No.74 Fighter Squadron - Mug Whirlwind Fighter Handley Page Limited

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Hurricanes and Spitfires followed prior to the jet age which saw the Gloster Meteor entering service

fifth generation

entering service in 1973 with Armée de l'Air as an all weather interceptor

'Fear the Bones'

No.74 Fighter Squadron - Mug Whirlwind Fighter Handley Page LimitedNo. 74 Fighter Squadron No. 74 Training Squadron started operational life in 1917, but was reformed as a Royal Flying Corps Fighter Squadron in 1918 and moved onto the Western Front. In combat, the Squadron developed a fierce reputation with a tiger like aggression. A spirit that has stayed with this Squadron until it was disbanded in 2000. Famous pilots from the First War include Mick Mannock, Taffy Jones and Sydney Carlin.