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Gauntlet K5292

Type : Gauntlet Mark : Mk 1 Last Flew : 1st August 1942

Known information
07th June 1940	To 56 Sqdn, North Weald, 1936-37 To 6 Sqdn, Ramleh, Palestine, 1939 07/06/40 From 6 Sqdn to RAF 112 Sqdn K5292 was sent to the Middle East on 18 Apr 39 and was transferred from 112 to 6 and then to the reserve pilots pool and was struck off on 1 Aug 42

Squadrons for : Gauntlet Mk 1 K5292
A list of all squadrons known to have flown Gauntlet Mk 1 K5292. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
No.6 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 21st January 1914 Oculi exercitus - The eyes of the army Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.6 Sqn RAF	No.6 Sqn RAF The squadron was formed on 31 January 1914, at Farnborough as No. 6 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Its first squadron commander was Major John Becke. The Squadron finished the war flying RE8s, and shortly after the end of the War, it transferred to Iraq and re-equipped with Bristol Fighters. During the following years, it undertook operations against various uprisings before transferring to Egypt in 1929 and receiving Fairey Gordon bombers. Following increased tension between Arabs and Jews No 6 Sqn moved to Ramleh in Palestine during 1937 with Hawker Hardys. During the early part of WWII, the Squadron and its Lysanders remained in Palestine, but detached aircraft to the Western Desert until 1941 when Hurricanes were on strength. Further action in the Desert on anti-tank duties continued from 1942 until the end of the North African campaign. After converting to rocket-firing Hurricanes in 1944, the Squadron moved to Italy and flew the remainder of the War over the Balkans. A brief stint in Palestine after the War as followed by a move to Cyprus with Tempests.In July 1945, the squadron moved to Palestine. They cooperated with the police, patrolling the Kirkuk-to-Haifa oil pipeline to prevent terrorist attacks. The squadron remained in the Middle East until 1969. During this period, the squadron went from being equipped with Hurricanes (and for a brief period four Spitfires due to a lack of available Hurricanes) to Hawker Tempest Mk. VIs and subsequently De Havilland Vampire FB.5s. In January 1950 the squadron moved to RAF Habbaniya in Iraq with many moves back and forth between RAF Habbaniya and RAF Shaibah in Iraq, RAF Abu Sueir and RAF Deversoir in the Suez Canal Zone, RAF Nicosia in Cyprus, RAF Mafraq and RAF Amman in Jordan and detachments throughout the Middle East Throughout this period, it continued to operate Vampires and a twin-seat Gloster Meteor T.7 until re-equipped with De Haviland Venoms The Squadron finally left the Middle East in 1969 when it moved to Coningsby to become the first Phantom Squadron. During 1974, No 6 Sqn moved to RAF Coltishall and re-equipped with Jaguar fighter bombers. Operational deployments with the Jaguar have seen the squadron involved in Operation Granby (Gulf War 1), Warden (later Op Resinate North - Northern Iraq - until 2003) and Deny Flight (Balkans). In April 2006 No 6 Sqn moved to RAF Coningsby where it was the last RAF Sqn operating the Jaguar. On Monday 6 September 2010, No 6 Squadron, the first Typhoon fighter squadron in Scotland, officially stood up at Royal Air Force Leuchars.

Aircraft type : Gauntlet
A profile page including a list of all art prints for the Gauntlet is available by clicking the aircraft name.
Aircraft	Info
Gauntlet Click the name above to see prints featuring Gauntlet aircraft. Manufacturer : Gloster	Gauntlet Full profile not yet available.

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