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A Royal Air Force unit consisting of about five or six machines; the members of such a unit.
a unit of aircraft for military or naval purposes; the Royal Flying Corps was the precursor of the Royal Air Force.
Either of the two divisions (right wing, n. adj., left wing, n. adj.) on each side of the main body or centre of an army or fleet in battle array…
A division of an air force consisting of a number of wings, stations, or squadrons. Also (R.A.F. slang): the administrative headquarters of such…