No. 201 Squadron RAF
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No. 201 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Nimrod MR2, based at RAF Kinloss, Moray.
History
Despite its high squadron number, 201 Squadron is one of the oldest squadrons in the RAF. It was formed as No. 1 Squadron of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) in October 1914, only being renumbered 201 on the formation of the RAF on 1 April 1918 - all the RNAS squadrons getting new numbers by adding 200 to their original number.RAF Nimrod squadrons
MR.2
- No. 42(Reserve) Squadron - Nimrod OCU
- No. 120 Squadron
- No. 201 Squadron
R.1
See also
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