No. 310 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF

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No. 310 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF was a World War II Royal Air Force fighter squadron formed from Czechoslovak pilots in exile, noted for its role in the Battle of Britain and subsequent air operations.

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No. 310 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Czechoslovak exile unit ⓘ
Royal Air Force squadron ⓘ
fighter squadron ⓘ
aircraftOperated Hawker Hurricane ⓘ
Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
airForce Royal Air Force ⓘ
allegiance Allies of World War II ⓘ
alliedWith Czechoslovak RAF squadrons No. 311, 312 and 313 ⓘ
associatedWith Czechoslovak military exile community in the United Kingdom ⓘ
basedIn England ⓘ
branch Royal Air Force ⓘ
commandStructure Czechoslovak Inspectorate with the RAF ⓘ
composedOf Czechoslovak pilots ⓘ
conflict Battle of Britain ⓘ
Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom ⓘ
engagedIn air-to-air combat against the Luftwaffe ⓘ
defence of British airspace ⓘ
formedFrom Czechoslovak Air Force personnel in exile ⓘ
Czechoslovak pilots who escaped German occupation ⓘ
garrison RAF Duxford ⓘ
hasAbbreviation No. 310 Sqn ⓘ
hasCulturalIdentity Czechoslovak ⓘ
hasNationalityTradition Czechoslovak ⓘ
heritage Czechoslovak Air Force tradition ⓘ
historicalEra World War II ⓘ
languageOfCommand Czech ⓘ
English ⓘ
militaryBranch air force ⓘ
notableFor air defence of the United Kingdom ⓘ
being one of the first Czechoslovak squadrons formed in the RAF ⓘ
contribution to Allied air superiority over Western Europe ⓘ
offensive fighter sweeps over occupied Europe ⓘ
participation in the Battle of Britain ⓘ
operatedBy Czechoslovak government-in-exile ⓘ
operatedUnder Czechoslovak government-in-exile in London ⓘ
operationalRole escort missions ⓘ
fighter sweeps ⓘ
interception of enemy aircraft ⓘ
partOf RAF Fighter Command ⓘ
role fighter operations ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Northwest Europe ⓘ
Western Front of World War II ⓘ
air defence of Great Britain ⓘ
type day fighter squadron ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Czechoslovak Air Force → notableUnit → No. 310 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF ⓘ
RAF Duxford → stationedUnit → No. 310 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF ⓘ