No. 80 Wing RAF | |
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Active | 1 July 1918–1 March 1919 7 October 1940–24 September 1945 1 August 1953–15 March 1957 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Role | Air superiority (WWI) Electronic Countermeasures (WWII) |
Size | Wing |
Part of | No. 100 Group RAF (1943–45) |
Garrison/HQ | Serny (WWI) RAF Radlett (WWII) |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Wing Commander Edward Addison (1940–43) |
No. 80 Wing RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during both World Wars and briefly in the 1950s. In the last months of World War I it controlled RAF and Australian Flying Corps (AFC) fighter squadrons. It was reformed in 1940 to operate electronic countermeasures in the Battle of the Beams.