No. 291 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 1 December 1943 – 26 June 1945 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Motto(s) | None |
Insignia | |
Squadron Badge | None |
Squadron Code | MM (Allocated April – September 1939) |
No. 291 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron formed as an anti-aircraft cooperation unit in World War II.
The squadron formed at Hutton Cranswick on 20 November 1941 and was equipped with Martinets and then Hurricanes and Hudsons to provide practice for the anti-aircraft defences in Eastern England by towing targets and conducting simulated attacks. The squadron was also equipped with the Vengeance before it was disbanded on 26 June 1945.