No.74 Fighter Squadron - Mug Whirlwind Fighter Hurricanes and Spitfires followed prior

Hurricanes and Spitfires followed prior to the jet age which saw the Gloster Meteor entering service

Vickers Valiant B

variable-sweep heavy bomber entered service in 1986 with the Strategic Air Command

This profile is a P-51D 'West Virginian' flown by Lt

entering service in 1973 with Armée de l'Air as an all weather interceptor

No.74 Fighter Squadron - Mug Whirlwind Fighter Hurricanes and Spitfires followed priorNo. 74 Fighter Squadron No. 74 Training Squadron started operational life in 1917, but was reformed as a Royal Flying Corps Fighter Squadron in 1918 and moved onto the Western Front. In combat, the Squadron developed a fierce reputation with a tiger like aggression. A spirit that has stayed with this Squadron until it was disbanded in 2000. Famous pilots from the First War include Mick Mannock, Taffy Jones and Sydney Carlin.