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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force squadron
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
First World War era
Second World War era
interwar period
post–Cold War period
formationDate 1914
formedAs No. 6 Squadron RAF self-linksurface differs
surface form: No. 6 Squadron RFC
garrison RAF Lossiemouth
mission air defence
close air support
reconnaissance operations
strike operations
motto Oculi Exercitus (The Eyes of the Army)
nickname Shiny Six
notableFor ground-attack missions
long continuous service since early 20th century
operations in the Middle East
tactical reconnaissance
operatedAircraft Eurofighter Typhoon
Hawker Hunter
Hawker Tempest
Hawker Typhoon
Panavia Tornado
SEPECAT Jaguar
operationalStatus active
operationalTheatre Europe
Middle East
North Africa
partOf Royal Flying Corps
role fighter squadron
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 RAF formedAs No. 6 Squadron RAF self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: No. 6 Squadron RFC
FGR4 usedBySquadron No. 6 Squadron RAF