No. 226 Squadron RAF
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No. 226 Squadron RAF was a unit of the British Royal Air Force that existed as a bomber squadron during the First and Second World Wars, and as part of the UK's nuclear ballistic missile force in the early 1960s.
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No. 226 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 1 April–18 December 1918 15 March 1937–20 September 1945 1 August 1959 – 9 March 1963 |
Disbanded | 1963 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Type | Squadron |
Role | Strategic Missile Force |
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Motto(s) | Non sibi sed patriœ ("For country not for self")[2] |
Aircraft | Airco D.H.4 Airco D.H.9 Sopwith Camel Hawker Audax Fairey Battle Bristol Blenheim de Havilland Mosquito Douglas Havoc Douglas Boston North American Mitchell Airspeed Oxford Thor (IRBM)[1] |
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Squadron Codes | KP, MQ |
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