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- Number 72 (Fighter) Squadron of the Royal Air Force is a training squadron that is currently based at RAF Valley using the Beechcraft Texan T.1 to deliver Basic Fast Jet Training (BFJT). It was previously based at RAF Linton-on-Ouse using the Short Tucano T.1, a modified version of the Brazilian Embraer EMB-312 Tucano training aircraft. No. 72 Squadron started its service life supporting the army during World War I on operations in Middle East and afterwards was quickly disbanded. In its second incarnation the squadron was a real fighter unit, transitioning from Gloster Gladiator biplanes to Gloster Javelin all-weather jets, in between flying the Supermarine Spitfire during the Battle of Britain. The jets went in 1961 and from then until 1 April 2002 the squadron flew helicopters in the transport role. The squadron nickname, "Basutoland", is derived from the fact that during both world wars, the Basutoland Protectorate, now Lesotho, donated aircraft to RAF, which were assigned to No. 72 Squadron. (en)
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- *Fortress Europe(1941–1942)*,North Africa(1942–1943)*
- *Anzio and Nettuno*
- *Battle of Britain(1940)*
- *Channel and North Sea (1939–1942)
- *Dunkirk*
- *Italy(1943–1945)
- *Mediterranean(1942–1943)
- *Mesopotamia(1918)*
- *Salerno*
- *Sicily(1943)*
- * (Honours marked with an asterisk are those emblazoned on the Squadron Standard)
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- A swiftvolant, intended to symbolise speed.
- AA–AZ (Wessex)
- FG (Jan 1947 – Apr 1951)
- RN (Oct 1938 – Apr 1939)
- RN (Sep 1939 – Dec 1946)
- SD (Apr 1939 – Sep 1939)
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- *Mesopotamia *
*Channel and North Sea
*Dunkirk*
*Battle of Britain *
*Fortress Europe *, North Africa *
*Mediterranean
*Sicily *
*Italy
*Salerno*
*Anzio and Nettuno*
* (Honours marked with an asterisk are those emblazoned on the Squadron Standard) (en)
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- Squadron badge heraldry (en)
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- Post 1950 squadron insignia (en)
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- Advanced flying training (en)
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- Flying training squadron (en)
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- Number 72 (Fighter) Squadron of the Royal Air Force is a training squadron that is currently based at RAF Valley using the Beechcraft Texan T.1 to deliver Basic Fast Jet Training (BFJT). It was previously based at RAF Linton-on-Ouse using the Short Tucano T.1, a modified version of the Brazilian Embraer EMB-312 Tucano training aircraft. No. 72 Squadron started its service life supporting the army during World War I on operations in Middle East and afterwards was quickly disbanded. In its second incarnation the squadron was a real fighter unit, transitioning from Gloster Gladiator biplanes to Gloster Javelin all-weather jets, in between flying the Supermarine Spitfire during the Battle of Britain. The jets went in 1961 and from then until 1 April 2002 the squadron flew helicopters in the tr (en)
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- No. 72 (Fighter) Squadron RAF (en)
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