No. 15 Squadron RAF

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Royal Air Force squadron

No. 15 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force bomber unit that served prominently during both World Wars, flying various heavy bombers in strategic bombing operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force squadron ⓘ
aircraftOperated Avro Lancaster ⓘ
English Electric Canberra ⓘ
Fairey Battle ⓘ
Panavia Tornado ⓘ
surface form: Panavia Tornado GR1

Panavia Tornado GR4 ⓘ
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 ⓘ
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 ⓘ
Short Stirling ⓘ
Vickers Wellington ⓘ
airForceBase RAF Marham ⓘ
allegiance British Crown ⓘ
branchNumber 15 ⓘ
commandStructure Bomber Command ⓘ
No. 3 Group RAF ⓘ
conflict Cold War ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
surface form: First World War

World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom ⓘ
disbanded 2017 ⓘ
engagement Battle of France ⓘ
Strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany ⓘ
equipmentRole bomber ⓘ
operational conversion unit ⓘ
strike aircraft ⓘ
formationDate 1915 ⓘ
formedAs No. 15 Squadron RFC ⓘ
garrison RAF Bassingbourn ⓘ
RAF Cottesmore ⓘ
RAF Marham ⓘ
RAF Mildenhall ⓘ
RAF Wyton ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Air Force ⓘ
motto Aim Sure ⓘ
nickname XV Squadron ⓘ
notableOperation daylight bombing raids over occupied Europe ⓘ
strategic bombing of Germany in World War II ⓘ
role bomber squadron ⓘ
reconnaissance squadron ⓘ
training squadron ⓘ
service Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Flying Corps ⓘ
theatreOfOperations European theatre of World War II ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
Western Front ⓘ
type flying squadron ⓘ

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Short Stirling → operator → No. 15 Squadron RAF ⓘ