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No. 24 Squadron (also known as No. XXIV Squadron) of the Royal Air Force is the Air Mobility Operational Conversion Unit (AMOCU). Based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, 24 Squadron is responsible for aircrew training on C-130J Hercules, A400M Atlas and C17 Globemaster. The squadron also delivers engineer training for these aircraft.

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  • No. 24 Squadron (also known as No. XXIV Squadron) of the Royal Air Force is the Air Mobility Operational Conversion Unit (AMOCU). Based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, 24 Squadron is responsible for aircrew training on C-130J Hercules, A400M Atlas and C17 Globemaster. The squadron also delivers engineer training for these aircraft. (en)
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  • 1915-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • * (Honours marked with an asterisk may be emblazoned on the Squadron Standard)
  • *Amiens(1918)*
  • *Burma(1944–1945)*
  • *France and Low Countries(1939–1940)*
  • *Gulf(1991)
  • *Hindenburg Line*
  • *Iraq(2003–2011)*
  • *Italy(1943–1944)
  • *Kosovo(1999)
  • *Malta(1942)*
  • *North Africa(1942–1943)*
  • *Somme(1916)*
  • *Somme(1918)
  • *Western Front(1916–1918)*
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  • Ablackcock, selected because of its speed and strength on the wing, the cock is in fighting attitude to suggest the squadron’s ability to turn itself into a war fighting unit at short notice, despite a peacetime training role. Approved byHM King George VIin June 1937.
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  • ()
  • In omnia parati
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  • Air mobility fleet training
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  • Squadron badge (en)
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  • * Western Front * * Somme * * Somme * Amiens * * Hindenburg Line* * France and Low Countries * * Malta * * North Africa * * Italy * Burma * * Gulf * Kosovo * Iraq * * (Honours marked with an asterisk may be emblazoned on the Squadron Standard) (en)
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  • United Kingdom (en)
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  • Wing Commander A McIntyre (en)
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  • 1915-09-21 (xsd:date)
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  • * Airbus A400M Atlas C1 * Boeing C-17 Globemaster III * Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules C4/C5 (en)
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  • Aircraft (en)
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  • Home station (en)
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  • A blackcock, selected because of its speed and strength on the wing, the cock is in fighting attitude to suggest the squadron’s ability to turn itself into a war fighting unit at short notice, despite a peacetime training role. Approved by HM King George VI in June 1937. (en)
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  • (en)
  • In omnia parati (en)
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  • Commonwealth (en)
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  • Major L G Hawker (en)
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  • Air mobility fleet training (en)
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  • No. XXIV Squadron RAF (en)
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  • No. 24 Squadron (also known as No. XXIV Squadron) of the Royal Air Force is the Air Mobility Operational Conversion Unit (AMOCU). Based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, 24 Squadron is responsible for aircrew training on C-130J Hercules, A400M Atlas and C17 Globemaster. The squadron also delivers engineer training for these aircraft. (en)
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  • No. 24 Squadron RAF (en)
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