No. 120 Squadron RAF
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No. 120 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates Nimrod MR2, based at RAF Kinloss, Moray.
History
Formed too late to take part in the First World War, 120 Squadron spent 1918 and 1919 flying communication and mail flights in Western Europe until it was disbanded late in 1919.Reformed in Northern Ireland in 1941 at RAF Nutts Corner, the unit equipped with the Liberator, flying against the U-Boat threat in the North Altantic. The Squadron was very successful in this role, scoring 14 kills by the end of the war and its disbandment in 1945. This was the highest kill total in Coastal Command, achieved whilst flying from Northern Ireland, Iceland, and in support of Operation Overlord - the Allied invasion of France in 1944.
Aircraft operated
- De Havilland DH9a
- De Havilland DH10
- Consolidated Liberator
- Avro Lancaster
- Avro Shackleton
- Hawker-Siddeley Nimrod MR2
See also
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