No. 203 Squadron RAF was originally formed as No. 3 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service. It was renumbered No. 203 when the Royal Air Force was formed on...
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units of the Royal Air Force (RAF) are identified by a two character alphabetical or alpha- numeric combination squadron code. Usually, that code is painted...
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fighter pilot, squadron leader, and commanding officer who served in the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) and later the Royal Air Force (RAF). He was the...
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Conversion Unit RAF (1996) became No. 203 Squadron RAF Sea King Operational Evaluation Unit RAF (1996-97) Sea King Training Unit RAF (1993-96) Traffic...
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with the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 at RAF Lossiemouth, Moray, since reforming there on 12 January 2015. No. 2 Squadron's traditional army co-operation role...
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No. 303 Squadron RAF, also known as the 303rd "Tadeusz Kościuszko Warsaw" Fighter Squadron, was one of two Polish squadrons that fought during the Battle...
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1951 with the Hastings No. 203 Squadron RAF between 15 August 1952 and 1 September 1956 with the Neptune MR.1 No. 210 Squadron RAF between 26 September...
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Royal Air Force (RAF). No.32 is a current flying squadron which operates in the VIP and general air transport roles. It is based at RAF Northolt in Greater...
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with the Hawker Demon No. 94 Squadron RAF between 2 May 1939 and 19 April 1941 with the Gloster Gladiator I & II No. 203 Squadron RAF between 15 February...
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written-off. 8 August 1939 - Singapore III K4584 of No. 203 Squadron RAF struck a sea-wall during take-off from RAF Aboukir, Alexandria, Egypt; two were killed...
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March 1918. No. 23 Squadron RAF between 15 March 1919 and 31 December 1919 with no aircraft before being disbanded. No. 203 Squadron RAF between 27 March...
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replacements of the Supermarine Southampton IIs then operated by No. 203 Squadron RAF based at Basra, Iraq. The Air Ministry issued Specification S.18/29...
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bombers. After the war, Horton was commissioned with the RAF and commanded No. 203 Squadron, flying maritime patrol missions in the Neptune MR.1. He served...
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aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth. The squadron motto, In omnibus princeps ("First in all things") reflects the squadron's status as the RAF's oldest unit,...
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Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 at its present home base of RAF Lossiemouth on 1 April 2019. No. 9 Squadron was formed on 8 December 1914 at Saint-Omer in France...
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1915 to 1947. Throughout the Cold War, No. 31 Squadron was based in West Germany, flying from RAF Laarbruch and RAF Brüggen. Between September 1984 and March...
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Number 12 Squadron, also known as No. 12 (Bomber) Squadron and occasionally as No. XII Squadron, is a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF). The squadron...
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Kibrit Air Base (redirect from RAF Kabrit)
supplement the RAF against the Germans in the Western Desert. After the war, Kabrit remained a RAF station, hosting transport squadrons, five circa 1946...
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transferring to RAF Wyton in 1978. No. 203 Squadron RAF disbanded on 31 December 1977 at Luqa, by which time it was part of No. 18 Group within RAF Strike Command...
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(ASTOR) aircraft from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, between April 2004 until March 2021. First formed in July 1913, the squadron served throughout the...
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Far East Air Force (Royal Air Force) (redirect from RAF Air Command Far East)
Beaufighter Nos. 200, 354 Squadrons (Liberator) No. 203 Squadron RAF (Wellington) No. 191 Squadron RAF, Nos 212, 240 Squadrons (Catalinas) No. 229 Group Eastern...
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Squadron RAF – operating unknown aircraft. No. 185 Squadron RAF – operating ??? No. 202 Squadron RAF – operating Hawker Hunter F6 No. 203 Squadron RAF – operating...
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Fighter. On 1 February 1920, the squadron renumbered to No. 14 Squadron. On 1 October 1923, No. 111 Squadron reformed at RAF Duxford, equipped with a single...
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Ratmalana Airport (redirect from RAF Colombo)
Squadron RAF (1943 & 1944) No. 136 Squadron RAF (1944) No. 160 Squadron RAF (1943) No. 176 Squadron RAF (1943-1945) No. 203 Squadron RAF (1944-45) No...
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Number 3 Squadron, also known as No. 3 (Fighter) Squadron, of the Royal Air Force operates the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire...
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March 1918 and scored a further nine victories with No. 3 Squadron RNAS (later No. 203 Squadron RAF) before he was killed in action on the night of 27 May...
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was opened as RAF Mount Batten to provide a base for flying boats to defend south-west England. The first squadron (No. 203 Squadron RAF) was equipped...
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Number 617 Squadron is a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron, originally based at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire and currently based at RAF Marham in Norfolk...
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Vampire FB5 No. 203 Squadron RAF detachment (1941) Bristol Blenheim IV No. 208 Squadron RAF detachment (1941) Hawker Audax No. 216 Squadron RAF detachment...
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Number 8 Squadron (sometimes written as No. VIII Squadron) of the Royal Air Force last operated the Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW1 (AWACS) from RAF Waddington...
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