No. 1 Squadron RAF

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Royal Air Force squadron fighter squadron

No. 1 Squadron RAF is one of the Royal Air Force’s oldest and most distinguished frontline fighter squadrons, with a long history of combat operations and continuous service since the early 20th century.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
No. 1 Squadron AFC	1
No. 1 Squadron Royal Flying Corps	1
No. 1 Squadron, Royal Naval Air Service	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Air Force squadron ⓘ fighter squadron ⓘ
aircraftOperated	AV-8B Harrier II ⓘ surface form: BAE Harrier II Eurofighter Typhoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Hurricane NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Siddeley Harrier ⓘ Supermarine Spitfire NERFINISHED ⓘ
aircraftType	fixed-wing jet ⓘ
allegiance	United Kingdom ⓘ
conflict	War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ surface form: Afghanistan War (2001–2021) Cold War ⓘ World War I ⓘ surface form: First World War Gulf War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
continuousServiceSince	early 20th century ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
distinction	one of the first dedicated fighter squadrons of the RAF ⓘ
engagement	air-to-air combat ⓘ close air support ⓘ offensive counter-air operations ⓘ
era	World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ post-war period ⓘ
formationDate	1912 ⓘ
formationPlace	United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
formedAs	No. 1 Squadron RAF self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: No. 1 Squadron Royal Flying Corps
hasLineageFrom	Royal Flying Corps ⓘ
heritage	early military aviation in the United Kingdom ⓘ
isOneOf	most distinguished RAF squadrons ⓘ oldest RAF squadrons ⓘ
nickname	No. I Squadron ⓘ
notableAttribute	seniority within RAF order of battle ⓘ
notableFor	continuous frontline service ⓘ long history of combat operations ⓘ
operatedBy	Royal Air Force ⓘ
partOf	Royal Air Force ⓘ
primaryMission	air superiority ⓘ ground attack ⓘ
role	air defence ⓘ fighter operations ⓘ
service	Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Flying Corps ⓘ
serviceBranch	Royal Air Force ⓘ
specialization	fighter operations ⓘ
status	active ⓘ
typeOfUnit	frontline squadron ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

No. 1 Squadron RAF → formedAs → No. 1 Squadron RAF self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: No. 1 Squadron Royal Flying Corps

Roderic Dallas → militaryUnit → No. 1 Squadron RAF ⓘ

this entity surface form: No. 1 Squadron, Royal Naval Air Service

Australian Flying Corps → unit → No. 1 Squadron RAF ⓘ

this entity surface form: No. 1 Squadron AFC

FGR4 → usedBySquadron → No. 1 Squadron RAF ⓘ