| Manufacturer and Type | Role | Service Dates |
| Nieuport Scout Sopwith F1 Camel De Havilland DH4 Airco De Havilland DH9 / DH9A Avro Anson Mk 1 Lockheed Hudson Mark I Lockheed Hudson Mark II Lockheed Hudson Mark III Lockheed Hudson Mark IV Lockheed Hudson Mark V Boeing Fortress Mark I, II, IIA Consolidated Liberator Mk VI / GRVI Consolidated Liberator Mk VIII Avro York C 1 Douglas Dakota Avro Shackleton MR 1 Avro Shackleton MR 2 Avro Shackleton MR 3 Hawker Siddleley Nimrod MR 1 Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR 2 | Fighter Fighter Trainer / Bomber Bomber Maritime Patrol Maritime Patrol Maritime Patrol Maritime Patrol Maritime Patrol Maritime Patrol Maritime Patrol Maritime Patrol Maritime Patrol Transport Transport Maritime Patrol Maritime Patrol Maritime Patrol Maritime Patrol Maritime Patrol | December 1917 to June 1917 June 1917 to August 1917 January 1918 to March 1918 February 1918 to January 1920 June 1936 to June 1940 March 1940 to August 1942 April 1941 to August 1942 April 1941 to August 1942 April 1941 to August 1942 October 1941 to August 1942 August 1942 to March 1944 April 1944 to April 1945 March 1945 to April 1946 November 1947 to February 1950 January 1950 to February 1950 September 1952 to May 1958 February 1953 to June 1954 January 1958 to October 1970 November 1970 to April 1981 April 1980 to March 2005 |
Since the reformation of the Squadron in 2009, 206(R) and 206 Squadrons have operated as a Test and Evaluation unit. Hence, they have no aircraft types assigned to the squadron. During the period since 2009, aircraft used or tested by the Squadron include:
| Manufacturer | Type |
| BAE Systems Nimrod MRA 4 BAE Nimrod R1 Lockheed Hercules C130K and C130J BAE Systems VC 10 Lockheed Tristar Airbus A400 / Atlas Airbus Voyager Boeing E3D / Sentry Boeing RC 135 / Rivet Joint Avro | Beechcraft Shadow R1 Embraer Phenom 100 Avro RJ 100 Avro RJ 170 Beechcraft King Air B200 North American Harvard BAE Systems Hawk Dornier Alpha Jet Piper Chieftain Lancaster |
