No. 86 Squadron RAF
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No. 86 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force during World War II. Attached to Coastal Command the unit flew reconnaissance and air-sea rescue missions, anti-shipping strikes, and anti-submarine patrols.[1]
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No. 86 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 1 September 1917ā4 July 1918 6 December 1940ā25 April 1946 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Part of | Coastal Command |
Motto(s) | Latin: Ad libertatem volamus ("We fly to freedom")[1] |
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim Bristol Beaufort Consolidated Liberator |
Engagements | World War II |
Insignia | |
Squadron Badge heraldry | A gull volant, carrying in the beak a flash of lightning[1] |
Squadron Codes | BX XQ[2] |
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