No. 601 Squadron RAF

E602813

No. 601 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force fighter squadron, famously part of the pre-war Auxiliary Air Force and active in key air operations during the Second World War.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
No. 601 Squadron RAF canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force squadron
fighter squadron
aircraftOperated Bristol Beaufighter
Bristol Blenheim
De Havilland Vampire
Gloster Meteor
Hawker Hurricane
Hawker Typhoon
Supermarine Spitfire
allegiance British Crown
badgeHeraldry A winged sword point downwards
conflict Battle of Britain
Battle of France
Italian Campaign
linked to: Italian campaign

North African Campaign
Second World War
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom
decorations Battle of Britain clasp
disbandedOn 1945-05-15
1957-03-10
formedAt RAF Northolt
formedOn 1925-10-14
garrison RAF Biggin Hill
RAF Debden
RAF Duxford
RAF Northolt
RAF Tangmere
militaryBranch Royal Air Force
motto “Noli me tangere”
nickname County of London Squadron
The Millionaires’ Squadron
notableCommander Sir Archibald Hope
notableFor membership drawn from wealthy and aristocratic volunteers
participation in the Battle of Britain
notableMember Billy Fiske
Max Aitken
Sir Hugh Dundas
operationalControl Fighter Command
partOf Auxiliary Air Force
preWarStatus Auxiliary Air Force unit
reformedOn 1946-05-10
role fighter
squadronCode UF
YO
theatre European theatre of World War II
Mediterranean theatre of World War II

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

RAF Debden stationedUnit No. 601 Squadron RAF
RAF Duxford stationedUnit No. 601 Squadron RAF
RAF Tangmere hostedUnit No. 601 Squadron RAF
RAF Middle Wallop hostedUnit No. 601 Squadron RAF