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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'.
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.
Free French squadrons of the Royal Air Force ... No. 691 Squadron RAF; No. 695 Squadron RAF This page was last edited on 4 January 2025, at 13:39 (UTC). ...
Jefford, C.G. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6. Lake, Alan. "Flying Units of the RAF".Airlife Publishing. Shrewsbury. 1999. ISBN 1-84037-086-6; Sturtivant, Ray; Hamlin, John ...
No. 420 Squadron RCAF 'Snowy Owl Squadron' Code letters "PT" No. 424 Squadron RCAF 'Tiger Squadron' Code letters "QB" No. 425 Squadron RCAF 'Alouette Squadron' Code letters "KW" No. 426 Squadron RCAF 'Thunderbird Squadron' Code letters "OW" No. 427 Squadron RCAF 'Lion Squadron' Code letters "ZL" No. 428 Squadron RCAF 'Ghost Squadron' Code ...
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). ...
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 ...
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]