Country United Kingdom Motto(s) None | Branch Royal Air Force Squadron Badge None | |
Active 1 December 1943 – 26 June 1945 Squadron Code MM (Allocated April – September 1939) | ||
No. 291 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron formed as an anti-aircraft cooperation unit in World War II.
Formation in World War II
The squadron formed at Hutton Cranswick on 20 November 1941 and was equipped with Martinets and then Hurricanes and Hudsons to provide practice for the anti-aircraft defences in Eastern England by towing targets and conducting simulated attacks. The squadron was also equipped with the Vengeance before it was disbanded on 26 June 1945.
References
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