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  2. List of RAF squadron codes - Wikipedia

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    Pilots of 611 (West Lancashire) Squadron lend a hand pushing an early Supermarine Spitfire Mark IXb at RAF Biggin Hill in late 1942. Note the 611 unit identifier 'FY' and the individual aircraft identifier letter 'V'.

  3. List of Battle of Britain squadrons - Wikipedia

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    The AMO also defined the squadrons that were deemed to have fought in the battle under the control of RAF Fighter Command between 0001 hours on 10 July and 2359 hours on 31 October 1940; the official beginning and end of the battle.

  4. Squadron code - Wikipedia

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    A squadron code is a marking used on a military aircraft to visually identify the squadron that it is assigned to.. Squadron codes of the World War II era, notably for Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) aircraft operating in Europe, typically consisted of two characters (commonly two letters; sometimes a letter and a number) to denote the squadron, plus a third ...

  5. Category:Aircraft squadrons of the Royal Air Force in World ...

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    No. 684 Squadron RAF; No. 691 Squadron RAF; No. 695 Squadron RAF This page was last edited on 4 January 2025, at 13:39 (UTC). Text ...

  6. List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons - Wikipedia

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    Air Despatch Letter Service Squadron (1944–46) [70] ... a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912 ...

  7. Glossary of RAF code names - Wikipedia

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    Sortie – a flight by one aircraft, thus a mission by one squadron might be termed as 11 sorties. Tally-ho – radio-telephony code word for 'enemy in sight'. Vector - fighter controllers' code word giving a heading to steer. Window – an early term for chaff, aluminium foil dropped to confuse enemy radar. [1]

  8. Allied military phonetic spelling alphabets - Wikipedia

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    Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb of the Polish 303 Kościuszko Squadron showing the RAF squadron code "RF" of 303 Squadron and the individual aircraft letter "D" which would be spoken, D-Dog Instruction page from WW I U.S. Army trench code, Seneca edition, with spelling alphabet for telephone and radio use

  9. Category : Bomber squadrons of the Royal Air Force in World ...

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    No. 630 Squadron RAF; No. 635 Squadron RAF; No. 692 Squadron RAF This page was last edited on 20 October 2021, at 11:07 (UTC). ...