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Command">RAF Bomber Command</a> (55–68)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> <a href="/wiki/No._1_Group_RAF" title="No. 1 Group RAF">No. 1 Group</a>, <a href="/wiki/RAF_Strike_Command" title="RAF Strike Command">RAF Strike Command</a> (68–74)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Motto(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Valiant and Vigilant</i><sup id="cite_ref-Rawlings1982p233_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rawlings1982p233-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Halley1988p407_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Halley1988p407-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Squadron Badge heraldry</th><td class="infobox-data">A crane's head, the crane carrying an open padlock, with key, in its beak<sup id="cite_ref-Rawlings1982p233_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rawlings1982p233-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Halley1988p407_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Halley1988p407-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Squadron Codes</th><td class="infobox-data">No codes are known to have been carried<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p><b>No. 543 Squadron RAF</b> was a photographic reconnaissance squadron of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a>, active in two periods between 1942 and 1974. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._543_Squadron_RAF&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The squadron was formed on 19 October 1942<sup id="cite_ref-Halley1988p407_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Halley1988p407-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Benson" title="RAF Benson">RAF Benson</a> as a photo-reconnaissance unit with the <a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire" title="Supermarine Spitfire">Supermarine Spitfire</a>. A detachment was stationed at <a href="/wiki/RAF_St_Eval" title="RAF St Eval">RAF St Eval</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cornwall" title="Cornwall">Cornwall</a> to carry out reconnaissance flights over France. The rest of the squadron carried out operational training. On 18 October 1943 the squadron was disbanded. </p><p>On 24 September 1955 the squadron was reformed at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Gaydon" title="RAF Gaydon">RAF Gaydon</a> to operate the <a href="/wiki/Vickers_Valiant" title="Vickers Valiant">Vickers Valiant</a> for reconnaissance duties. It moved to <a href="/wiki/RAF_Wyton" title="RAF Wyton">RAF Wyton</a> in November 1955.<sup id="cite_ref-brookep92_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brookep92-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The squadron's official war role was to carry out pre- and post-strike reconnaissance in support of the RAF's nuclear-armed <a href="/wiki/V-bomber" class="mw-redirect" title="V-bomber">V-bombers</a>, although the post-strike bomb damage assessment mission was soon abandoned as impracticable in a nuclear war.<sup id="cite_ref-Aero617_p73_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aero617_p73-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-brookep67_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brookep67-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The squadron carried out frequent long-range survey flights, including mapping <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a> in 1959 and 1961 in Operation <i>Segment</i>, and surveying <a href="/wiki/Northern_Rhodesia" title="Northern Rhodesia">Northern Rhodesia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southern_Rhodesia" title="Southern Rhodesia">Southern Rhodesia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bechuanaland_Protectorate" title="Bechuanaland Protectorate">Bechuanaland</a> (now <a href="/wiki/Zambia" title="Zambia">Zambia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Botswana" title="Botswana">Botswana</a> respectively) in 1964 in Operation <i>Pontifex</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-brookep72-3_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brookep72-3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Aero617_p71-3_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aero617_p71-3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other photo survey duties were carried out to aid relief efforts following natural disasters, with Valiants despatched to survey the damage following the <a href="/wiki/1960_Agadir_earthquake" title="1960 Agadir earthquake">1960 Agadir earthquake</a> and mapped <a href="/wiki/British_Honduras" title="British Honduras">British Honduras</a> in December 1961 following the devastating <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Hattie" title="Hurricane Hattie">Hurricane Hattie</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Aero617_p70-1_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aero617_p70-1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The squadron also carried out Maritime Reconnaissance over the <a href="/wiki/North_Atlantic" class="mw-redirect" title="North Atlantic">North Atlantic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Sea" title="Norwegian Sea">Norwegian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Barents_Sea" title="Barents Sea">Barents Seas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Aero617_p73-4_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aero617_p73-4-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1964, the Valiant developed <a href="/wiki/Metal_fatigue" class="mw-redirect" title="Metal fatigue">metal fatigue</a> problems, with one of the squadron's Valiants was found to have a cracked <a href="/wiki/Wing_spar" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing spar">wing spar</a> in July 1964 during Operation <i>Pontifex</i>. Inspection of the squadron's aircraft in October 1964 found that only two of eight were fit for further service. The RAF's Valiant fleet, including No. 543's aircraft, were grounded on 26 January 1965.<sup id="cite_ref-brooke87-0_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brooke87-0-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The squadron re-equipped with the <a href="/wiki/Handley_Page_Victor" title="Handley Page Victor">Handley Page Victor</a> in 1965, receiving its first Victor B(SR)2 on 19 May 1965 and reaching its full strength of eight aircraft by April 1966.<sup id="cite_ref-brookvic_p67-8_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brookvic_p67-8-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The squadron's Victors increasingly concentrated on the Maritime Radar Reconnaissance role, as photographic duties could be carried out for less money by the RAF's <a href="/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra" title="English Electric Canberra">English Electric Canberras</a>, but the Victors' cameras were retained until 1974. The squadron had a secondary role of <a href="/wiki/National_technical_means_of_verification#Materials_intelligence_and_Air_Sampling" title="National technical means of verification">air sampling</a> This involved flying through plumes of airborne contamination and using onboard equipment to collect <a href="/wiki/Fallout" class="mw-redirect" title="Fallout">fallout</a> released from French and Chinese nuclear tests for later analysis at the <a href="/wiki/Atomic_Weapons_Establishment" title="Atomic Weapons Establishment">Atomic Weapons Research Establishment</a> at Aldermaston.<sup id="cite_ref-brookvic_p70_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brookvic_p70-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The squadron also found time to enter two Victors in the May 1969 <a href="/wiki/Daily_Mail_Trans-Atlantic_Air_Race" title="Daily Mail Trans-Atlantic Air Race">Daily Mail Trans-Atlantic Air Race</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-brookvic_p70_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brookvic_p70-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was disbanded on 24 May 1974 at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Wyton" title="RAF Wyton">RAF Wyton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Jefford2001p98_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jefford2001p98-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aircraft_operated">Aircraft operated</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._543_Squadron_RAF&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Aircraft operated"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Aircraft operated by 543 Squadron, RAF<sup id="cite_ref-Rawlings1982p233_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rawlings1982p233-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jefford2001p98_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jefford2001p98-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Halley1988p408_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Halley1988p408-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>From</th> <th>To</th> <th>Aircraft</th> <th>Version </th></tr> <tr> <td>October 1942</td> <td>October 1943</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire" title="Supermarine Spitfire">Supermarine Spitfire</a></td> <td>Mks.IV & V </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 1942</td> <td>October 1943</td> <td>Supermarine Spitfire</td> <td>Mk.IX </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 1943</td> <td>October 1943</td> <td><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Mosquito" title="De Havilland Mosquito">de Havilland Mosquito</a></td> <td>PR.IV </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 1955</td> <td>December 1964</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vickers_Valiant" title="Vickers Valiant">Vickers Valiant</a></td> <td>B(PR).1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 1956</td> <td>December 1964</td> <td>Vickers Valiant</td> <td>B(PR)K.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 1965</td> <td>December 1965</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Handley_Page_Victor" title="Handley Page Victor">Handley Page Victor</a></td> <td>B.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 1966</td> <td>May 1974</td> <td>Handley Page Victor</td> <td>B.2(SR) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commanding_officers">Commanding officers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._543_Squadron_RAF&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Commanding officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Commanding officers of 543 Squadron, RAF<sup id="cite_ref-Rawlings1982p233_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rawlings1982p233-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>From</th> <th>To</th> <th>Name </th></tr> <tr> <td>October 1942</td> <td>October 1942</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Squadron_leader" title="Squadron leader">S/Ldr.</a> A.E. Hill <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)">DFC</a> & <a href="/wiki/Medal_bar" title="Medal bar">Bar</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 1942</td> <td>February 1943</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Squadron_leader" title="Squadron leader">S/Ldr.</a> G.E. Hughes <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)">DFC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 1943</td> <td>August 1943</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Squadron_leader" title="Squadron leader">S/Ldr.</a> F.A. Robinson <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)">DFC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 1943</td> <td>October 1943</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Flight_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Flight Lieutenant">F/Lt.</a> R.C. Cusson </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 1955</td> <td>August 1957</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wing_Commander_(rank)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing Commander (rank)">W/Cdr.</a> R.E. Havercroft <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)">AFC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 1957</td> <td>September 1959</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wing_Commander_(rank)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing Commander (rank)">W/Cdr.</a> <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Berry_(RAF_officer)" title="Ronald Berry (RAF officer)">R. Berry</a> <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Distinguished Service Order (United Kingdom)">DSO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">OBE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)">DFC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 1959</td> <td>January 1962</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wing_Commander_(rank)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing Commander (rank)">W/Cdr.</a> C.J. StD. Jeffries <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)">DFC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 1962</td> <td>December 1963</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wing_Commander_(rank)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing Commander (rank)">W/Cdr.</a> B. Hamilton <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">OBE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)">DFC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)">AFC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 1963</td> <td>February 1966</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wing_Commander_(rank)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing Commander (rank)">W/Cdr.</a> A.W. Tarry </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 1966</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wing_Commander_(rank)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing Commander (rank)">W/Cdr.</a> R.H. McV. Redfern </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Squadron_bases">Squadron bases</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._543_Squadron_RAF&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Squadron bases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Bases and airfields used by 543 Squadron, RAF<sup id="cite_ref-Rawlings1982p233_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rawlings1982p233-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jefford2001p98_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jefford2001p98-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Halley1988p408_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Halley1988p408-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>From</th> <th>To</th> <th>Base</th> <th>Remark </th></tr> <tr> <td>19 October 1942</td> <td>18 October 1943</td> <td><a href="/wiki/RAF_Benson" title="RAF Benson">RAF Benson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oxfordshire" title="Oxfordshire">Oxfordshire</a></td> <td>Detachments at <a href="/wiki/RAF_St_Eval" title="RAF St Eval">RAF St Eval</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cornwall" title="Cornwall">Cornwall</a>; <a href="/wiki/RAF_Mount_Farm" title="RAF Mount Farm">RAF Mount Farm</a>, Oxfordshire; <a href="/w/index.php?title=Grasnaya&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Grasnaya (page does not exist)">Grasnaya</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vaenga_airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Vaenga airfield">Vaenga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1 July 1955</td> <td>18 November 1955</td> <td><a href="/wiki/RAF_Gaydon" title="RAF Gaydon">RAF Gaydon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warwickshire" title="Warwickshire">Warwickshire</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 November 1955</td> <td>23 March 1970</td> <td><a href="/wiki/RAF_Wyton" title="RAF Wyton">RAF Wyton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cambridgeshire" title="Cambridgeshire">Cambridgeshire</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 March 1970</td> <td>1 October 1970</td> <td><a href="/wiki/RAF_Honington" title="RAF Honington">RAF Honington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Suffolk" title="Suffolk">Suffolk</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1 October 1970</td> <td>24 May 1974</td> <td>RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire</td> <td>Disbanded here </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._543_Squadron_RAF&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_aircraft_squadrons" title="List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons">List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._543_Squadron_RAF&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notes">Notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._543_Squadron_RAF&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 25em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDelve1994">Delve 1994</a>, p. 64.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDelve1994">Delve 1994</a>, p. 88.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDelve1994">Delve 1994</a>, p. 90.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Rawlings1982p233-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Rawlings1982p233_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Rawlings1982p233_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Rawlings1982p233_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Rawlings1982p233_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Rawlings1982p233_4-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFRawlings1982">Rawlings 1982</a>, p. 233.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Halley1988p407-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Halley1988p407_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Halley1988p407_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Halley1988p407_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHalley1988">Halley 1988</a>, p. 407.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBowyerRawlings1979">Bowyer & Rawlings 1979</a>, p. 148.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFFlinthamThomas2003">Flintham & Thomas 2003</a>, p. 232.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-brookep92-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-brookep92_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBrookes2012">Brookes 2012</a>, p. 92.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Aero617_p73-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Aero617_p73_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGordon2017">Gordon 2017</a>, p. 73.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-brookep67-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-brookep67_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBrookes2012">Brookes 2012</a>, p. 67.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-brookep72-3-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-brookep72-3_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBrookes2012">Brookes 2012</a>, pp. 72–73.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Aero617_p71-3-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Aero617_p71-3_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGordon2017">Gordon 2017</a>, pp. 71–73.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Aero617_p70-1-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Aero617_p70-1_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGordon2017">Gordon 2017</a>, pp. 70–71.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Aero617_p73-4-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Aero617_p73-4_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGordon2017">Gordon 2017</a>, pp. 73–74.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-brooke87-0-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-brooke87-0_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBrookes2012">Brookes 2012</a>, pp. 87–90.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-brookvic_p67-8-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-brookvic_p67-8_16-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBrookes2011">Brookes 2011</a>, pp. 67–68.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-brookvic_p70-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-brookvic_p70_17-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-brookvic_p70_17-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBrookes2011">Brookes 2011</a>, p. 70.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Jefford2001p98-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Jefford2001p98_18-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jefford2001p98_18-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jefford2001p98_18-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFJefford2001">Jefford 2001</a>, p. 98.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Halley1988p408-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Halley1988p408_19-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Halley1988p408_19-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHalley1988">Halley 1988</a>, p. 408.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rafcommands.com/Coastal/543C.html">Bases and airfields used on www.rafcommands.com</a></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._543_Squadron_RAF&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output 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(1979). <i>Squadron Codes, 1937–56</i>. Cambridge, UK: Patrick Stephens Ltd. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85059-364-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-85059-364-6"><bdi>0-85059-364-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Squadron+Codes%2C+1937%E2%80%9356&rft.place=Cambridge%2C+UK&rft.pub=Patrick+Stephens+Ltd.&rft.date=1979&rft.isbn=0-85059-364-6&rft.aulast=Bowyer&rft.aufirst=Michael+J.F.&rft.au=Rawlings%2C+John+D.R.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANo.+543+Squadron+RAF" class="Z3988"></span>.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBrookes2012" class="citation book cs1">Brookes, Andrew (2012). <i>Valiant Units of the Cold War</i>. Osprey Combat Aircraft. Vol. 95. 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title="No. 3 Squadron RAF">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._4_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 4 Squadron RAF">4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._6_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 6 Squadron RAF">6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._7_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 7 Squadron RAF">7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._8_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 8 Squadron RAF">8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._9_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 9 Squadron RAF">9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._10_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 10 Squadron RAF">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._11_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 11 Squadron RAF">11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._12_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 12 Squadron RAF">12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._13_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 13 Squadron RAF">13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._14_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 14 Squadron RAF">14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._16_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 16 Squadron RAF">16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._17_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 17 Squadron RAF">17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._18_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 18 Squadron RAF">18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._19_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 19 Squadron RAF">19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._20_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 20 Squadron RAF">20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._22_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 22 Squadron RAF">22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._23_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 23 Squadron RAF">23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._24_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 24 Squadron RAF">24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._25_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 25 Squadron RAF">25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._27_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 27 Squadron RAF">27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._28_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 28 Squadron RAF">28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._29_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 29 Squadron RAF">29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._30_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 30 Squadron RAF">30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._31_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 31 Squadron RAF">31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._32_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 32 Squadron RAF">32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._33_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 33 Squadron RAF">33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._41_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 41 Squadron RAF">41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._42_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 42 Squadron RAF">42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._45_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 45 Squadron RAF">45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._51_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 51 Squadron RAF">51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._54_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 54 Squadron RAF">54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._56_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 56 Squadron RAF">56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._57_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 57 Squadron RAF">57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._60_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 60 Squadron RAF">60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._70_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 70 Squadron RAF">70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._72_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 72 Squadron RAF">72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._78_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 78 Squadron RAF">78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._80_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 80 Squadron RAF">80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._84_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 84 Squadron RAF">84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._92_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 92 Squadron RAF">92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._99_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 99 Squadron RAF">99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._101_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 101 Squadron RAF">101</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._115_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 115 Squadron RAF">115</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._120_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 120 Squadron RAF">120</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._201_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 201 Squadron RAF">201</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._202_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 202 Squadron RAF">202</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._206_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 206 Squadron RAF">206</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._207_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 207 Squadron RAF">207</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._216_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 216 Squadron RAF">216</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._230_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 230 Squadron RAF">230</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._617_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 617 Squadron RAF">617</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">inactive</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._5_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 5 Squadron RAF">5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._15_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 15 Squadron RAF">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._21_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 21 Squadron RAF">21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._26_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 26 Squadron RAF">26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._34_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 34 Squadron RAF">34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._35_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 35 Squadron RAF">35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._36_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 36 Squadron RAF">36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._37_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 37 Squadron RAF">37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._38_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 38 Squadron RAF">38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._39_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 39 Squadron RAF">39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._40_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 40 Squadron RAF">40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._43_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 43 Squadron RAF">43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._44_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 44 Squadron RAF">44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._46_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 46 Squadron RAF">46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._47_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 47 Squadron RAF">47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._48_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 48 Squadron RAF">48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._49_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 49 Squadron RAF">49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._50_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 50 Squadron RAF">50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._52_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 52 Squadron RAF">52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._53_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 53 Squadron RAF">53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._55_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 55 Squadron RAF">55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._58_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 58 Squadron RAF">58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._59_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 59 Squadron RAF">59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._61_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 61 Squadron RAF">61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._62_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 62 Squadron RAF">62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._63_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 63 Squadron RAF">63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._64_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 64 Squadron RAF">64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._65_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 65 Squadron RAF">65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._66_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 66 Squadron RAF">66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._67_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 67 Squadron RAF">67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._68_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 68 Squadron RAF">68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._69_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 69 Squadron RAF">69</a></li> 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title="No. 87 Squadron RAF">87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._88_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 88 Squadron RAF">88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._89_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 89 Squadron RAF">89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._90_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 90 Squadron RAF">90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._91_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 91 Squadron RAF">91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._93_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 93 Squadron RAF">93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._94_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 94 Squadron RAF">94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._95_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 95 Squadron RAF">95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._96_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 96 Squadron RAF">96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._97_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 97 Squadron RAF">97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._98_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 98 Squadron RAF">98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._100_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 100 Squadron RAF">100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._102_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 102 Squadron RAF">102</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._103_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 103 Squadron RAF">103</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._104_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 104 Squadron RAF">104</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._105_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 105 Squadron RAF">105</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._106_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 106 Squadron RAF">106</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._107_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 107 Squadron RAF">107</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._108_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 108 Squadron RAF">108</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._109_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 109 Squadron RAF">109</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._110_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 110 Squadron RAF">110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._111_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 111 Squadron RAF">111</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._112_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 112 Squadron RAF">112</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._113_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 113 Squadron RAF">113</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._114_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 114 Squadron RAF">114</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._116_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 116 Squadron RAF">116</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._117_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 117 Squadron RAF">117</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._118_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 118 Squadron RAF">118</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._119_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 119 Squadron RAF">119</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._121_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 121 Squadron RAF">121</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._122_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 122 Squadron RAF">122</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._123_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 123 Squadron RAF">123</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._124_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 124 Squadron RAF">124</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._125_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 125 Squadron RAF">125</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._126_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 126 Squadron RAF">126</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._127_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 127 Squadron RAF">127</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._128_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 128 Squadron RAF">128</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._129_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 129 Squadron RAF">129</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._130_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 130 Squadron RAF">130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._131_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 131 Squadron RAF">131</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._132_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 132 Squadron RAF">132</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._133_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 133 Squadron RAF">133</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._134_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 134 Squadron RAF">134</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._135_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 135 Squadron RAF">135</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._136_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 136 Squadron RAF">136</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._137_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 137 Squadron RAF">137</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._138_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 138 Squadron RAF">138</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._139_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 139 Squadron RAF">139</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._140_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 140 Squadron RAF">140</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._141_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 141 Squadron RAF">141</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._142_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 142 Squadron RAF">142</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._143_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 143 Squadron RAF">143</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._144_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 144 Squadron RAF">144</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._145_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 145 Squadron RAF">145</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._146_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 146 Squadron RAF">146</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._147_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 147 Squadron RAF">147</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._148_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 148 Squadron RAF">148</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._149_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 149 Squadron RAF">149</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._150_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 150 Squadron RAF">150</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._151_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 151 Squadron RAF">151</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._152_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 152 Squadron RAF">152</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._153_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 153 Squadron RAF">153</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._154_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 154 Squadron RAF">154</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._155_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 155 Squadron RAF">155</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._156_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 156 Squadron RAF">156</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._157_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 157 Squadron RAF">157</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._158_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 158 Squadron RAF">158</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._159_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 159 Squadron RAF">159</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._160_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 160 Squadron RAF">160</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._161_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 161 Squadron RAF">161</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._162_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 162 Squadron RAF">162</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._163_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 163 Squadron RAF">163</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._164_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 164 Squadron RAF">164</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._165_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 165 Squadron RAF">165</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._166_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 166 Squadron RAF">166</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._167_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 167 Squadron RAF">167</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._168_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 168 Squadron RAF">168</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._169_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 169 Squadron RAF">169</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._170_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 170 Squadron RAF">170</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._171_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 171 Squadron RAF">171</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._172_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 172 Squadron RAF">172</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._173_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 173 Squadron RAF">173</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._174_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 174 Squadron RAF">174</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._175_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 175 Squadron RAF">175</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._176_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 176 Squadron RAF">176</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._177_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 177 Squadron RAF">177</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._178_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 178 Squadron RAF">178</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._179_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 179 Squadron RAF">179</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._180_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 180 Squadron RAF">180</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._181_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 181 Squadron RAF">181</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._182_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 182 Squadron RAF">182</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._183_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 183 Squadron RAF">183</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._184_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 184 Squadron RAF">184</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._185_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 185 Squadron RAF">185</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._186_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 186 Squadron RAF">186</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._187_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 187 Squadron RAF">187</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._188_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 188 Squadron RAF">188</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._189_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 189 Squadron RAF">189</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._190_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 190 Squadron RAF">190</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._191_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 191 Squadron RAF">191</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._192_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 192 Squadron RAF">192</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._193_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 193 Squadron RAF">193</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._194_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 194 Squadron RAF">194</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._195_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 195 Squadron RAF">195</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._196_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 196 Squadron RAF">196</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._197_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 197 Squadron RAF">197</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._198_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 198 Squadron RAF">198</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._199_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 199 Squadron RAF">199</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._200_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 200 Squadron RAF">200</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._203_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 203 Squadron RAF">203</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._204_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 204 Squadron RAF">204</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._205_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 205 Squadron RAF">205</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._208_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 208 Squadron RAF">208</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._209_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 209 Squadron RAF">209</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._210_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 210 Squadron RAF">210</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._211_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 211 Squadron RAF">211</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._212_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 212 Squadron RAF">212</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._213_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 213 Squadron RAF">213</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._214_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 214 Squadron RAF">214</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._215_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 215 Squadron RAF">215</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._217_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 217 Squadron RAF">217</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._218_(Gold_Coast)_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron RAF">218</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._219_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 219 Squadron RAF">219</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._220_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 220 Squadron RAF">220</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._221_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 221 Squadron RAF">221</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._222_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 222 Squadron RAF">222</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._223_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 223 Squadron RAF">223</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._224_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 224 Squadron RAF">224</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._225_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 225 Squadron RAF">225</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._226_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 226 Squadron RAF">226</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._227_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 227 Squadron RAF">227</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._228_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 228 Squadron RAF">228</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._229_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 229 Squadron RAF">229</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._231_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 231 Squadron RAF">231</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._232_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 232 Squadron RAF">232</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._233_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 233 Squadron RAF">233</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._234_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 234 Squadron RAF">234</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._235_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 235 Squadron RAF">235</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._236_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 236 Squadron RAF">236</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._237_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 237 Squadron RAF">237</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._238_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 238 Squadron RAF">238</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._239_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 239 Squadron RAF">239</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._240_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 240 Squadron RAF">240</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._241_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 241 Squadron RAF">241</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._242_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 242 Squadron RAF">242</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._243_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 243 Squadron RAF">243</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._244_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 244 Squadron RAF">244</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._245_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 245 Squadron RAF">245</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._246_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 246 Squadron RAF">246</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._247_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 247 Squadron RAF">247</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._248_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 248 Squadron RAF">248</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._249_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 249 Squadron RAF">249</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._250_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 250 Squadron RAF">250</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._251_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 251 Squadron RAF">251</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._252_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 252 Squadron RAF">252</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._253_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 253 Squadron RAF">253</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._254_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 254 Squadron RAF">254</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._255_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 255 Squadron RAF">255</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._256_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 256 Squadron RAF">256</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._257_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 257 Squadron RAF">257</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._258_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 258 Squadron RAF">258</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._259_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 259 Squadron RAF">259</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._260_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 260 Squadron RAF">260</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._261_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 261 Squadron RAF">261</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._262_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 262 Squadron RAF">262</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._263_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 263 Squadron RAF">263</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._264_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 264 Squadron RAF">264</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._265_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 265 Squadron RAF">265</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._266_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 266 Squadron RAF">266</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._267_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 267 Squadron RAF">267</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._268_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 268 Squadron RAF">268</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._269_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 269 Squadron RAF">269</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._270_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 270 Squadron RAF">270</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._271_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 271 Squadron RAF">271</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._272_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 272 Squadron RAF">272</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._273_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 273 Squadron RAF">273</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._274_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 274 Squadron RAF">274</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._275_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 275 Squadron RAF">275</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._276_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 276 Squadron RAF">276</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._277_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 277 Squadron RAF">277</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._278_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 278 Squadron RAF">278</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._279_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 279 Squadron RAF">279</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._280_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 280 Squadron RAF">280</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._281_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 281 Squadron RAF">281</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._282_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 282 Squadron RAF">282</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._283_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 283 Squadron RAF">283</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._284_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 284 Squadron RAF">284</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._285_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 285 Squadron RAF">285</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._286_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 286 Squadron RAF">286</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._287_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 287 Squadron RAF">287</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._288_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 288 Squadron RAF">288</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._289_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 289 Squadron RAF">289</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._290_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 290 Squadron RAF">290</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._291_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 291 Squadron RAF">291</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._292_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 292 Squadron RAF">292</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._293_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 293 Squadron RAF">293</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._294_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 294 Squadron RAF">294</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._295_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 295 Squadron RAF">295</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._296_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 296 Squadron RAF">296</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._297_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 297 Squadron RAF">297</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._298_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 298 Squadron RAF">298</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._299_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 299 Squadron RAF">299</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._353_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 353 Squadron RAF">353</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._354_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 354 Squadron RAF">354</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._355_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 355 Squadron RAF">355</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._356_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 356 Squadron RAF">356</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._357_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 357 Squadron RAF">357</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._358_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 358 Squadron RAF">358</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._360_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 360 Squadron RAF">360</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._361_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 361 Squadron RAF">361</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._510_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 510 Squadron RAF">510</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._511_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 511 Squadron RAF">511</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._512_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 512 Squadron RAF">512</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._513_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 513 Squadron RAF">513</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._514_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 514 Squadron RAF">514</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._515_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 515 Squadron RAF">515</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._516_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 516 Squadron RAF">516</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._517_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 517 Squadron RAF">517</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._518_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 518 Squadron RAF">518</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._519_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 519 Squadron RAF">519</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._520_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 520 Squadron RAF">520</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._521_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 521 Squadron RAF">521</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._524_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 524 Squadron RAF">524</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._525_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 525 Squadron RAF">525</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._526_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 526 Squadron RAF">526</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._527_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 527 Squadron RAF">527</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._528_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 528 Squadron RAF">528</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._529_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 529 Squadron RAF">529</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._530_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 530 Squadron RAF">530</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._531_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 531 Squadron RAF">531</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._532_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 532 Squadron RAF">532</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._533_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 533 Squadron RAF">533</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._534_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 534 Squadron RAF">534</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._535_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 535 Squadron RAF">535</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._536_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 536 Squadron RAF">536</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._537_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 537 Squadron RAF">537</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._538_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 538 Squadron RAF">538</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._539_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 539 Squadron RAF">539</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._540_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 540 Squadron RAF">540</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._541_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 541 Squadron RAF">541</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._542_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 542 Squadron RAF">542</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">543</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._544_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 544 Squadron RAF">544</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._547_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 547 Squadron RAF">547</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._548_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 548 Squadron RAF">548</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._549_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 549 Squadron RAF">549</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._550_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 550 Squadron RAF">550</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._567_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 567 Squadron RAF">567</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._569_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 569 Squadron RAF">569</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._570_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 570 Squadron RAF">570</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._571_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 571 Squadron RAF">571</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._575_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 575 Squadron RAF">575</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._576_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 576 Squadron RAF">576</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._577_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 577 Squadron RAF">577</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._578_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 578 Squadron RAF">578</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._582_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 582 Squadron RAF">582</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._586_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 586 Squadron RAF">586</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._587_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 587 Squadron RAF">587</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._595_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 595 Squadron RAF">595</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._597_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 597 Squadron RAF">597</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._598_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 598 Squadron RAF">598</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._618_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 618 Squadron RAF">618</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._619_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 619 Squadron RAF">619</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._620_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 620 Squadron RAF">620</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._621_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 621 Squadron RAF">621</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._623_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 623 Squadron RAF">623</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._624_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 624 Squadron RAF">624</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._625_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 625 Squadron RAF">625</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._626_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 626 Squadron RAF">626</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._627_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 627 Squadron RAF">627</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._628_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 628 Squadron RAF">628</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._629_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 629 Squadron RAF">629</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._630_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 630 Squadron RAF">630</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._631_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 631 Squadron RAF">631</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._635_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 635 Squadron RAF">635</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._639_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 639 Squadron RAF">639</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._640_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 640 Squadron RAF">640</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._644_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 644 Squadron RAF">644</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._650_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 650 Squadron RAF">650</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._651_Squadron_AAC" title="No. 651 Squadron AAC">651</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._652_Squadron_AAC" title="No. 652 Squadron AAC">652</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._653_Squadron_AAC" title="No. 653 Squadron AAC">653</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._654_Squadron_AAC" title="No. 654 Squadron AAC">654</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._655_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 655 Squadron RAF">655</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._656_Squadron_AAC" title="No. 656 Squadron AAC">656</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._657_Squadron_AAC" title="No. 657 Squadron AAC">657</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._658_Squadron_AAC" title="No. 658 Squadron AAC">658</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._659_Squadron_AAC" title="No. 659 Squadron AAC">659</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._660_Squadron_AAC" title="No. 660 Squadron AAC">660</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._661_Squadron_AAC" title="No. 661 Squadron AAC">661</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._662_Squadron_AAC" title="No. 662 Squadron AAC">662</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._663_Squadron" title="No. 663 Squadron">663</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._664_Squadron_AAC" title="No. 664 Squadron AAC">664</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._665_Squadron_AAC" title="No. 665 Squadron AAC">665</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._666_Squadron_AAC" title="No. 666 Squadron AAC">666</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._667_Squadron_AAC" title="No. 667 Squadron AAC">667</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._668_Squadron_AAC" title="No. 668 Squadron AAC">668</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._669_Squadron_AAC" title="No. 669 Squadron AAC">669</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._670_Squadron_AAC" title="No. 670 Squadron AAC">670</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._671_Squadron_AAC" title="No. 671 Squadron AAC">671</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._672_Squadron_AAC" title="No. 672 Squadron AAC">672</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._673_Squadron_AAC" title="No. 673 Squadron AAC">673</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._679_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 679 Squadron RAF">679</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._680_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 680 Squadron RAF">680</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._681_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 681 Squadron RAF">681</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._682_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 682 Squadron RAF">682</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._683_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 683 Squadron RAF">683</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._684_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 684 Squadron RAF">684</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._691_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 691 Squadron RAF">691</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._692_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 692 Squadron RAF">692</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._695_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 695 Squadron RAF">695</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Australian Flying Corps</a><br />units attached to the RAF<br />during the First World War</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._1_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 1 Squadron RAAF">67</a> (1 Sqn AFC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._2_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 2 Squadron RAAF">68</a> (2 Sqn AFC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._3_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 3 Squadron RAAF">69</a> (3 Sqn AFC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._4_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 4 Squadron RAAF">71</a> (4 Sqn AFC)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Article_XV_squadrons" title="Article XV squadrons">Article XV</a><br />(Commonwealth)<br />air force units<br />attached to the<br />RAF during the<br />Second World War</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force">Royal Canadian<br />Air Force</a> (RCAF)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/400_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron" title="400 Tactical Helicopter Squadron">400</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/401_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="401 Tactical Fighter Squadron">401</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/402_Squadron" title="402 Squadron">402</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/403_Helicopter_Operational_Training_Squadron" title="403 Helicopter Operational Training Squadron">403</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/404_Long_Range_Patrol_and_Training_Squadron" title="404 Long Range Patrol and Training Squadron">404</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/405_Long_Range_Patrol_Squadron" title="405 Long Range Patrol Squadron">405</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/406_Maritime_Operational_Training_Squadron" title="406 Maritime Operational Training Squadron">406</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/407_Long_Range_Patrol_Squadron" title="407 Long Range Patrol Squadron">407</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/408_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron" title="408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron">408</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/409_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="409 Tactical Fighter Squadron">409</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/410_Tactical_Fighter_Operational_Training_Squadron" title="410 Tactical Fighter Operational Training Squadron">410</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._411_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 411 Squadron RCAF">411</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/412_Transport_Squadron" title="412 Transport Squadron">412</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/413_Transport_and_Rescue_Squadron" title="413 Transport and Rescue Squadron">413</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/414_Electronic_Warfare_Support_Squadron" title="414 Electronic Warfare Support Squadron">414</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/415_Long_Range_Patrol_Force_Development_Squadron" title="415 Long Range Patrol Force Development Squadron">415</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/416_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="416 Tactical Fighter Squadron">416</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/417_Combat_Support_Squadron" title="417 Combat Support Squadron">417</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/418_Search_and_Rescue_Operational_Training_Squadron" title="418 Search and Rescue Operational Training Squadron">418</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/419_Tactical_Fighter_Training_Squadron" title="419 Tactical Fighter Training Squadron">419</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._420_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 420 Squadron RCAF">420</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._421_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 421 Squadron RCAF">421</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._422_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 422 Squadron RCAF">422</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/423_Maritime_Helicopter_Squadron" title="423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron">423</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/424_Transport_and_Rescue_Squadron" title="424 Transport and Rescue Squadron">424</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/425_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="425 Tactical Fighter Squadron">425</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/426_Transport_Training_Squadron" title="426 Transport Training Squadron">426</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/427_Special_Operations_Aviation_Squadron" title="427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron">427</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._428_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 428 Squadron RCAF">428</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/429_Transport_Squadron" title="429 Transport Squadron">429</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/430_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron" title="430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron">430</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snowbirds_(aerobatic_team)" title="Snowbirds (aerobatic team)">431</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._432_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 432 Squadron RCAF">432</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/433_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="433 Tactical Fighter Squadron">433</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/434_Operational_Test_and_Evaluation_Squadron" title="434 Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron">434</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/435_Transport_and_Rescue_Squadron" title="435 Transport and Rescue Squadron">435</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/436_Transport_Squadron" title="436 Transport Squadron">436</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/437_Transport_Squadron" title="437 Transport Squadron">437</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/438_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron" title="438 Tactical Helicopter Squadron">438</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/439_Combat_Support_Squadron" title="439 Combat Support Squadron">439</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/440_Transport_Squadron" title="440 Transport Squadron">440</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/441_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="441 Tactical Fighter Squadron">441</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/442_Transport_and_Rescue_Squadron" title="442 Transport and Rescue Squadron">442</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/443_Maritime_Helicopter_Squadron" title="443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron">443</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian<br />Air Force</a> (RAAF)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._450_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 450 Squadron RAAF">450</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._451_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 451 Squadron RAAF">451</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._452_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 452 Squadron RAAF">452</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._453_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 453 Squadron RAAF">453</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._454_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 454 Squadron RAAF">454</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._455_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 455 Squadron RAAF">455</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._456_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 456 Squadron RAAF">456</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._457_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 457 Squadron RAAF">457</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._458_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 458 Squadron RAAF">458</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._459_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 459 Squadron RAAF">459</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._460_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 460 Squadron RAAF">460</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._461_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 461 Squadron RAAF">461</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._462_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 462 Squadron RAAF">462</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._463_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 463 Squadron RAAF">463</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._464_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 464 Squadron RAAF">464</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._466_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 466 Squadron RAAF">466</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._467_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 467 Squadron RAAF">467</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force" title="Royal New Zealand Air Force">Royal New Zealand<br />Air Force</a> (RNZAF)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._485_Squadron_RNZAF" title="No. 485 Squadron RNZAF">485</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._486_Squadron_RNZAF" title="No. 486 Squadron RNZAF">486</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._487_Squadron_RNZAF" title="No. 487 Squadron RNZAF">487</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._488_Squadron_RNZAF" title="No. 488 Squadron RNZAF">488</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._489_Squadron_RNZAF" title="No. 489 Squadron RNZAF">489</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._490_Squadron_RNZAF" title="No. 490 Squadron RNZAF">490</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">squadrons<br />formed from<br />non-Commonwealth<br />personnel during the<br />Second World War</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="padding:0px"><table class="navbox-columns-table" style="border-spacing: 0px; text-align:left;width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td class="navbox-list" style="padding:0px;width:50%;"><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Argentine</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._164_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 164 Squadron RAF">164</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Belgian_Section_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Belgian Section of the Royal Air Force">Belgian</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/349th_Squadron_(Belgium)" title="349th Squadron (Belgium)">349</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/350th_Squadron_(Belgium)" title="350th Squadron (Belgium)">350</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Czechoslovak</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._310_(Czechoslovak)_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 310 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF">310</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._311_(Czechoslovak)_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 311 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF">311</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._312_(Czechoslovak)_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF">312</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._313_(Czechoslovak)_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 313 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF">313</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Dutch</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._320_(Netherlands)_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 320 (Netherlands) Squadron RAF">320 (Netherlands)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._321_(Netherlands)_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 321 (Netherlands) Squadron RAF">321 (Netherlands)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._322_(Dutch)_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 322 (Dutch) Squadron RAF">322 (Dutch)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">French</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._326_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 326 Squadron RAF">326</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Escadron_de_Chasse_3/11_Corse" title="Escadron de Chasse 3/11 Corse">327</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._328_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 328 Squadron RAF">328</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._329_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 329 Squadron RAF">329</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._340_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 340 Squadron RAF">340</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._341_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 341 Squadron RAF">341</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._342_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 342 Squadron RAF">342</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._343_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 343 Squadron RAF">343</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._344_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 344 Squadron RAF">344</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._345_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 345 Squadron RAF">345</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._346_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 346 Squadron RAF">346</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._347_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 347 Squadron RAF">347</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:50%;"><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Greek</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/13th_Light_Bomber_Squadron" title="13th Light Bomber Squadron">13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/335th_Squadron_(HAF)" title="335th Squadron (HAF)">335</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/336th_Bomber_Squadron" title="336th Bomber Squadron">336</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Norwegian</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._330_Squadron_RNoAF" title="No. 330 Squadron RNoAF">330</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._331_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 331 Squadron RAF">331</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._332_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 332 Squadron RAF">332</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._333_Squadron_RNoAF" title="No. 333 Squadron RNoAF">333</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._334_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 334 Squadron RAF">334</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Polish_Air_Forces_in_France_and_Great_Britain" title="Polish Air Forces in France and Great Britain">Polish</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._300_Polish_Bomber_Squadron" title="No. 300 Polish Bomber Squadron">300</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._301_Polish_Bomber_Squadron" title="No. 301 Polish Bomber Squadron">301</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._302_Polish_Fighter_Squadron" title="No. 302 Polish Fighter Squadron">302</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._303_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 303 Squadron RAF">303</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._304_Polish_Bomber_Squadron" title="No. 304 Polish Bomber Squadron">304</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._305_Polish_Bomber_Squadron" title="No. 305 Polish Bomber Squadron">305</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._306_Polish_Fighter_Squadron" title="No. 306 Polish Fighter Squadron">306</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._307_Polish_Night_Fighter_Squadron" title="No. 307 Polish Night Fighter Squadron">307</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._308_Polish_Fighter_Squadron" title="No. 308 Polish Fighter Squadron">308</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._309_Polish_Fighter-Reconnaissance_Squadron" title="No. 309 Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron">309</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._315_Polish_Fighter_Squadron" title="No. 315 Polish Fighter Squadron">315</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._316_Polish_Fighter_Squadron" title="No. 316 Polish Fighter Squadron">316</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._317_Polish_Fighter_Squadron" title="No. 317 Polish Fighter Squadron">317</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._318_Polish_Fighter-Reconnaissance_Squadron" title="No. 318 Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron">318</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._663_Squadron" title="No. 663 Squadron">663</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Eagle_Squadrons" title="Eagle Squadrons">United States</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._71_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 71 Squadron RAF">71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._121_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 121 Squadron RAF">121</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._133_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 133 Squadron RAF">133</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Yugoslav</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._351_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 351 Squadron RAF">351</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._352_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 352 Squadron RAF">352</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Auxiliary_Air_Force" title="Royal Auxiliary Air Force">Royal Auxiliary Air Force</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Special Reserve</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._500_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 500 Squadron RAF">500</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._501_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 501 Squadron RAF">501</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._502_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 502 Squadron RAF">502</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._503_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 503 Squadron RAF">503</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._504_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 504 Squadron RAF">504</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Auxiliary Air Force</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._600_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 600 Squadron RAF">600</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._601_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 601 Squadron RAF">601</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._602_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 602 Squadron RAF">602</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._603_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 603 Squadron RAF">603</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._604_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 604 Squadron RAF">604</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._605_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 605 Squadron RAF">605</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._606_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 606 Squadron RAF">606</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._607_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 607 Squadron RAF">607</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._608_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 608 Squadron RAF">608</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._609_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 609 Squadron RAF">609</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._610_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 610 Squadron RAF">610</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._611_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 611 Squadron RAF">611</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._612_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 612 Squadron RAF">612</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._613_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 613 Squadron RAF">613</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._614_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 614 Squadron RAF">614</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._615_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 615 Squadron RAF">615</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._616_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 616 Squadron RAF">616</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._622_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 622 Squadron RAF">622</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm" title="Fleet Air Arm">Fleet Air Arm of the RAF</a><br />(1924–1939)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/712_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="712 Naval Air Squadron">712</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/715_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="715 Naval Air Squadron">715</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/718_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="718 Naval Air Squadron">718</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/800_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="800 Naval Air Squadron">800</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/801_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="801 Naval Air Squadron">801</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="802 Naval Air Squadron">802</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/803_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="803 Naval Air Squadron">803</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/810_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="810 Naval Air Squadron">810</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/811_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="811 Naval Air Squadron">811</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/812_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="812 Naval 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Kingdom)">Ministry of Defence</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">formations<br />and units</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">units</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_commands" title="List of Royal Air Force commands">Commands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_groups" title="List of Royal Air Force groups">Groups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_wings_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="List of wings of the Royal Air Force">Wings</a></li> <li><a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_RAF_Regiment_units" title="List of RAF Regiment units">Wings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_RAF_Regiment_units" title="List of RAF Regiment units">Squadrons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_RAF_Regiment_units" title="List of RAF Regiment units">Flights</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">branches and<br />components</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Board" title="Air Force Board">Air Force Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Regiment" title="RAF Regiment">RAF Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Chaplains_Branch" title="Royal Air Force Chaplains Branch">RAF Chaplains Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Intelligence" title="RAF Intelligence">RAF Intelligence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Legal_Branch" title="RAF Legal Branch">RAF Legal Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Medical_Services" title="RAF Medical Services">RAF Medical Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princess_Mary%27s_Royal_Air_Force_Nursing_Service" title="Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service">Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Police" title="Royal Air Force Police">RAF Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_ground_trades" title="List of Royal Air Force ground trades">RAF ground trades</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Music_Services" title="Royal Air Force Music Services">RAF Music Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Search_and_Rescue_Force" title="RAF Search and Rescue Force">RAF Search and Rescue Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Mountain_Rescue_Service" title="Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service">RAF Mountain 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style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">equipment</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force">List of RAF aircraft</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_United_Kingdom_military_aircraft" title="List of active United Kingdom military aircraft">current</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Future_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="Future of the Royal Air Force">future</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_missiles_of_the_RAF" title="List of missiles of the RAF">List of RAF missiles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_RAF_Regiment" title="List of equipment of the RAF Regiment">List of equipment of the RAF Regiment</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">personnel</th><td 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