No. 203 Squadron RAF
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No. 203 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force unit with distinguished service in both World Wars, particularly noted for its operations in maritime patrol and reconnaissance roles.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| No. 203 Squadron RAF canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force squadron ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Avro Shackleton
ⓘ
Bristol Blenheim ⓘ English Electric Canberra ⓘ Hawker Hunter ⓘ Lockheed Hudson ⓘ Sopwith Camel ⓘ Vickers Wellington ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Atlantic 1939–1945
ⓘ
East African campaign ⓘ
surface form:
East Africa 1940–1941
Iraq 1941 ⓘ Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean 1940–1943
North Africa 1940–1943 ⓘ Western Front ⓘ
surface form:
Western Front 1917–1918
|
| branchHistory | originated in Royal Naval Air Service and transferred to RAF in 1918 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disbanded | multiple times during 20th century ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| formedAs |
No. 3 Naval Squadron RNAS
ⓘ
surface form:
No. 3 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service
|
| garrison |
RAF Ballykelly
ⓘ
RAF Basra ⓘ RAF Khormaksar ⓘ RAF Luqa ⓘ RAF St Eval ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| notableFor |
anti-submarine patrols in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans
ⓘ
convoy escort missions ⓘ maritime patrol operations in both World Wars ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Flying Corps ⓘ |
| precededBy |
No. 3 Naval Squadron RNAS
ⓘ
surface form:
No. 3 Squadron RNAS
|
| renumberedAs | No. 203 Squadron RAF on 1 April 1918 ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
fighter reconnaissance ⓘ maritime patrol ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ |
| service |
coastal command duties
ⓘ
overseas garrison duties in the Middle East after the Second World War ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Aden
ⓘ
East Africa ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Middle East ⓘ Persian Gulf ⓘ Western Front ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.