The squadrons of the Royal Air ForceHalley James J
Four new squadrons are to be formed, two for home defence, one flying boat squadron, and the equivalent of one squadron for the Fleet air arm. In addition, two home defence squadrons, at present forming part of an experimental station, and consequently non-effective as fighting units, are ...
Why is it called the Royal Air Force?The Royal Air Force was a new service that was separate from the British Army and Royal Navy. It had its own ministry and its own secretary of state who was in charge of it. This force had a number of highly trained fighter squadrons by the ...
The operation flown on March 18, 1943, was a typical Ramrod mission. Twelve Venturas of No. 464 Squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force were assigned to bomb the Witol oil refinery at Maassluis, Holland. Escort was provided by No. 118 and No. 167 Squadrons, led by Wing Commander Blat...
the Spitfire fighter was flown in combat by RCAF squadrons overseas in the Second World War. The F-35 Lightning II—the inspiration for the lightning bolt in the background—is prominently featured in the foreground, where the stealth fighter represents the RCAF’s future fleet. The RCAF motto...
Sweden’s Saab JAS 39 Gripen E and the United States’ Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 have both been shortlisted as the final candidates for the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), according to RTAF chief Air Chief Marshal Phanpakdee Pattanakul.
[Photo] Royal Air Force Liberator Mark IIIs of No. 120 & No. 86 Squadrons lined up at Aldergrove, Northern Ireland, circa 1943. Note the ASV Mark II anti-submarine radar antennae. | World War II Database
Marine Fighting Squadron 451 (VMF-451) was activated on February 15, 1944 at Marine Corps Air Station Mojave, California. The “Blue Devils” were one of 32 squadrons that trained at the base, and were collectively known as the “Mojave Marines”. Equipped with the Chance-Vough...
a, telling the story of the fictitious Royal Air Force 192 Pathfinder squadron. The Pathfinders were specialised RAF squadrons that marked targets for the RAF's heavy bombers. 讲虚拟皇家空军192开创者分谴舰队的故事。 开创者是指示目标为皇家空军的重型轰炸机的专业皇家空军分谴舰队。 [translate] ...
and can be built immediately in factories already in production of them. It is understood that the first two of the five new training schools are to be opened this month, each school having the equivalent of three squadrons. Thus the problem of equipment is not only to supply these, but ...