Shiny Four
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Shiny Four is the nickname of No. 4 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, a long-established British military aviation unit known for its reconnaissance and fighter roles.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| No. 4 Squadron RAF | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force squadron
ⓘ
Royal Air Force squadron ⓘ flying squadron ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
BAE Hawk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bristol F.2 Fighter NERFINISHED ⓘ Gloster Javelin NERFINISHED ⓘ Harrier GR3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Harrier GR7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Tempest NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Typhoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Panavia Tornado GR1 NERFINISHED ⓘ SEPECAT Jaguar NERFINISHED ⓘ Supermarine Spitfire NERFINISHED ⓘ Westland Lysander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
Gulf War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| equipment | BAE Hawk T2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formationEra | First World War era ⓘ |
| garrison | RAF Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Shiny Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalType | frontline combat squadron ⓘ |
| motto | In futurum videre ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | To see into the future ⓘ |
| nicknameOf | No. 4 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
close air support missions
ⓘ
fighter-bomber operations ⓘ long continuous service history ⓘ tactical reconnaissance operations ⓘ |
| partOf | No. 22 Group RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
close air support
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fighter ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ training ⓘ |
| service |
Royal Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Flying Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specialization | fast jet training ⓘ |
| type | flying training squadron ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.