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No. 1435 Flight RAF

Active 4 December 1941 (Flight)
2 August 1942 - 1945 (Squadron)
1988 - present
Role Air defence
Garrison/HQ RAF Mount Pleasant
Motto Defend the right
Equipment Panavia Tornado F3
Insignia
Identification
symbol		 None

No. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. RAF Mount Pleasant (also known as Mount Pleasant Airport, Mount Pleasant Complex or MPA) is a military base for the Royal Air Force in WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout 1435 Flight is a unit of the Royal Air Force based in the Falkland Islands.

While the UK officially does not foresee any threat to the Falkland Islands, it maintains significant military forces as a deterrent against any aggressor. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located (Argentina is the only other country to claim ownership of the Islands. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. ) These forces also protect South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ( SGSSI) is a British overseas territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean.

The Royal Air Force contribution to this deterrent is based at RAF Mount Pleasant, the primary component of which is No. RAF Mount Pleasant (also known as Mount Pleasant Airport, Mount Pleasant Complex or MPA) is a military base for the Royal Air Force in 1435 Flight, with its four Tornado F3s providing air defence. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The aircraft are permanently based in the islands, while the aircrew from the UK are cycled through 1435 flight, with the only limitation being the necessary weather flying qualifications. While there they provide a 365 day, 24 hour alert.

1435 Flight was formed in Malta on 4 December 1941, its status raised to No. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1435 Squadron in 1942, becoming the only RAF squadron to be given a four figure number. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The squadron flew Spitfires, and was disbanded in May 1945. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout In 1988, when 23 Sqn converted to the Tornado, 1435 Flight was revived, equipped with four Phantoms. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) No 23 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Boeing E-3D Sentry from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire These were replaced by four Tornados when the Phantom was retired in 1992.

The Flight has maintained its Maltese connections, with its aircraft sporting the Maltese cross. The Maltese cross or Amalfi cross is identified as the symbol of an order of Christian warriors known as the Knights Hospitaller or Knights of Malta The practice of naming the four-aircraft presence on the islands has also been maintained: they are called Faith, Hope and Charity, after the legendary three Gloster Gladiators that defended Malta, and Desperation. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Desperation was added to the three traditional names when Phantom FGR2s entered service in the Falklands and the flight was revived in 1988. Faith, Hope and Charity fly operationally, with Desperation appropriately in reserve. On their retirement in 1992, one of the Phantoms was placed as the gate guardian at Mount Pleasant. For a man who guards a Gate, see Guard. A gate guardian or gate guard is a withdrawn piece of equipment often an

1435 Flight will receive the Eurofighter Typhoon by the end of 2008, maybe!

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