Ask somebody not in the RAF to name an RAF Squadron, and if they could name any at all, it would be 617. Makes perfect sense to keep it.
To be honest, I think I would struggle to think of more than three off the top of my head - 617Sqn, 1Sqn and 47Sqn - after that I'm guessing!
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