Black Flight

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Black Flight was a renowned World War I Royal Naval Air Service fighter unit led by Canadian ace Raymond Collishaw, noted for its distinctive black-painted aircraft and high victory tally.

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Black Flight canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I military unit ⓘ
fighter unit ⓘ
military aviation unit ⓘ
aircraftLivery black color scheme ⓘ
aircraftMarking black-painted aircraft ⓘ
aircraftRole fighter aircraft ⓘ
aircraftUsed Sopwith Triplane ⓘ
allegiance Allied Powers ⓘ
associatedPerson Raymond Collishaw ⓘ
branchOf Royal Naval Air Service ⓘ
commander Raymond Collishaw ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
distinction one of the most successful fighter flights of World War I ⓘ
era 1917 ⓘ
nationalityOfCommander Canadian ⓘ
nickname Black Flight ⓘ
notableCommander Raymond Collishaw ⓘ
notableFor distinctive black-painted aircraft ⓘ
high aerial victory tally ⓘ
operatedBy Royal Naval Air Service ⓘ
partOf No. 10 (Naval) Squadron RNAS ⓘ
role air superiority ⓘ
fighter operations ⓘ
service Royal Naval Air Service ⓘ
serviceBranch Royal Naval Air Service ⓘ
size flight ⓘ
theater Western Front ⓘ
timePeriod First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I
typeOfUnit fighter flight ⓘ

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Raymond Collishaw → formedUnit → Black Flight ⓘ
Black Flight → nickname → Black Flight ⓘ