Flying Squadron may refer to:
- The Flying Squadron (1869) a Royal Navy squadron of consisting at various times of some ten ships. It sailed on a world cruise to "show the flag" between June 1869 and November 1870.
- The Flying Squadron (1896), previously called the Particular Service Squadron, a British Royal Navy squadron that operated during a war scare in 1896.
- The Flying Squadron of America, a temperance organization.
- The Flying Squadron (US Navy), a U.S. Navy squadron that fought in the Spanish-American War.
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