No. 206 Squadron RAF
No. 206 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is one of three operational RAF squadrons operating the Nimrod MR2, based at RAF Kinloss, Moray. It was announced in December 2004 that 206 Sqn would disband on 1 April 2005, with half of its crews being redistributed to 120 and 201 Sqns. This is a part of the latest UK Defence Review, Delivering Security in a Changing World; the Nimrod MR2 fleet will reduce from 21 to 16 as a consequence.
History The squadron was originally founded 1 November 1916 as No. 6 Squadron, Royal Naval Air Service. This was a fighter squadron and was disbanded less than a year later. The squadron was reformed in 1917 as a bomber and reconnaissance unit. With the formation of the RAF in 1918 the squadron was renumbered No. 206 Squadron, RAF. It was again disbanded in 1920. The squadron was again reformed in 1936, initially as a training squadron but was later assigned to maritime patrols. After service in World War II the squadron was disbanded in 1946. It was reformed in 1947 but again disbanded in 1949. Reformed in 1952 the squadron moved to Kinloss in 1965 and was equipped with Nimrods in 1970.
RAF Nimrod squadronsMR.2 No. 42(Reserve) Squadron - Nimrod OCU No. 120 Squadron No. 201 Squadron No. 206 Squadron
R.1 No. 51 Squadron
See also List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
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