No. 611 (West Lancashire) Squadron RAuxAF | |
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Active | 10 February 1936 – 15 August 1945 10 May 1946 – 10 March 1957 2013 – current |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Auxiliary Air Force |
Part of | Royal Auxiliary Air Force |
Base | RAF Woodvale |
Nickname(s) | West Lancashire |
Motto(s) | Beware Beware[1][2] |
Commanders | |
Honorary Air Commodore | G.L. Pilkington |
Notable commanders | Roland "Bee" Beamont |
Insignia | |
Squadron Badge | In front of a trident, a rose[2] The rose points to the County of Lancaster and the trident to Liverpool[1] |
Squadron Codes | GZ (May 1939 – Sep 1939)[3] FY (Sep 1939 – Aug 1945 and 1949 – Apr 1951)[4] RAR (May 1946 – 1949)[5] |
Post-1950 squadron roundel |
No. 611 (West Lancashire) Squadron is a British Royal Air Force squadron. It was first formed in 1936 and was disbanded in 1957 after seeing combat as a fighter unit during the Second World War. It was reformed as a reserve squadron in 2013.