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12th Royal Lancers

On 28 August 1914, 'C' Squadron of the 12th Lancers, led by Lieutenant-Colonel Wormald, made a successful charge against a dismounted squadron of Prussian Dragoons at Moy.

13th Aero Squadron

After a short period of organization, which included "snake-chasing and cactus-cutting", the squadron was moved to Wilbur Wright Field, Ohio in the beginning of July where its aviation cadets began flight training on the Curtiss JN-4 Jenny trainer.

22d Aero Squadron

In Canada, the squadron trained on the Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny", and detachments attended schools at locations around the Toronto area.

29th Reconnaissance Squadron

The 419th Flight Test Squadron, designated the 29th Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy) from February 1942 to April 1942.

302d Fighter Squadron

With the transition of AFRES to Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), the squadron deployed several times since late 1992 to Turkey to help enforce the no-fly zone over Iraq and to Italy to support UN air operations in the Balkans.

35th Fighter Wing

The RAAF No. 2 Squadron provided day and night bombing, photo strike assessment, and close air support primarily for 1st Australian Task Force in Phuoc Tuy Province.

39th Airlift Squadron

The 39th Airlift Squadron (39 AS) is a United States Air Force unit based at Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene, Texas.

465th Air Refueling Squadron

Following months of delays, the squadron arrived in the Pacific Theater, being assigned to Ie Shima in the Ryukyu Islands on 28 June 1945 from Saipan/Tinian.

676th Bombardment Squadron

The squadron flew its first combat mission on 5 June 1944 against the Makasan railroad yards at Bangkok, Thailand.

821st Aero Repair Squadron

The 821st Aero Repair Squadron was activated in order to provide service and repair to aircraft flying within the United States during World War I. It was stationed on the grounds of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which was closed to racing during the United States' participation in the war.

916th Air Refueling Squadron

The 916th Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

98th Air Brigade

It is created from the former 161st air base (military part of Niš Airport), 265th air base (Kraljevo-Lađevci Airport) and their ground support units, 98th fighter aviation regiment, 119th Helicopter Regiment, part of 677th transport aviation squadron and one part of 353rd reconnaissance squadron.

Aleksei Birilev

In May 1905 he was appointed commander of the Pacific Fleet, and departed for Vladivostok where he was supported to assume command of the Second Pacific Squadron from Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky on its arrival.

Astwell

It had taken off on its way with the rest of the squadron on a mission to bomb the industrial complex at Solingen, Germany.

Battle of Tornio

Later on 6 October 1944 first small squadron from Finnish Navy consisting of gunboats Hämeenmaa and Uusimaa and patrol boats VMV 15 and VMV 16 arrived to the location to both provide anti-aircraft fire and to suppress German battery located at Laivaniemi within firing distance from the port which had kept harassing the Finnish effort to unload their transports.

Delaware Army National Guard

In the War of 1812 all Delaware volunteer units saw service at Lewes, where they comprised the bulk of force that drove off a British naval squadron seeking control of the Delaware River.

Eugene Hoy Barksdale

He received flight training with the Royal Flying Corps and was assigned to the 41st Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, in 1918.

First Carlist War

At Arcos de la Frontera, the Liberal Diego de Leon managed to detain a Carlist column by his squadron of 70 cavalry until Liberal reinforcements arrived.

Gamlin Kizaki

A skilled pilot and protégé of the famous Zentradi ace Milia Fallyna Jenius, Gamlin's skills were discovered early in his career, and he was made a member of Macross 7's elite squadron, Diamond Force, piloting a VF-17 Nightmare.

Grand Port District

In 1810, a French squadron of frigates achieved an ultimately futile naval victory over a comparable British squadron at the Battle of Grand Port, near the Île de la Passe.

Gwiaździsta eskadra

Gwiaździsta eskadra told the romantic story of love between a Polish girl and an American volunteer pilot in the Polish 7th Air Escadrille (better known as the Kościuszko Squadron) during the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-1921.

History of the Australian Army

In June, the British government sought permission from the Australian colonies to dispatch ships from the Australian Squadron to China with Naval Brigade reservists, who had been trained in both ship handling and soldiering to fulfil their coastal defence role.

Jagdstaffel 32

Other flying aces who served with the squadron included Hans Auer, Otto Schmidt, Fritz Kieckhäfer, Hans Rolfes, Helmut Brünig, Arno Benzler, and Emil Koch.

Jean-Paul Paloméros

He led the 2/12 Picardy Squadron in Cambrai for the 1987 Epervier operational deployment in Chad and in 1990 the 30th Fighter Wing in Reims.

John Crampton

Squadron Leader John Crampton DFC (21 August 1921 – 12 June 2010) was a British pilot who conducted spy flights into the Soviet Union in the early 1950s.

John Oliver Andrews

Andrews then scored sporadically until he tallied his seventh win—and his last with 24 Squadron—on 22 November 1916 when he shot down German double ace Stefan Kirmaier, Staffelführer of Jasta 2.

Manuel Bulnes Pinto

Himself and his squadron were later freed via prisoner exchange, and they fought at the battles of Tacna, Chorrillos and Miraflores.

Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 39

On January 2003, the squadron deployed as a command in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) both aboard the SS Curtiss (T-AVB-4) aviation logistics support ship, and ashore at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait and at various Forward Operating Bases throughout Iraq.

No. 213 Squadron RAF

It was the only squadron to fly the Canberra B(I).6 variant, still with the "Crabro" insignia adorning the tail fin, first from RAF Ahlhorn and later form RAF Bruggen, while a detachment was for a short time in 1956 stationed at Valkenburg Naval Air Base in the Netherlands.

No. 214 Squadron RAF

Post war the squadron was moved to Egypt but it was disbanded on 1 February 1920 with its crew and aircraft merged into No. 216 Squadron RAF.

No. 228 Squadron RAF

The last patrol was flown on 24 October 1918 and the squadron disbanded on 30 June 1919 at RAF Killingholme.

No. 242 Squadron RAF

It flew in many roles during its active service and it is also known for being the first squadron Douglas Bader commanded.

No. 264 Squadron RAF

On 30 September 1957 the squadron was disbanded at RAF Leeming when it was re-numbered 33 Squadron.

No. 287 Squadron RAF

After spending a large period of time in Croydon, No. 287 Squadron moved to RAF North Weald in 1944, RAF Bradwell Bay in 1945 and RAF West Malling in September 1945.

No. 300 Polish Bomber Squadron

Finally on July 1, 1940 the No. 300 Polish Bomber Squadron was created as the first such Polish units at RAF Bramcote, as a part of the Polish Air Forces in Great Britain.

No. 301 Polish Bomber Squadron

Initially the squadron's insignia featured a Pegasus or griffin "rampant" (occasionally drawn "passant") on a hexagonal shield.

No. 614 Squadron RAF

The Squadron re-equipped with Consolidated Liberators in March 1945, the Halifaxes finally being withdrawn in March 1945, but on 27 July 1945 it was disbanded at Amendola Airfield, Italy when it was renumbered to No. 214 Squadron RAF.

No. 8 Squadron RAAF

The amalgamated squadron continued operations throughout the month, before No. 8 Squadron handed its remaining Hudsons to No. 1 Squadron in January 1942 and was evacuated to Palembang in Sumatra where it received replacement Hudsons.

No. 80 Squadron RAF

After the operation, the squadron was equipped with Hawker Tempest aircraft and took up anti-V-1 flying bomb duties.

Parasite aircraft

After that, this squadron, based in the Crimea, carried out a tactical attack on a bridge over the river Dneiper at Zaporozhye, which had been captured by advancing German troops.

Pianosa

Joseph Heller's absurdist novel Catch-22 is set on a U.S. Army Air Corps bomber squadron base on Pianosa during World War II, but Heller conceded that he took literary license in making Pianosa big enough for a major military complex.

RAF Skellingthorpe

They were followed by No. 455 Squadron RAAF (also flying Hampdens), however this squadron moved to RAF Wigsley shortly afterwards.

Rhodesian Armoured Corps

These were introduced by Darryl Winkler in an effort to engender an esprit de corps within his squadron – and echoed the all black look of the British Royal Tank Regiment (although the appearance of Frank Sinatra in the 1965 film Von Ryan's Express readily springs to mind).

Richard Socarides

From 1984 to 1990, Socarides was an associate, then a partner, at the New York law firm of Squadron, Ellenoff, Plesent & Sheinfeld.

Thomas Mack Wilhoite

Each section of the squadron drew assigned tasks on 8 November 1942, the first day of the landings; and Wilhoite flew one of five Grumman F4F-4 Wildcats which attacked the French airdrome at Rabat-Sale, the headquarters of the French air forces in Morocco.

United States Air Force in France

The last USAFE activities were the 1630th Air Base Squadron at Orly Airport and the Paris Administration Office.

United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program

Now the Tactical Weapons School is part of the KE.A.T. and are both based in Andravida acting as an independent squadron of the Hellenic Air Force.

USS X-1

Towed to Annapolis, Maryland, in December 1960, X-1 was reactivated and attached to Submarine Squadron 6 and based at the Small Craft Facility of the Severn River Command for experimental duties in Chesapeake Bay.

Walter Luttrell

In April 1945, during the advance into Germany and the fighting around Ibbenbüren, Luttrell's squadron seized a pass above the Teutoburger Wald and fought along the ridge there for a day without support, against heavy opposition.


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