title: No. 291 Squadron RAF
text: # No. 291 Squadron RAF
  
  No. 291 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron formed as an anti-aircraft cooperation unit in World War II.
  
  ## History
  
  The squadron formed at RAF Hutton Cranswick in Yorkshire on 20 November 1941. It was equipped initially with Miles Martinets and then Hawker Hurricanes and Lockheed Hudsons. Targets were towed by aircraft to provide practice for the anti-aircraft defences in Eastern England. The squadron was also equipped with the Vultee Vengeance before it was disbanded on 26 June 1945.
  
  ## Aircraft operated
  
  Aircraft operated by no. 291 Squadron RAF :
  
  | From | To | Aircraft | Variant |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Dec 1943 | Mar 1944 | Hawker Henley | III |
  | Dec 1943 | Mar 1944 | Miles Martinet | |
  | Mar 1944 | Nov 1944 | Hawker Hurricane | IIC |
  | Apr 1944 | Jun 1945 | Hawker Hurricane | IV |
  | Nov 1944 | Jun 1945 | Vultee Vengeance | IV |
  
  Source: Jefford
  
  