No. 60 Squadron RAF (historical)

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No. 60 Squadron RAF (historical) is a long-serving Royal Air Force squadron best known for its roles in fighter and transport operations across multiple major conflicts of the 20th century.

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No. 60 Squadron RAF (historical) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force squadron ⓘ
aircraftOperated BAe Andover ⓘ
linked to: BAe ATP

Beechcraft King Air ⓘ
Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
Douglas Dakota ⓘ
English Electric Canberra ⓘ
Hawker Hunter ⓘ
Hawker Hurricane ⓘ
Morane-Saulnier N ⓘ
Nieuport 17 ⓘ
Percival Pembroke ⓘ
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a ⓘ
Westland Wessex ⓘ
allegiance British Crown ⓘ
conflict Cold War ⓘ
First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I

Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation ⓘ
Malayan Emergency ⓘ
Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
formationDate 1916 ⓘ
formedAs No. 60 Squadron RFC ⓘ
formedDuring First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I
garrison RAF Nicosia ⓘ
RAF Northolt ⓘ
RAF Old Sarum ⓘ
RAF Seletar ⓘ
RAF Tengah ⓘ
hasAbbreviation 60 Sqn ⓘ
hasDesignation No. 60 Squadron ⓘ
linked to: No. 60 Squadron RAF
militaryBranch Royal Air Force ⓘ
notableFor Far East transport and communications duties ⓘ
fighter operations in the First World War ⓘ
long continuous service ⓘ
service in Malaya and Singapore ⓘ
notableTheatre Far East ⓘ
linked to: East Asia

Malaya ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ
Western Front ⓘ
partOf Royal Flying Corps ⓘ
role army cooperation ⓘ
communications squadron ⓘ
fighter reconnaissance ⓘ
fighter squadron ⓘ
transport squadron ⓘ
serviceBranchTransition Royal Flying Corps to Royal Air Force ⓘ
serviceType air force unit ⓘ

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RAF Leconfield → hostsUnit → No. 60 Squadron RAF (historical) ⓘ