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teeteringhead,
Because that would make the squadrons meaningless, with a loss of identity. Not all of a Squadron staff are parcelled up into flights, and those Squadrons that don't have any ground-crew of their own would be a silly little group of a few people called a Squadron.
Dan Gerous,
Don't be silly. Numbered units of the military have never indicated total quantities, and good luck proposing the disbandment of No. 617 Squadron...
Because that would make the squadrons meaningless, with a loss of identity. Not all of a Squadron staff are parcelled up into flights, and those Squadrons that don't have any ground-crew of their own would be a silly little group of a few people called a Squadron.
Dan Gerous,
Don't be silly. Numbered units of the military have never indicated total quantities, and good luck proposing the disbandment of No. 617 Squadron...
One has often wondered why one obvious (to me at least) solution to the "numberplate" issue has not been voiced or even tried.
For historical reasons, the Royal Artillery maintain their tradition at sub-unit level, i.e. Battery and not Regiment. Why not do the same thing with (current) Flights and Squadrons, whch could become Squadrons and Wings? So the new Typhoon outfit - assuming three flights - could be XI(B), 111 and 92 (or whatever numbers are top of the list), combining to be No ? Typhoon (AD) Wing.
Three times as much Squadron silver and memorabilia , three standards (hmm - might be a problem) and more (probably) Squadron Spirit. And of course, most of those famous squadrons "earned their spurs" whilst being commanded by sqn ldrs.
?
For historical reasons, the Royal Artillery maintain their tradition at sub-unit level, i.e. Battery and not Regiment. Why not do the same thing with (current) Flights and Squadrons, whch could become Squadrons and Wings? So the new Typhoon outfit - assuming three flights - could be XI(B), 111 and 92 (or whatever numbers are top of the list), combining to be No ? Typhoon (AD) Wing.
Three times as much Squadron silver and memorabilia , three standards (hmm - might be a problem) and more (probably) Squadron Spirit. And of course, most of those famous squadrons "earned their spurs" whilst being commanded by sqn ldrs.
?
