No. 191 Squadron RAF

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No. 191 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron.

The squadron motto was Vidi Vici

Contents 1 History 2 Aircraft Operated 3 See also 4 References

[edit] History

No. 191 Squadron was formed at RAF Marham, England on the 6 November 1917 as a night training squadron operating the Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2b and FE.2d. The squadron moved to RAF Upwood in 1918 and was then disbanded in January 1919.

The squadron was re-formed on 13 May 1943 at Korangi Creek, India. The squadron operated the Consolidated Catalina to patrol the Persian Gulf and the western Indian Ocean.

The squadron moved to Red Hills Lake, India in November 1944. The Catalina's continued to carry out anti-submarine patrols and meteorological flights. The squadron disbanded on the 15 June 1945 at Koggala, India.

[edit] Aircraft Operated

• 1917 - Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b and 2d
• 1943 - Consolidated Catalina IB and IVB

[edit] See also

• List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons

[edit] References

• G G Jefford, RAF Squadrons, second edition 2001, Airlife Publishing, UK, ISBN 1-84037-141-2.