No. 111 Squadron of the Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force

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 operated the Panavia Tornado F3

Panavia Tornado ADV

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 from RAF Leuchars

RAF Leuchars

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, Scotland

Scotland

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 until March 2011, when the squadron was disbanded, ending the Tornado F3's RAF service.
No. 111 Squadron was formed at Deir el-Balah

Deir el-Balah

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, Palestine

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 on 1 August 1917, with a mixed bag of single seat fighters as the first dedicated fighter squadron in the region. Its mission was to restrict enemy reconnaissance flights and challenge the German fighter presence over Suez

Suez

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