206 Squadron

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206 Squadron is a Royal Air Force unit historically known for its maritime patrol and reconnaissance roles, particularly during the Second World War.

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instanceOf Royal Air Force squadron
aircraftOperated Airco DH.4
Airco DH.9
Avro Shackleton
Boeing Fortress I
Bristol Blenheim
Consolidated Liberator
Hawker Hind
Lockheed Hudson
Nimrod MR1
Nimrod MR2
Vickers Valiant (trials)
allegiance British Crown
badgeHeraldry a winged seahorse
command RAF Coastal Command
conflict First World War
linked to: World War I

Second World War
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom
disbanded 2009
formationDate 1916
formedAs No. 6 (Naval) Squadron RNAS
garrison RAF Aldergrove
RAF Bircham Newton
RAF Chivenor
RAF Kinloss
RAF Leuchars
RAF St Eval
RAF Thorney Island
laterRole Maritime Operational Conversion Unit
Nimrod Operational Evaluation Unit
militaryBranch Royal Air Force
missionType anti-submarine warfare
convoy escort
shipping reconnaissance
motto Nihil nos effugit (Nothing escapes us)
notableFor anti-U-boat operations
long-range maritime patrol operations in the Battle of the Atlantic
operatedFrom Coastal Command airfields
North Atlantic bases
primaryTheatre Atlantic Ocean
European theatre of World War II
role maritime patrol
reconnaissance
servicePeriod Cold War
First World War
linked to: World War I

Second World War
linked to: World War II

interwar period
post–Cold War era
type flying training and trials unit (late role)

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No. 206 Squadron RAF nickname 206 Squadron