No. 611 Squadron RAF

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No. 611 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force fighter squadron that served with distinction during the Second World War, notably flying Supermarine Spitfires in the air defense of the United Kingdom.

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No. 611 Squadron RAF canonical 2
No. 611 Squadron 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force squadron ⓘ
fighter squadron ⓘ
aircraftOperated Boulton Paul Defiant ⓘ
Hawker Hurricane ⓘ
North American Mustang ⓘ
Spitfire Mk I ⓘ
Spitfire Mk II ⓘ
Spitfire Mk IX ⓘ
Spitfire Mk V ⓘ
Spitfire Mk XVI ⓘ
Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
allegiance United Kingdom ⓘ
badgeHeraldry A cross potent quadrate surmounted by a lion rampant guardant ⓘ
basedIn England ⓘ
componentOf RAF Fighter Command ⓘ
conflict Battle of Britain ⓘ
Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom ⓘ
disbandmentDate 1957-03-10 ⓘ
engagement defence of the United Kingdom ⓘ
era World War II ⓘ
formationDate 1936-03-10 ⓘ
garrison RAF Biggin Hill ⓘ
RAF Digby ⓘ
RAF Hornchurch ⓘ
RAF Ludford Magna ⓘ
RAF Redhill ⓘ
RAF Speke ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Air Force ⓘ
missionType air defence ⓘ
fighter escort ⓘ
offensive sweeps ⓘ
motto No difficulties too great ⓘ
nickname West Lancashire Squadron ⓘ
notableFor air defence of the United Kingdom ⓘ
flying Supermarine Spitfires in World War II ⓘ
operations over occupied Europe ⓘ
partOf Royal Auxiliary Air Force ⓘ
region West Lancashire ⓘ
role fighter ⓘ
service Royal Auxiliary Air Force ⓘ
squadronCode DW ⓘ
FY ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
theatre European theatre of World War II ⓘ
type auxiliary squadron ⓘ

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RAF Speke → stationedUnit → No. 611 Squadron RAF ⓘ
RAF Gravesend → stationedUnit → No. 611 Squadron RAF ⓘ
No. 611 (West Lancashire) Squadron RAF → designation → No. 611 Squadron ⓘ
linked to: No. 611 Squadron RAF