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unusual facts about Air Squadron


Air Squadron

Two of the earliest members were Second World War heroes Sir Douglas Bader and Hugh Dundas.



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892 Naval Air Squadron

892 Naval Air Squadron was reformed on 31 March 1969, and was the Royal Navy’s only operational Phantom FG.1 unit (both 700P and 767 NAS were training squadrons).

Arun Prakash

His assignments in naval aviation included flying Islander aircraft with Indian Navy Air Squadron 550, Vampire and Kiran aircraft with Indian Navy Air Squadron 551, and Seahawk and Sea Harrier aircraft with Indian Navy Air Squadron 300.

EgyptAir Flight 648

The United States protested to Malta about the U.S. personnel sent to resolve the issue having been confined to Air Squadron HQ and the U.S. Embassy in Floriana.

Leeming, North Yorkshire

In April 2008, the nearby base's remaining tornado F3 squadron (25 Sqn) was disbanded, the base is now being redeveloped as a communications station, two flying squadrons remain at the base, No. 100 Squadron RAF and the Northumbria University Air Squadron.

No. 6 Air Experience Flight RAF

From 26 November 1995 it was parented by London University Air Squadron but when London UAS moved to RAF Wyton, 6 AEF remained at RAF Benson with parenting being taken over by Oxford University Air Squadron, both units being equipped with Grob Tutor T Mk 1s.