAF

For a while the Squadron operated a detached flight at RAF Wick running a regular service to Reykjavík in Iceland using de Havilland DH.91

Further support for the Allied landings and the battle for France followed, including support for the Battle of Arnhem during Operation Market Garden.

No. 77 Squadron RAF

It was reformed at Broadwell in December 1946 when No. 271 Squadron was re-numbered.



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