Flying Squadron (Royal Navy)

Flying Squadron (Royal Navy)

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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Famous quotes containing the words flying and/or squadron:

    “Now I am alone with the dead,
    flying off bridges,
    hurling myself like a beer can into the wastebasket.
    I am flying like a single red rose,
    leaving a jet stream
    of solitude....”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    “Well gentlemen, this is it. This is what we’ve been waiting for. Tonight your target is Tokyo. And you’re gonna play ‘em the Star Spangled Banner with two-ton bombs. All you’ve got to do is to remember what you’ve learned and follow your squadron leaders. They’ll get you in, and they’ll get you out. Any questions? All right that’s all. Good luck to you. Give ‘em hell.”
    —Dudley Nichols (1895–1960)