Article XV squadron

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Article XV squadrons were World War II Royal Air Force units formed under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and manned largely by aircrew from specific Dominion air forces such as those of New Zealand, Canada, and Australia.

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Article XV squadron canonical 3
Article XV squadrons 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Commonwealth air force unit
Royal Air Force squadron
World War II military unit type
airForceAffiliation Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
South African Air Force
airForceAffiliation Royal New Zealand Air Force
Royal Rhodesian Air Force
linked to: Rhodesian Air Force
alliance British Commonwealth
alsoKnownAs BCATP Article XV squadron
appliesTo World War II
basedOn Article XV of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom
feature administratively part of the RAF
aircrew drawn from specific Dominion air forces
carried national Dominion titles in squadron names
formedUnder British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
historicalSignificance symbolized cooperation of Commonwealth air forces in World War II
legalBasis Article XV of the BCATP agreement
mannedLargelyBy Royal Australian Air Force aircrew
Royal Canadian Air Force aircrew
Royal New Zealand Air Force aircrew
Royal Rhodesian Air Force aircrew
South African Air Force aircrew
notableExample No. 237 (Rhodesia) Squadron RAF
No. 419 Squadron RCAF
No. 460 Squadron RAAF
No. 6 Squadron SAAF
No. 75 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF
operatedBy Royal Air Force
organizationalStructure numbered as RAF squadrons
partOf Royal Air Force
purpose to allow Dominion aircrew to serve in national-identity units within the RAF
role bomber squadron
coastal command squadron
fighter squadron
transport squadron
theatreOfOperations European theatre of World War II
Mediterranean theatre of World War II
Pacific theatre of World War II
timePeriod 1939–1945
trainingSource British Commonwealth Air Training Plan

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Referenced by (5)

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

No. 488 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF type Article XV squadron
No. 464 Squadron RAAF partOf Article XV squadrons
linked to: Article XV squadron
No. 487 Squadron RNZAF formedAs Article XV squadron
No. 466 Squadron RAAF operatedAs Article XV squadron
No. 457 Squadron RAAF formedAsPartOf Article XV squadrons
linked to: Article XV squadron