No. 6 Squadron RAF
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No. 6 Squadron RAF is a long-established Royal Air Force fighter squadron known for operating modern multi-role combat aircraft and serving in various conflicts since the early 20th century.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| No. 6 Squadron RFC | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force squadron
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military aviation unit ⓘ |
| aircraftType | multi-role combat aircraft ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown ⓘ |
| basedIn | Scotland ⓘ |
| branch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
Gulf War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ Libya intervention ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era |
Cold War
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First World War era ⓘ Second World War era ⓘ interwar period ⓘ post–Cold War period ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| formedAs |
No. 6 Squadron RAF
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
No. 6 Squadron RFC
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| garrison | RAF Lossiemouth ⓘ |
| mission |
air defence
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close air support ⓘ reconnaissance operations ⓘ strike operations ⓘ |
| motto | Oculi Exercitus (The Eyes of the Army) ⓘ |
| nickname | Shiny Six ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ground-attack missions
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long continuous service since early 20th century ⓘ operations in the Middle East ⓘ tactical reconnaissance ⓘ |
| operatedAircraft |
Eurofighter Typhoon
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Hawker Hunter ⓘ Hawker Tempest ⓘ Hawker Typhoon ⓘ Panavia Tornado ⓘ SEPECAT Jaguar ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | active ⓘ |
| operationalTheatre |
Europe
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Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Flying Corps ⓘ |
| role |
fighter squadron
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multi-role combat squadron ⓘ reconnaissance squadron ⓘ |
| service | Royal Air Force Air Command ⓘ |
| serviceBranchHistory | Royal Flying Corps to Royal Air Force transition ⓘ |
| type | front-line flying unit ⓘ |
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No. 6 Squadron RFC