No. 1435 Flight RAF

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No. 1435 Flight RAF is a Royal Air Force unit best known for its air defence role in the Falkland Islands, operating fighter aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force unit ⓘ
allegiance British Crown ⓘ
basedAt RAF Mount Pleasant ⓘ
conflict Falklands War ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
duty interception of unidentified aircraft ⓘ
sovereignty patrols ⓘ
equipmentRole fighter aircraft ⓘ
garrison RAF Mount Pleasant ⓘ
geographicFocus South Atlantic ⓘ
historicalPredecessor No. 1435 (Night Fighter) Flight RAF ⓘ
linked to: No. 1435 Flight RAF
militaryBranch Royal Air Force ⓘ
motto Protect the Right ⓘ
nickname 1435 Flight ⓘ
notableFor air defence of the Falkland Islands ⓘ
operatedAircraft Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 ⓘ
linked to: Eurofighter Typhoon

McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2 ⓘ
Panavia Tornado F3 ⓘ
linked to: Panavia Tornado
operatedFrom Port Stanley (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Port Stanley
operationalControl Air Command ⓘ
partOf Royal Air Force Air Command ⓘ
primaryTheatre Falkland Islands ⓘ
role air defence ⓘ
size flight ⓘ
tasking Quick Reaction Alert ⓘ
type fighter flight ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2 → operator → No. 1435 Flight RAF ⓘ
RAF Leconfield → hostsUnit → No. 1435 Flight RAF (historical) ⓘ
linked to: No. 1435 Flight RAF
No. 1435 Flight RAF → historicalPredecessor → No. 1435 (Night Fighter) Flight RAF ⓘ
linked to: No. 1435 Flight RAF
RAF Luqa → hostedUnit → No. 1435 Flight RAF ⓘ