No. 691 Squadron RAF was an Anti-aircraft cooperation squadron of the Royal Air Force from 1943 to 1949.
History The squadron was formed on 1 December 1943 at RNAS Roborough from 1623 (anti-aircraft co-operation) Flight. It was tasked with anti-aircraft co-operation duties in the Plymouth area operating a variety of aircraft in this role. Most of the work was to fly as training targets for Royal Navy ships. The squadron moved a number of times from the end of the war to RAF Exeter, RAF Weston Zoyland, RAF Fairwood Common, and finally to RAF Chivenor. Its existence ended there when it was renumbered to No. 17 Squadron RAF on 11 February 1949.
Aircraft operated
+Aircraft operated by no. 691 Squadron RAF, data fromFrom To Aircraft Variant December 1943 March 1945 Fairey Barracuda Mk.II December 1943 April 1945 Boulton Paul Defiant Mks.I & II December 1943 March 1944 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I December 1943 February 1949 Airspeed Oxford Mks. I & II March 1944 April 1945 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc April 1945 May 1947 Vultee Vengeance Mk.IV July 1945 August 1945 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb August 1945 February 1949 Miles Martinet August 1945 February 1949 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVI November 1945 February 1949 North American Harvard Mk.IIb
Squadron bases + Air bases and airfields used by no. 691 Squadron RAF, data fromFrom To Name Remark 1 December 1943 21 February 1945 RNAS Roborough, Devon Formed here 21 February 1945 1 August 1945 RAF Harrowbeer, Devon 1 August 1945 31 January 1946 RAF Exeter, Devon 31 January 1946 4 October 1946 RAF Fairwood Common, Glamorgan (now County of Swansea), Wales July 1946 4 October 1946 RAF Weston Zoyland, Somerset Detachment 4 October 1946 11 February 1949 RAF Chivenor, Devon Disbanded here
See also List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
References Citations
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External links
Nos. 671–1435 Squadron Histories on rafweb Aircraft and markings of No. 691 Squadron History of No. 691 Squadron