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{{Short description|Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force}}
{{Infobox Military Unit|▼
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2015}}
|unit_name= No. 631 Squadron RAF
|image=
|caption=
|dates= 1 December 1943
|country= {{flagicon|UK}} [[United Kingdom]]
|allegiance=
|branch= [[
|type=
|role= [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft co-operation]]
|size=
|command_structure= [[No. 70 Group RAF]], [[Air Defence of Great Britain]] (43-44)<ref>{{Harvnb|Delve|1994|p=72.}}</ref><br>[[No. 70 Group RAF]], [[RAF Fighter Command|Fighter Command]] (44-49)<ref>{{Harvnb|Delve|1994|p=79.}}</ref>
|current_commander=
|garrison=
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|identification_symbol=
|identification_symbol_label= Squadron Badge heraldry
|identification_symbol_2= '''6D''' (Dec 1943
|identification_symbol_2_label= Squadron Codes
}}
'''No. 631 Squadron RAF''' was
==History==
The squadron was formed at [[RAF Towyn]] on 1 December 1943, from [[No. 1605 Flight RAF|1605 Flight]] and [[No. 1628 Flight RAF|1628 Flight]] for anti-aircraft co-operation duties, and operated a variety of aircraft in this role.<ref>{{cite web|title=No 631 Squadron|url=http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/631squadron.cfm|website=Royal Air Force|publisher=Royal Air Force|access-date=2 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816135622/http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/631squadron.cfm|archive-date=16 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 10 May 1945 the squadron moved to [[RAF Llanbedr]]. It was disbanded on 11 February 1949 when redesignated [[No. 20 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Rawlings1982p258">{{Harvnb|Rawlings|1982|p=258.}}</ref><ref name="Halley1988p442">{{Harvnb|Halley|1988|p=442.}}</ref>
==Aircraft operated==
{|class="wikitable"
|+Aircraft operated by
!From !! To !! Aircraft !! Version
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| December 1943 || February 1945 || [[Hawker Henley]] || Mk.II
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| August 1948 || February 1949 || [[De Havilland Vampire]] || F.1
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==Squadron bases==
{|class="wikitable"
|+Bases and airfields used by
! From !! To !! Name !! Remark
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| 1 December 1943 || 10 May 1945 || [[RAF Towyn]], [[
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| 10 May 1945 || 11 February 1949 || RAF Llanbedr,
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==See also==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite book |last=Bowyer
*{{cite
*{{cite book |last1=Flintham |first1= Vic |first2= Andrew |last2=Thomas |title=Combat Codes: A Full Explanation and Listing of British, Commonwealth and Allied Air Force Unit Codes since 1938 |location=Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK |publisher=Airlife Publishing Ltd. |year=2003 |isbn=1-84037-281-8}}
*{{cite book |last=Halley
*{{cite
*{{cite book |last=Rawlings
{{refend}}
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081120/http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/
* [http://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn621-650.htm
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