No. 56 Squadron RAF
Number 56 Squadron is one of the oldest and most successful squadrons of the Royal Air Force, with battle honours from many of the significant air campaigns of both World War I and World War II. As 56 (Reserve) Squadron it is now an operational evaluation unit.
Albert Ball
Arthur Rhys-Davids
Ernest Foot
Ian Henderson (RAF officer)
James McCudden
Jarvis Offutt
Jim McCairns
John Doyle (RAF officer)
Keith Muspratt
Richard Maybery
Alfred BlenkironCecil Arthur LewisCharles JeffsClive GlynnConway FarrellCyril CroweDuncan Grinnell-MilneEdward Dawson AtkinsonFrank BillingeFrederick HigginsonGeoffrey Hilton BowmanGerald MaxwellGordon Duncan (RAF officer)Harold MolyneuxHarold WalkerdineHenry John BurdenHenry MeintjesKenneth William JunorLeonard Monteagle BarlowMaurice MealingRichard HamblinThomas LukeWilliam Otway BogerWilliam Roy IrwinWilliam Spurrett Fielding-Johnson
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No. 56 Squadron RAF
Number 56 Squadron is one of the oldest and most successful squadrons of the Royal Air Force, with battle honours from many of the significant air campaigns of both World War I and World War II. As 56 (Reserve) Squadron it is now an operational evaluation unit.
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Western Front 1917-1918*; Arra ...... e Defence, 1942–1945; Arnhem*.
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(Codes taken over from No 124 Sqn)
A (Carried on Tornados)
Aphoenix(- approved by King Ed ...... ntact regardless of the odds.)
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LR (Sep 1939)
ON (Apr 1946 – 1947)
US (Sep 1939 – Apr 1946 and 1947 – Dec 1950)
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("What if heaven falls?")
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Operational Evaluation unit
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No. 56 Squadron RAF
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'Firebirds'
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Punjab
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