squadron
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military aviation unit
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A United States Air Force F-86 Sabre squadron during the Korean War, 1951
A squadron in an air force, or naval or army aviation service, is a unit comprising a number of military aircraft and their aircrews, usually of the same type, typically with 12 to 24 aircraft, sometimes divided into three or four flights, depending on aircraft type and air force.
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