No. 49 Squadron RAF
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title:
No. 49 Squadron RAF
text:
No. 49 Squadron was a bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force from 1938 to 1965. They were the first squadron to receive the Hampden in September 1938. The unit achieved fame through the Victoria Cross awarded to Rod Learoyd in 1940 and for its role in the British atomic and hydrogen bomb programmes. During Operation Buffalo in 1956, a Vickers Valiant from the squadron became the first British aircraft to drop a live atomic bomb. A year later, the squadron was entrusted with the task of dropping
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encyclopedia
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Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._49_Squadron_RAF
date created:
2006-05-15T12:15:55Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T20:41:42Z
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