No. 421 (Reconnaissance) Flight was a specialist RAF fighter flight created on 21 September 1940 to patrol the Channel and provide early warning of the...
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(1940) became No. 93 Squadron RAF – formed to trial aerial mines No. 421 (Reconnaissance) Flight RAF (1940–41) became No. 91 Squadron RAF No. 422 (Fighter...
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No. 148 Airfield (May 1944) became No. 148 (Night Fighter) Wing RAF (May - June 1944) No. 421 (Reconnaissance) Flight RAF No. 618 Gliding School RAF (January...
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London Biggin Hill Airport (redirect from RAF Biggin Hill)
No. 405 Repair & Salvage Unit (November 1943 - January 1944) No. 410 Repair & Salvage Unit (January - April 1944) No. 421 (Reconnaissance) Flight RAF...
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Co-operation) Flight RAF (March 1940) No. 421 (Reconnaissance) Flight RAF (November 1940 - January 1941) 854 Naval Air Squadron 855 Naval Air Squadron No. 3201...
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Battle of Britain (section RAF strategy)
Ultra, Dowding created a unit named No. 421 (Reconnaissance) Flight RAF. This unit (which later became No. 91 Squadron RAF), was equipped with Hurricanes and...
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On 1 September 1957, 8 Flight AAC was formed as 8 Reconnaissance Flight with the transfer of No. 1908 AOP Flight based at RAF Idris in Libya to the newly...
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PR.9 and T.4 from RAF Marham, Norfolk, as No. 39 (1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit) Squadron between July 1992 and July 2006. No. 39 Squadron was founded...
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aircraft squadrons RAF Search and Rescue Force 202 Squadron – RAF Boulmer, RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Leconfield No. 1564 Flight RAF – RAF Mount Pleasant, Falkland...
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Most units of the Royal Air Force (RAF) are identified by a two character alphabetical or alpha- numeric combination squadron code. Usually, that code...
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September 2014, No. 1 (F) Squadron relocated to RAF Lossiemouth, to operate alongside No. 6 and XV (R) squadrons, as well as "D" Flight, No. 202 Squadron...
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America. No. 1417 (General Reconnaissance) Flight (1417 (GR) Flt) was first formed at RAF St. Athan, from No. 417 (General Reconnaissance) Flight, on 1 March...
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Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR) role from RAF Waddington. No. 14 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed...
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W. Mapplebeck flew the squadron's first mission over France, a reconnaissance flight searching for German cavalry in the vicinity of Gembloux, Belgium...
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On 8 October 1940 Lawrence was posted to the newly formed No. 421 (Reconnaissance) Flight RAF, initially based at Gravesend, Kent, and subsequently at...
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Typhoon FGR.4 at RAF Lossiemouth. It was previously equipped with the SEPECAT Jaguar GR.3 in the close air support and tactical reconnaissance roles, and was...
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attack and reconnaissance role until being disbanded on 28 March 2014. The Dambusters reformed on 18 April 2018, and was equipped at RAF Marham in June...
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up on what later became RAF Halton's Maitland Parade Square. During the exercise, No 3 Squadron flew a number of reconnaissance sorties and staged the...
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detachment to Khormaskar, Aden, to fly reconnaissance flights against Ottoman forces. No. 31 Squadron helped form No. 114 Squadron at Lahore when it provided...
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and Reconnaissance Operational Evaluation Unit (AIR C2ISR OEU) for the RAF. No. 56 Squadron was formed on 8 June 1916 at Gosport, from members of No. 28...
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(General Reconnaissance) Wing RAF No. 203 Training Depot Station RAF became No. 55 Training Depot Station RAF No. 470 (Fighter) Flight RAF No. 555 (Light...
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No. 7 Squadron is a special operations support squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Boeing Chinook HC6 from RAF Odiham, Hampshire. No. 7 Squadron...
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1916 from crews of No. 19 Squadron Royal Flying Corps at RAF Filton, No. 42 Squadron spent the First World War flying reconnaissance sorties. Using Royal...
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on 8 September 2018. During the First World War, No. 25 Squadron operated as a fighter-reconnaissance unit and later as a bomber squadron. Pilots from...
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Flight RAF, No. 512 (Special Duty) Flight RAF and No. 513 (Special Duty) Flight RAF for coastal reconnaissance and anti-submarine patrols, flying Short Type...
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arrived on 11 December. On 24 December, the Squadron made its first reconnaissance flight over the Turkish lines in Sinai, also flying in support of troops...
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Billy Drake (section RAF career)
Hurricanes. On one occasion his flight was attacked by Supermarine Spitfires. Drake volunteered for No. 421 (Reconnaissance) Flight RAF with Spitfires, flying...
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flew their first Phantom reconnaissance sortie on 8 January with XV485. The Phantom-equipped No. II (AC) Squadron relocated to RAF Laarbruch on 3 May 1971...
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No. 18 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Boeing Chinook from RAF Odiham. Owing to its heritage as a bomber squadron, it is also known as No...
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Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Operational Conversion Unit, and is now the Advanced Air ISTAR Academy, responsible for training all RAF crews assigned...
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