No. 191 Squadron RAF
Active	6 Nov 1917 – Jan 1919 17 May 1943 – 15 Jun 1945
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Mottos	Latin:Vidi Vici ("I saw, I conquered")[1][2]
Commanders
Notable commanders	Arthur Travers Harris[3]
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldry	A dolphin[1][2]
Squadron Codes	No codes known to have been used[1]

No. 191 Squadron was aRoyal Air Force squadron. DuringWorld War I it was a non-operational night training unit, while duringWorld War II it was engaged in maritime reconnaissance.^[1]

No. 191 Squadron was formed atRAF Marham on 6 November 1917 as a night training squadron,^[4] operating amongst others theRoyal Aircraft Factory FE.2bs and FE.2ds. The squadron moved toRAF Upwood in 1918 and was disbanded there in January 1919.^[1][2]

The squadron was re-formed on 13 May 1943 atKorangi Creek, India. The squadron operated theConsolidated Catalina to patrol thePersian Gulf and the westernIndian Ocean.^[1][2]The squadron moved toRed Hills Lake, India in November 1944. The Catalina's continued to carry out anti-submarine patrols and meteorological flights. The squadron disbanded on 15 June 1945 atRAF Koggala,Ceylon.^[1][2]

• List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons

• Halley, James J.The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988.ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
• Jefford, C.G.RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001).ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
• Rawlings, John D.R.Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1982.ISBN 0-7106-0187-5.
• Sturtivant, Ray,ISO and John Hamlin.RAF Flying Training And Support Units since 1912. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 2007.ISBN 0-85130-365-X.
• Thomas, Andrew (6–19 November 1992). "Indian Ocean Escorts: No 191 Squadron, Royal Air Force".Aviation News. Vol. 21, no. 13. pp. 608–610.

• History of No.'s 191–195 Squadrons at RAF Web

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