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| No. 221 Squadron RAF | |
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 AVickersWellington Mk.1C ("DF-S") of No. 221 Squadron based at Limavady, County Londonderry, guides an escort vessel to pick up the crew of a German Focke-Wulf Fw 200CKondor in a dinghy, after they were shot down in the Atlantic by a LockheedHudson ofNo. 233 Squadron RAF, 1941 | |
| Active | 1 April 1918 - 1 September 1919 21 November 1940 – 25 August 1945 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Role | Reconnaissance Anti-Shipping |
| Size | Squadron |
| Motto | From sea to sea[1] |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Patrol | Vickers Wellington |
No. 221 Squadron was aRoyal Air Forcesquadron that saw service in both theFirst andSecond World Wars. Its motto was "From sea to sea".
The squadron was formed in Greece on 1 April 1918, from 'D' Squadron of No. 2 WingRNAS. Initially engaged inanti-submarine warfare in theAegean, it was sent to Russia in December 1918 to supportWhite forces against theBolsheviks. The unit was based atPetrovsk from January to 1 September 1919, when it was disbanded.[2]
On 21 November 1940, No. 221 Squadron was reformed as part ofCoastal Command. It flewVickers Wellingtons onreconnaissance and anti-submarine patrols in theAtlantic, first out of England, thenNorthern Ireland and laterIceland. The squadron relocated to theMiddle East in January 1942 and operated in theMediterranean for the rest of the war, disbanding atRAF Idku, Egypt on 21 August 1945.[3]
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