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In October 1942, it became the headquarters of No. 286 Squadron RAF that operated a variety of aircraft, including Hawker Hurricanes, Boulton Paul Defiants and Airspeed Oxfords, to provide targets ...

No. 286 Squadron RAF was a non-operational Second World War Royal Air Force squadron that operated a variety of aircraft to provide targets for anti-aircraft gun practice in the west country of England & Wales. Based mainly at this time at RAF Filton, with detachments posted to nearby airfields.

No. 286 Squadron RAF was a non-operational Second World War Royal Air Force squadron that operated a variety of aircraft to provide targets for anti-aircraft gun practice in the west country of England. (en) dbo:activeYearsEndYear: 1945-01-01 (xsd:gYear) dbo:activeYearsStartYear: 1941-01-01 (xsd:gYear) dbo:country: dbr:United_Kingdom; dbo ...