Perhaps a further question might be, when did the change from 'triple one' to 'treble one' take place?
The conversion of '
triple one'
squadron to Hurricanes in 1938 made little difference to the general thrust of these reports, with unescorted formations of Blenheim, Battle, Hampden, and Wellesley bombers all finding themselves increasingly ...
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