No. 3 Squadron RAF

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Royal Air Force squadron

No. 3 Squadron RAF is one of the Royal Air Force’s oldest frontline units, historically known for its fighter and ground-attack roles in major conflicts from World War I to the present.

Aliases (2)

No. 3 Squadron RFC ×1
No. III (F) Squadron ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Air Force squadron →
aircraftOperated	English Electric Lightning → Eurofighter Typhoon NERFINISHED → Gloster Meteor NERFINISHED → Hawker Hunter NERFINISHED → Hawker Hurricane → Hawker Tempest NERFINISHED → Panavia Tornado F3 → SEPECAT Jaguar → Sopwith Camel → Supermarine Spitfire →
aircraftRole	air superiority → ground attack → multi-role fighter →
allegiance	British Crown →
basedAt	RAF Coningsby →
branch	Royal Air Force →
commandStructure	No. 1 Group RAF →
conflict	Cold War → First World War → Gulf War → Iraq War → Second World War → War in Afghanistan →
country	United Kingdom →
engagement	Battle of Britain → Western Front in World War I →
garrison	RAF Coningsby →
historicalRole	fighter operations in Europe → ground-attack operations in major conflicts →
location	England → Lincolnshire →
motto	Tertius primus erit →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
mottoTranslation	The third shall be the first →
nickname	3 (F) Squadron → No. III (F) Squadron →
notableFor	being one of the oldest Royal Air Force squadrons → continuous frontline service →
partOf	Royal Air Force →
role	air defence → close air support → fighter squadron → ground-attack squadron →
service	Royal Flying Corps →
specialization	Quick Reaction Alert → air policing →
transitionedTo	Royal Air Force →
type	frontline squadron →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
No. 3 Squadron RAF ("No. III (F) Squadron") →	nickname
James McCudden ("No. 3 Squadron RFC") →	servedInUnit
FGR4 →	usedBySquadron