No. 226 Squadron RAF

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Royal Air Force squadron military unit

No. 226 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force bomber unit that served in both World Wars, notably operating light and medium bombers in European campaigns.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force squadron ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
aircraftOperated Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
Douglas A-20 Havoc ⓘ
Douglas Boston ⓘ
Fairey Battle ⓘ
North American Mitchell ⓘ
aircraftType light bomber ⓘ
medium bomber ⓘ
allegiance United Kingdom ⓘ
branch Royal Air Force ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
surface form: First World War

World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom ⓘ
disbanded 1919 ⓘ
equipment light bombers ⓘ
medium bombers ⓘ
formationDate 1 April 1918 ⓘ
formedAs No. 226 Squadron RFC ⓘ
garrison RAF Hartford Bridge ⓘ
RAF Bicester ⓘ
surface form: RAF Harwell

RAF Swanton Morley ⓘ
airfields in France ⓘ
notableFor low-level bombing missions in Europe ⓘ
operations in both World Wars ⓘ
operatedBy Royal Air Force Bomber Command ⓘ
operationalRoleWWII daylight bombing ⓘ
support to ground forces in Europe ⓘ
participatedIn D-Day landings air operations ⓘ
strategic bombing of occupied Europe ⓘ
primaryMission close air support ⓘ
tactical bombing ⓘ
reformed 1937 ⓘ
role bomber squadron ⓘ
serviceBranchDuringWWI Royal Flying Corps ⓘ
serviceBranchDuringWWII Royal Air Force ⓘ
servicePeriod 1918–1919 ⓘ
1937–post-1945 ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Battle of France ⓘ
European theatre of World War II ⓘ
Northwest Europe ⓘ
surface form: North-West Europe

Western Front ⓘ

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Fairey Battle → operator → No. 226 Squadron RAF ⓘ