No. 80 Wing RAF
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No. 80 Wing RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during both World Wars and briefly in the 1950s. In the last months of World War I it controlled RAF and Australian Flying Corps (AFC) fighter squadrons. It was reformed in 1940 to operate electronic countermeasures in the Battle of the Beams.
Quick Facts No. 80 Wing RAF, Active ...
No. 80 Wing RAF | |
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Active | 1 July 1918–1 March 1919 7 October 1940–24 September 1945 1 August 1953–15 March 1957 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Role | Air superiority (WWI) Electronic Countermeasures (WWII) |
Size | Wing |
Part of | No. 100 Group RAF (1943–45) |
Garrison/HQ | Serny (WWI) RAF Radlett (WWII) |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Wing Commander Edward Addison (1940–43) |
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