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No. 6 Group RCAF

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66 relations: Air commodore, Air vice-marshal, Airspeed Oxford, Allerton Castle, Article XV squadrons, Avro Lancaster, Bristol Blenheim, British Aircraft Eagle, British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, Clifford McEwen, County Durham, England, Foster Wikner Wicko, France, Germany, Group (military aviation unit), Group captain, Handley Page Halifax, Harrogate, Heavy bomber, History of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Knaresborough, Larry Milberry, List of Royal Air Force conversion units, List of Royal Air Force groups, Lorient, No. 4 Group RAF, No. 420 Squadron RCAF, No. 428 Squadron RCAF, No. 432 Squadron RCAF, No. 434 Squadron RCAF, North Yorkshire, RAF Bomber Command, RAF Croft, RAF Dalton, RAF Dishforth, RAF East Moor, RAF Leeming, RAF Linton-on-Ouse, RAF Middleton St George, RAF Skipton-on-Swale, RAF Tholthorpe, RAF Topcliffe, RAF Wombleton, Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force, Saint-Nazaire, Short Stirling, ..., Snowbirds, Sortie, U-boat, Vickers Wellington, World War II, Yorkshire, 405 Maritime Patrol Squadron, 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, 415 Long Range Patrol Force Development Squadron, 419 Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, 424 Transport and Rescue Squadron, 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron, 426 Transport Training Squadron, 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron, 429 Transport Squadron, 433 Tactical Fighter Squadron. Expand index (16 more) »

Air commodore

Air commodore (abbreviated as Air Cdre in the RAF, IAF and PAF; AIRCDRE in the RNZAF and RAAF) is a one-star rank and the most junior general rank of the air-officer which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force.

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Air vice-marshal

Air vice-marshal (AVM) is a two-star air officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force.

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Airspeed Oxford

The Airspeed AS.10 Oxford was a twin-engine monoplane aircraft developed and manufactured by Airspeed.

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Allerton Castle

Allerton Castle, also known as Allerton Park, is a Grade I listed nineteenth-century Gothic or Victorian Gothic house at Allerton Mauleverer in North Yorkshire, England.

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Article XV squadrons

Article XV squadrons were Australian, Canadian, and New Zealand air force squadrons formed from graduates of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (1939) during World War II.

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Avro Lancaster

The Avro Lancaster is a British four-engined Second World War heavy bomber.

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Bristol Blenheim

The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (Bristol) which was used extensively in the first two years and in some cases throughout the Second World War.

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British Aircraft Eagle

The B.A. Eagle was a light aircraft manufactured in the United Kingdom during the 1930s.

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British Commonwealth Air Training Plan

The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), or Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) often referred to as simply "The Plan", was a massive, joint military aircrew training program created by the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, during the Second World War.

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Clifford McEwen

Air Vice Marshal Clifford Mackay McEwen CB, MC, DFC & Bar (2 July 1896 – 6 August 1967) was a fighter ace in the British Royal Flying Corps during World War I and a senior commander in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.

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County Durham

County Durham (locally) is a county in North East England.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Foster Wikner Wicko

The Foster Wikner Wicko was a 1930s British two-seat cabin monoplane built by the Foster Wikner Aircraft Company Limited at Southampton Airport, Hampshire.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Germany

Germany (Deutschland), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), is a sovereign state in central-western Europe.

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Group (military aviation unit)

A group is a military aviation unit, a component of military organization and a military formation.

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Group captain

Group captain is a senior commissioned rank in many air forces.

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Handley Page Halifax

The Handley Page Halifax was a Royal Air Force (RAF) four-engined heavy bomber of the Second World War.

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Harrogate

Harrogate is a spa town in North Yorkshire, England.

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Heavy bomber

Heavy bombers are bomber aircraft capable of delivering the largest payload of air-to-ground weaponry (usually bombs) and longest range of their era.

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History of the Royal Canadian Air Force

The history of the Royal Canadian Air Force begins in 1920, when the air force was created as the Canadian Air Force (CAF).

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Knaresborough

Knaresborough is an historic market town, spa town and civil parish in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England.

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Larry Milberry

Larry Milberry (born 1943) is a Canadian aviation author and publisher.

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List of Royal Air Force conversion units

Conversion units and operational conversion units (OCU) were training units of the Royal Air Force.

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List of Royal Air Force groups

This is a list of Royal Air Force groups.

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Lorient

Lorient is a town (French "commune") and seaport in the Morbihan "department" of Brittany in North-Western France.

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No. 4 Group RAF

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No. 420 Squadron RCAF

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No. 428 Squadron RCAF

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No. 432 Squadron RCAF

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No. 434 Squadron RCAF

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North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan county (or shire county) and larger ceremonial county in England.

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RAF Bomber Command

RAF Bomber Command controlled the RAF's bomber forces from 1936 to 1968.

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RAF Croft

Royal Air Force Croft or RAF Croft is a former Royal Air Force station located south of Darlington, County Durham, England and north east of Richmond, North Yorkshire.

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RAF Dalton

RAF Dalton was an airfield used by RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War.

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RAF Dishforth

Royal Air Force Station Dishforth or RAF Dishforth is a former Royal Air Force station located east of Ripon, North Yorkshire and north east of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England.

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RAF East Moor

Royal Air Force Station East Moor or RAF East Moor was a Royal Air Force station located north of York, North Yorkshire and south east of Easingwold, North Yorkshire, England.

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RAF Leeming

Royal Air Force Leeming or RAF Leeming is a Royal Air Force station located near Leeming, North Yorkshire, England.

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RAF Linton-on-Ouse

RAF Linton-on-Ouse is a Royal Air Force station at Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorkshire, England, north-west of York.

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RAF Middleton St George

RAF Middleton St.

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RAF Skipton-on-Swale

Royal Air Force station Skipton-on-Swale or more simply RAF Skipton-on-Swale is a former Royal Air Force station operated by RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War.

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RAF Tholthorpe

RAF Tholthorpe was a Royal Air Force air station operated by RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War.

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RAF Topcliffe

Royal Air Force Topcliffe or RAF Topcliffe is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire, England.

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RAF Wombleton

Royal Air Force Station Wombleton or RAF Wombleton is a former Royal Air Force station located east of Helmsley, North Yorkshire and north east of Easingwold, North Yorkshire, England.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's aerial warfare force.

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Royal Australian Air Force

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), formed March 1921, is the aerial warfare branch of the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

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Royal Canadian Air Force

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air force of Canada.

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Royal New Zealand Air Force

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) (Maori: Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa, "New Zealand Warriors of the Sky"; previously Te Hokowhitu o Kahurangi, "War Party of the Blue") is the air force component of the New Zealand Defence Force.

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Saint-Nazaire

Saint-Nazaire (Gallo: Saint-Nazère/Saint-Nazaer) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, in traditional Brittany.

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Short Stirling

The Short Stirling was a British four-engined heavy bomber of the Second World War.

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Snowbirds

Officially known as the Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron (431e escadron de démonstration aérienne), the Snowbirds are Canada's military aerobatics or air show flight demonstration team whose purpose is to "demonstrate the skill, professionalism, and teamwork of Canadian Forces personnel".

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Sortie

A sortie (from the French word meaning ''exit'') is a deployment or dispatch of one military unit, be it an aircraft, ship, or troops, from a strongpoint.

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U-boat

U-boat is an anglicised version of the German word U-Boot, a shortening of Unterseeboot, literally "undersea boat".

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Vickers Wellington

The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engined, long-range medium bomber.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Yorkshire

Yorkshire (abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom.

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405 Maritime Patrol Squadron

405 Long Range Patrol Squadron is a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) within the Canadian Forces, initially formed as No.

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408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron

408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (408e Escadron tactique d'hélicoptères) is a unit of 1 Wing, Kingston.

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415 Long Range Patrol Force Development Squadron

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419 Tactical Fighter Training Squadron

419 Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (French: 419e Escadron d'entraînement à l'appui tactique) is a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

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424 Transport and Rescue Squadron

424 Transport and Rescue Squadron (French: 424e Escadron de transport et de sauvetage), nicknamed "Tiger Squadron", is a Royal Canadian Air Force strategic transport and search and rescue unit based at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Trenton in the Canadian province of Ontario.

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425 Tactical Fighter Squadron

425 Tactical Fighter Squadron (425e Escadron d'appui tactique, also "Alouette" (skylark) Squadron, is a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force. It operates CF-18 Hornet fighter jets from CFB Bagotville in Quebec, Canada. The squadron was originally formed during the Second World War.

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426 Transport Training Squadron

426 Transport Training Squadron is a unit of the Canadian Forces under Royal Canadian Air Force, located at CFB Trenton in Trenton, Ontario.

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427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron

427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron (427 SOAS) (427e Escadron d'opérations spéciales d'aviation, 427 EOSA) is a tactical helicopter unit that provides aviation support to Canadian Special Operations Forces Command.

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429 Transport Squadron

429 Transport Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force is one of four squadrons attached to CFB Trenton in Trenton, Ontario.

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433 Tactical Fighter Squadron

433 Squadron is a unit of the Canadian Forces under the Royal Canadian Air Force.

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Redirects here:

No. 6 (Canadian) Bomber Group, No. 6 Group (RCAF), No. 6 Group RAF.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._6_Group_RCAF

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