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602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron is a Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadron. Originally formed in 1925 as a light bomber squadron, its role changed in 1938 to army co-operation and in 1939 to that of a fighter squadron. During the Second World War, the squadron flew Spitfires and took part in the Battle of Britain. After the war, the squadron was reinstated as a fighter squadron within the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, until all these units disbanded in March 1957.

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  • No. 602 Squadron RAF (fr)
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  • 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron is a Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadron. Originally formed in 1925 as a light bomber squadron, its role changed in 1938 to army co-operation and in 1939 to that of a fighter squadron. During the Second World War, the squadron flew Spitfires and took part in the Battle of Britain. After the war, the squadron was reinstated as a fighter squadron within the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, until all these units disbanded in March 1957. (en)
  • Le No. 602 Squadron, surnommé « City of Glasgow », est un escadron de la (en) (RAAF). Il est actif sur plusieurs périodes : de 1925 à 1945, de 1946 à 1957 et à partir de 2006. Formé à l'origine en 1925 en tant qu'escadron de bombardiers légers, son rôle est modifié en 1938 pour devenir une unité coopérante avec l'armée de terre et en 1939 pour devenir un escadron de chasse. Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, l'escadron pilote des Supermarine Spitfire et prend part à la bataille d'Angleterre. (fr)
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  • No. 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron RAuxAF (en)
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  • City of Glasgow"Glasgow's Own" (en)
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