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A formation flight with No 1 Squadron (1SQN) F/A-18F Super Hornets and a Bristol F2B Fighter (aircraft flown by 1SQN in World War 1) commemorates the SQN’s Centenary and marked 1SQN's first operational sorties on 12 June 1916. The Bristol F2B Fighter was provided by TAVAS (WWI vintage aircraft society) and flown by Jack McDonald. The Bristol was painted in WWI-era 1SQN colours and had the tail number B1229. The tail number was flown by Ross McPherson Smith who achieved 10 of his 11 victories in this aircraft.Photo by David White

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No. 1 Squadron’s blast from the past

27/06/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7004 Views 0 Comments No. 1 Squadron

A cruise down memory lane with a Bristol bomber tops off centenary celebrations “THE Bristol is a living symbol of

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