No. 421 (Reconnaissance) Flight RAF
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No. 421 (Reconnaissance) Flight RAF
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No. 421 (Reconnaissance) Flight was a specialist RAF fighter flight created on 21 September 1940 to patrol the Channel and provide early warning of the types of incoming Luftwaffe raids from occupied France. It was later expanded to full squadron strength and renumbered as No. 91 Squadron on 11 January 1941. Its role led to its pilots being nicknamed "Jim Crows".
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Royal Air Force unit during WW2
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._421_(Reconnaissance)_Flight_RAF
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2024-03-15T09:02:28Z
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