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Independent Force which did not have to temporarily stand down owing to aircrew losses. The squadron flew 221 bombing missions during the war, dropping approximately 141
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in May 1924. It remained in Iraq for 19 years, on occasion flying air policing operations against rebelling tribesmen. The ageing DH.9As were replaced by
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services to
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Daylight Bomber Squadrons of the Independent Air Force 6th June–11th November 1918
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A 55 Squadron
Handley Page Victor K1 refuels a US Navy KA-6D Intruder from VA-65, in 1971.
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where muddy conditions hampered operations, it moved at the beginning of June 1918 to
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Operation Corporate, the
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Honours marked with an asterisk may be emblazoned on the
Squadron Standard
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Following a hiatus of nearly fourteen years, No. 55 Squadron reformed at
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Brace by Wire to Fly-By-Wire – 80 Years of the Royal Air Force 1918–1998
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bombers multiple times to allow them to reach the Falkland Islands from
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in France on 6 March that year as part of 9th Wing, flying its first
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Military units and formations in Mandatory Palestine in World War II
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1363:. History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series.
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796:(1 ed.). London, England: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p.
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On the same day as No. 55 Squadron disbanded as a Victor squadron,
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The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth, 1981-1988
230:(RAF). First formed in April 1917, the squadron saw action on the
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581:. 55 Squadron became the fifth Victor squadron when it received
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1211:. pp. 506-510. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019
589:(a V force stable-mate) was grounded in December 1964 owing to
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1253:, Vol. 9, No 2, February 1981, pp. 60–65. ISSN 0143-7240.
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in July to support the 'Q Force' of the British Army who were
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1119:: Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund Enterprises. p. 160.
310:, being the first squadron to receive the new light bomber.
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It flew its Baltimores on bombing raids in support of the
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on 11 November 1918, 55 Squadron was briefly used to run
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Biplanes and Bombsights: British Bombing in World War I
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55 Squadron Handley Page Victor K2 'XH672' trails its
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light bombers in October 1944. The squadron moved to
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was renumbered. It started to receive more capable
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676:on 1 November 1996 when the navigation squadron of
644:, refuelling British and coalition aircraft during
325:railway station on 23 April 1917 in support of the
789:
5426:Military units and formations established in 1916
1341:Bomber Squadrons of the R.A.F. and their Aircraft
1180:Encyclopaedia of Modern Royal Air Force Squadrons
569:in Suffolk on 1 September 1960 equipped with the
439:in February 1930, which in turn were replaced by
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1405:Williams, Frederick (2019). Coyle, James (ed.).
1247:. "The V-Bombers: Handley Page Victor, Part 2".
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919:Williams, Frederick (2019). Coyle, James (ed.).
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385:The squadron reformed on 1 February 1920, when
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601:in Norfolk, it received six interim two-point
525:in September 1945, replacing its Bostons with
16:Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
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1068:"Third Tornado squadron goes to Saudi Arabia"
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624:, its fellow Victor squadron, they refuelled
454:in March 1939, when it received twin-engined
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825:"Farewell flypast for RAF's Hawker Siddeley"
410:defending Constantinople and the Dardanelles
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5431:1916 establishments in the United Kingdom
1328:The Chronicles of 55 Squadron RFC and RAF
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1241:, Volume 5, Spring 1991. pp. 24–35.
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640:, the United Kingdom's response to the
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5251:Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment
1471:, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing.
1413:, Gloucestershire: The History Press.
1325:
1279:
1265:, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians).
1256:
1133:
1101:
927:, Gloucestershire: The History Press.
532:
283:, West Midlands, on 27 April 1916
275:No. 55 Squadron was formed during the
238:. Based in the Middle East during the
5174:List of equipment of the RAF Regiment
4861:
1506:
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765:. Ministry of Defence. Archived from
210:A cubit arm, the arm grasping a spear
143:Independent Force and Germany (1918)*
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1259:The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force
787:
612:in 1982. This notably included the
5075:Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service
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469:
368:
13:
5421:Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
5315:Combined Cadet Force (RAF section)
1456:
1367:, UK: Naval & Military Press.
270:
60:1 September 1960 – 15 October 1993
14:
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1486:
1237:"Desert Storm: The First Phase".
651:
258:, Lincolnshire, helping to train
64:1 November 1996 – 20 January 2011
58:1 February 1920 – 1 November 1946
5393:
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5231:Assistant Chief of the Air Staff
1533:
1491:
1186:, UK: Patrick Stephens Limited.
835:British Broadcasting Corporation
462:just before the outbreak of the
89:
73:
52:1 April 1918 – 22 January 1920 (
29:
5325:RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine
5205:List of serving senior officers
1201:Bruce, J.M. (17 October 1952).
1170:
1144:"No 51 - 55 Squadron Histories"
1080:
1060:
1029:
658:241 Operational Conversion Unit
603:Victor BK.1A tanker conversions
593:, the Royal Air Force lost its
62:15 October 1993 – 31 March 1996
1353:Playfair, Major-General I.S.O.
1347:, England: Macdonald & Co.
1334:, England: Unwin Brothers Ltd.
912:
849:
781:
46:27 April 1917 – 1 April 1918 (
1:
1305:The British Bomber since 1914
694:
573:, when it became part of the
5416:Royal Flying Corps squadrons
1428:Williams, George K. (1999).
1407:Don't Let Them Bag The Nines
1089:Volume 5 Spring 1991, p. 35.
921:Don't Let Them Bag The Nines
699:
678:No. 3 Flying Training School
300:Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2
161:Egypt and Libya (1940–1943)*
7:
5100:RAF Mountain Rescue Service
5095:RAF Search and Rescue Force
1035:Playfair, vol. I, page 112.
983:Ashworth 1989, pp. 130–131.
450:It finally received modern
419:in August 1920 to take up '
354:) of bombs during the war.
252:Hawker Siddeley Dominie T.1
10:
5452:
5256:Warrant Officer of the RAF
4951:Operational Training units
3622:during the First World War
1303:Mason, Francis K. (1994).
377:A pair of No. 55 Squadron
265:
134:Western Front (1917–1918)*
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5200:List of notable personnel
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5131:Royal Auxiliary Air Force
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1280:Halley, James J. (1988).
1257:Halley, James J. (1980).
507:Allied invasion of Sicily
498:for the remainder of the
458:bombers, transferring to
443:in 1937, taking these to
423:' duties. It arrived in
337:. It became part of the
304:Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8
206:
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158:Northern Kurdistan (1932)
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5335:RAF Football Association
5236:Air Member for Personnel
4956:Schools / Training units
4623:Fleet Air Arm of the RAF
1390:, England: Grub Street.
1326:Miller, Leonard (1919).
1203:"The De Havilland D.H.4"
1178:Ashworth, Chris (1989).
1111:March, Peter R. (1998).
909:17 October 1952, p. 507.
896:17 October 1952, p. 506.
642:Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
447:in September that year.
329:. Having been based at
5246:Air Member for Materiel
3617:Australian Flying Corps
1382:Rennles, Keith (2002).
1239:World Air Power Journal
1087:World Air Power Journal
992:Halley 1980, pp. 91–92.
792:A dictionary of mottoes
682:Hawker Siddeley Dominie
513:. It re-equipped with
379:Westland Wapiti Mk.IIas
285:; 108 years ago
207:Squadron badge heraldry
1463:Jefford, C.G. (1988).
1434:Maxwell Air Force Base
1339:Moyes, Philip (1964).
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