No. 274 Squadron RAF
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No. 274 Squadron RAF existed briefly in 1918 and 1919 as a patrol and bomber squadron, and served in World War II as a fighter squadron.
Groundcrew of No. 274 Squadron overhaul a Hawker Hurricane Mark I during the siege of Tobruk.
Second Tactical Air Force
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The Second Tactical Air Force was one of three tactical air forces within the Royal Air Force during and after the Second World War. It was made up of squadrons and personnel from the RAF, other Briti
No. 274 Squadron RAF
…Normandy) it was equipped with the Spitfire IX F operating from RAF Detling in Air Defence of Great Britain, though under the operational control of RAF Second Tactical Air Force. In August 1944, the squadron converted to the Hawker Tempest Mk V fighter, which were used to patrol against V-1s. Once the V-1 threat ended, the…
Badge of the Second Tactical Air Force
Geoffrey Page, commander of 125 Wing of the Second TAF, about to take off on a sortie from Longues-sur-Mer, Normandy, in a Spitfire IX, (June 1944).