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	No. 111 Squadron RAF -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		111 Squadron was formed at Dier-el-Belah, (A British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948) Palestine on 1 August 1917 as the first dedicated fighter squadron in the region.
		Five years later, No 111 received Gladiators, and in January 1938 the unit had the distinction of becoming the first (A severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)) Hurricane squadron.
		The Squadron was again disbanded in May 1947 and did not rejoin the RAF's order of battle until it was reformed once more on 2 December 1953 at RAF North Weald, one of its old Battle of Britain bases, joining the jet age with (additional info and facts about Meteor F8s) Meteor F8s.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/no/no._111_squadron_raf2.htm (974 words)

	No. XI Squadron RAF - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		XI or 11 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Panavia Tornado F3 from RAF Leeming.
		11 Squadron gained some publicity when it was announced in February 2003 that it was some of their Tornado F3s which were modified to carry the ALARM missile (as EF3s) to widen the F3s capabilities to include SEAD.
		Following the publication of the Future Capabilites study on July 21 2004, X1(F) squadron is to disband by October 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/No._XI_Squadron_RAF (234 words)

	raf-north-weald
		At the beginning of 1940 No 604 squadron was sent to RAF Digby, during this month another squadron, No 111 arrived.
		September, both 249 and 25 squadrons lost aircraft, and the operations room suffered a direct hit and subsequent was moved to Blake Hall near Bobbingworth and remained there for the rest of the war.
		At the end of April 1944 three new squadrons, No’s, 33, 74, and 127, which were all fighter squadrons, arrived from the Middle East.
	www.ukcoldwar.org.uk /raf-north-weald.htm (716 words)

	GNN - Government News Network
		No. 120 Sqn and No. 201 Sqn from RAF Kinloss operating the Nimrod MR flew from Prince Sultan Air Base and were deployed in coalition air operations in the Imagery Support and Force Protection of coalition shipping roles.
		No. 216 Sqn from RAF Brize Norton operating the Tristar KC1/K1/C2 and C2A flew from the UK and Bahrain and were deployed in coalition air operations in the strategic and in-theatre Air Transport and Air Refuelling roles.
		No. 27 Sqn RAF Regt from RAF Honington were deployed in Southern Iraq in the Joint Nuclear Biological and Chemical protection role and latterly on coalition battle group duties.
	www.gnn.gov.uk /Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=159054&NewsAreaID=2 (1957 words)

	Sqn Histories 11-15_P
		It was these aircraft that No 13 took to France as part of the Air Component of the BEF in September, but it found that the Lysander was inadequate for its intended role in the face of fierce German fighter opposition and by the end of May 1940 the squadron had been evacuated to Britain.
		Ironically it was No 111 Squadron that was re-numbered No 14 on 1 February 1920 at Ramlah in Palestine.
		By June 1938 the squadron was re-equipping with the Fairey Battle, and it was with these that it moved to France as part of the AASF in September 1939.
	www.rafweb.org /Sqn011-15.htm (2973 words)

	Squadron and Personality Biographies
		Based at RAF Uxbridge until relieved of his command in December 1940; he and Dowding championed the policy of only one or two squadrons attacking the enemy at a time, in opposition to Leigh-Mallory's 'Big Wing' ideas.
		Attacks on RAF airfields brought its operations inland and by the end of September 1940 it was claiming 75 Luftwaffe victims.
		Flew the Hurricane from RAF Kenley in the Battle of Britain, losing six on 18th August 1940 when Kenley was bombed and another five written off in air fighting, but fought on.
	www.rafmuseum.org.uk /cosford/exhibitions/loco_plates/squadron_personal.cfm (1086 words)

	RAF No.111 Air Squad "The Treble One"
		Formed at Dier-el-Belah, Palestine on 1 August 1917 as the first dedicated fighter squadron in the region, its two main tasks were to restrict enemy reconnaissance flights and counter the increasing German fighter threat over the Suez.
		Before the begining of WWII, No 111 received Gladiators, and in January 1938 the unit had the distinction of becoming the first Hurricane squadron.
		The Squadron flew as part of both No. 11 and 12 Groups during the Battle of Britain and replaced its Hurricanes with Spitfires in April 1942.
	www.angelfire.com /games3/raf111 (276 words)

	Sqn Histories 111-115_P
		The squadron reformed on 1 October 1923 at Duxford, initially equipped with a single flight of Grebes, with a flight of Snipes being added on 1 April 1924 and a third flight, composed of Siskins, in June.
		In March 1941, the squadron was transferred to No 18 Group in Coastal Command for coastal patrols and anti-shipping strikes from Thornaby and Leuchars.
		The squadron was reformed as a heavy bomber unit at Marham on 15 June 1937 from 'B' Flight of No 38 Squadron.
	www.rafweb.org /Sqn111-115.htm (2535 words)

	The Hawker Hurricane
		The RAF used the breathing space to rebuild their squadrons, and when the Luftwaffe began to pound Britain in earnest in August, beginning the "Battle of Britain", the RAF had 32 squadrons of Hurricanes and 19 squadrons of Spitfires.
		This still left the RAF outnumbered; the defense was weakened further by the transfer of Hurricane squadron Number 261 to Malta, and Numbers 73 and 274 to North Africa.
		Two RAF squadrons, Numbers 81 and 134, were built up in the summer of 1941 and sent to Murmansk on the HMS Argus, along with 200 Hurricanes in crates.
	www.vectorsite.net /avhurr.html (7703 words)

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		No distinction has been drawn between death in the face of the enemy or by accident on or around the airfield.
		The first was No. 39 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps in August 1916 and the last No. 111 Squadron - the famous 'Treble One' - of the Royal Air Force which left in February 1958.
		Flight Lieutenant Jeremy Robinson of No. 2 Squadron was given the honour of leading the parade as the UK flagbearer as his squadron, which served at North Weald in 1943 and 1944, has the distinction of being the oldest fixed-wing squadron in the world.
	www.afterthebattle.com /nthweald.htm (1309 words)

	Hawker Hurricane (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		No doubts existed that the Hurricane was anything but an important and essential aircraft to reinforce the expansion of the RAF, and plans were made in late 1938 for additional construction to be undertaken by Gloster Aircraft at Hueclecote, Gloucestershire.
		Fortunately for the UK, and for the RAF, the anticipated invasion of the British Isles by Germany failed to materialise, and there was a breathing space during which the squadrons of Fighter Command were able to reinforce their numbers.
		The early success of the Hawker Hurricane fighter in RAF service meant that the Royal Navy was keen to acquire numbers of these aircraft to help in the Battle of the Atlantic which, in early 1940, was depicted statistically by a steeply rising graph of shipping losses.
	www.kotfsc.com /aviation/hurricane.htm (2816 words)

	McDonnell F-4K Phantom FG.Mk.1
		This squadron had been reformed on September 1, 1969 to operate Phantom FG.Mk 1s which were surplus to Royal Navy requirements, and was given the responsibility of the air defense role.
		No. 111 Squadron had been formed at Leuchars, Scotland in 1975 to assume air defense duties and had flown Lightning interceptors.
		No. 111 Squadron flew its Phantoms in the air defense role, its primary responsibility being the patrolling of the Iceland-UK "gap".
	home.att.net /~jbaugher1/f4_22.html (1627 words)

	Bristol Bulldog biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Bristol Bulldog was a Royal Air Force (RAF) single-seat biplane fighter designed during the 1920s by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, with over three hundred Bulldogs produced, that arguably became the most famous aircraft during the RAF's inter-war period.
		The Bulldog was withdrawn from RAF service in 1937, being replaced by the Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire, both of which would become legends of the RAF for their contribution during the Second World War.
		The Bulldog never saw combat service with the RAF, though during the Abyssinian Crisis of 1935-36, Bristol Bulldogs were sent to the Sudan to reinforce Middle East Command.
	bristol-bulldog.biography.ms (426 words)

	Hawker Hurricane - Great Britian
		Gillan, No. 111 Squadron quickly settled down with its new monoplanes, and on February 10, 1938, the commander personally demonstrated the prowess of the Hurricane by flying from Edinburgh to Northolt at an average speed of 408 m.p.h.
		Squadrons were rapidly equipped with the Hurricane--thanks to the foresight of the Hawker Aircraft directors--and at the time war was declared, on September 3, 1939, just short of 500 Hurricanes had been delivered and eighteen squadrons had been equipped.
		The development of the aircraft rocket had introduced a new factor in the use of aircraft as ground-assault weapons, and the Hurricane IIB and IIC were the first single-seaters to employ the rockets operationally.
	www.aviation-history.com /hawker/hurrcane.html (1681 words)

	Mitchell with Royal Air Force
		The RAF was the only force to use the B-25 on raids against Europe from bases in the United Kingdom.
		The first RAF operation with the Mitchell II took place on January 22, 1943, when six aircraft from Nos 98 and 180 Squadron attacked oil installations at Ghent.
		The RAF was allocated 316 B-25Js as Mitchell IIIs.
	home.att.net /~jbaugher2/b25_22.html (853 words)

	Arthur to Menaidale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The first squadron deliveries were made to No 114 Squadron at Wyton on 10 March 1937, the event being marred when the first Blenheim to land was totally wrecked after the pilot evidently applied the brakes too harshly, causing the aeroplane to overturn and break its back.
		This situation was confirmed during the RAF defence exercise of August 1939, when the pilots of No 111 Squadron's Hurricanes claimed to have 'run rings round' every Blenheim they encountered.
		Number 53 Squadron, RAF Odiham, was the first recipient of the Blenheim IV in January 1939, and by the end of that year the unit had been joined by 14 others, as the Mark I was withdrawn from front-line squadrons at home.
	www.copples.clara.net /letters/79.htm (1638 words)

	No 1 RCAF Squadron
		At the outbreak of war, 115 Squadron of the R.C.A.F. Auxiliary was reinforced by some regulars of No 1 Squadron of the R.C.A.F. to form the new No 1 (R.C.A.F.) Squadron.
		They then moved to Croydon and flew each day to Northolt for instruction by No 111 Squadron, who had been the first R.A.F. Squadron to receive Hurricanes, before becoming operational on the 17 August 1940.
		It should be noted that some of the other "Canadian" pilots who flew for the RAF were actually Americans who falsely stated their nationality to avoid problems with their embassy, who were discouraging any involvement in the war by their subjects.
	www.the-battle-of-britain.co.uk /squadrons/1rcaf.htm (195 words)

	Phantoms Phorever, Part 9: UK
		Formed on 30th April 1968, this Naval Air Squadron (NAS) was based at RNAS Yeovilton and equipped with three FG.Mk.1s, with the sole purpose of intensive trials.
		Officially part of No. 11 Sqn RAF it had a Navy CO and was unofficially known as the “Phantom Training Flight”.
		The squadron disbanded on 23rd April 1974 and its aircraft were then given to the No. 111 Squadron.
	www.acig.org /artman/publish/printer_369.shtml (2334 words)

	303 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In spite of some difficulties, mostly stemming from inadequate command of English, conversion to Hurricanes and training in the RAF tactics proceeded smoothly, and a month later the squadron entered the Battle - soon proving to be the hardest-hitting unit in the entire Fighter Command.
		August 2, 1940, the personnel of the squadron arrives at Northolt Sector Station, which is to become the home base for Polish fighter squadrons for most of the war.
		The squadron sustains one casualty - Lt. Januszewicz is killed in the dogfight.
	www.avstop.com /History/AroundTheWorld/Poland/303.html (2412 words)

	Hine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In 1970, Hine reformed No. 17 Squadron at RAF Brüggen in Germany and flew the Phantom.
		Hine was Senior Air Staff Officer at HQ RAF Germany in 1979 and, promoted to air vice-marshal, then returned to MoD as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Policy).
		Leaving the RAF in 1991, Air Chief Marshal Sir Patrick Hine became Military Advisor to British Aerospace until his retirement in April 1999.
	www.au.af.mil /au/goe/eaglebios/99bios/hine99.htm (474 words)

	The Royal Air Force - Squadron Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Squadron flew a variety of types available including Bristol Scouts, Monoplanes and Fighters, DH2s and SE5s until standardising on the latter type in 1918.
		The Squadron flew as part of both Nos 11 and 12 Groups during the Battle of Britain and replaced its Hurricanes with Spitfires in April 1942.
		In 1955 the first Hunters had arrived, and two years later No 111 Squadron was nominated as the official RAF aerobatic team.
	www.raf.mod.uk /squadrons/h111.html (551 words)

	Hawker Hurricane
		Soon several Hurricane squadrons were heavily engaged with German aircraft but the Luftwaffe (German air force) outnumbered the smaller force of British fighters and inflicted heavy casualties.
		The fighter was delivered to No. 41 Operational Training Unit at RAF Hawarden airfield in Chester, county of Flintshire, North Wales on April 15, 1944.
		It served in this OUT until the RAF reclassified the aircraft a maintenance training airframe, number 5270M, on June 27, 1945, and transferred it to RAF Maintenance Command at Chilbolton, Hampshire, where it was used to train mechanics.
	www.nasm.si.edu /research/aero/aircraft/hawker_mkiic.htm (1988 words)

	Air Classics: Geoffrey's Hurricane
		The Hurricane also gained some international press when the CO of No. 111, Squadron Leader J. Gillian, flew at night from Edinburgh to Northolt at an average of speed of 408 mph (also benefiting from a strong tail wind!).
		The Hurricanes and Spitfires (between 10 July 1940 and 31 October 1940, RAF Fighter Command could field an average of strength of 1326 Hurricanes compared to 957 Spitfires) along with their pilots did a valiant job in meeting and defeating the Luftwaffe.
		Canadian-built Hurricanes equipped No. 1 RCAF Fighter Squadron which began operations from RAF Northolt on 17 August 1940 and fought valiantly in the Battle of Britain.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3901/is_199910/ai_n8863072 (1365 words)

	Hurricane, Hawker
		Most RAF fighters during the Battle of Britain were Hurricanes.
		On 8 August 1940, which is regarded officially as the opening date of the Battle of Britain, the RAF could call upon 32 squadrons of Hurricanes and 19 squadrons of Supermarine Spitfires.
		Thus, with a wing housing no fewer than 12 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine guns and with provision for the carriage of two 113 kg (250 lbs) or two 227 kg (500 lbs) bombs beneath the wings or alternatively 45 or 90 gallon drop tanks, the designation became Hurricane Mk IIB.
	home.iae.nl /users/wbergmns/info/hurrican.htm (2809 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This is a list of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons.
		Note: this list excludes squadrons later transferred to the Army Air Corps or the Fleet Air Arm.
		Squadrons with Roman numerals instead of Arabic numerals are identified in that fashion traditionally.
	www.alanaditescili.net /index.php?title=List_of_Royal_Air_Force_aircraft_squadrons (203 words)

	The Spitfire - An Operational History - 1. Into Service
		The second of the RAF's modern eight-gun monoplane fighters, the Spitfire, entered service with No 19 Squadron based at Duxford some nine months after the first Hurricanes had been delivered to No 111 Squadron at Northolt.
		By the outbreak of war on 3 September 1939, Spitfires equipped nine squadrons - Nos 19, 66 and 611 at Duxford, Nos 54, 65 and 74 at Hornchurch, No 72 at Church Fenton, Nos 41 and 609 at Catterick and No 602 at Abbotsinch.
		Additionally, No 603 Squadron was in the process of replacing its Gladiators at Turnhouse.
	www.deltaweb.co.uk /spitfire/into_svc.htm (806 words)

	Panavia Tornado (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Differences include wing-root gloves with an acute sweep, and there are no Krüger flaps on the F.3.
		It has recently been decided to keep the F.3 alive until the arrival of the Eurofighter in the next century, and not to lease American F.16s to plug the gap.
		RAF ordered 100 modification kits in 1983 to upgrade Mk 101 engined aircraft to Mk 103 standard.
	www.danshistory.com /tornado.html (1111 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		NEW- RAF* Eurofighter Typhoon ZH588- The second test example of the type to be built and the first British registered type.
		74 Squadron beeing the first RAF Squadron to recieve the Lightning, and consequently the first Mach 2 fighter Squadron in the RAF.
		74 Squadron were involved in 'ironing out' the many teething problems on the new jets.
	www.anglovirtual.4t.com /photo.html (619 words)

	Biographies
		F/Lt After retraining on Hurricane I he was on 19th October 1940 posted to No. 111 Squadron to Dyce.
		On 3rd July 1944 he finished his operational duty and he was transfered to Czechoslovak Depot at Cosford for the rest.
		In January 1945 he stated retraining for night fighter and he was tranfered to No. 51.
	cz-raf.hyperlink.cz /bio/hruby.html (246 words)

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