The number of aircraft assigned to a squadron varies depending on the type of squadron and the nationality.

For World War Two, most of the time:

United States:

Army Air Force-Fighter Squadron is 25+

Army Air Force-Bomber Squadron is 12 to 16

Navy Fighter Squdron is 16 to 32

Navy Dive Bomber, Torpedo Bomber or Scout Bomber Squadron is 12 to 18

Japan:

Army Fighter or Bomber Squadron (Chutai) is 9 to 12

Navy Fighter or Bomber Squadron (Chutai) is 6 to 12

Great Britain:

RAF Fighter Squadron is 12

RAF Bomber Squadron is 6 to 12

France 1939-1940:

Army Fighter or Bomber Squadron (Escadrille) is 9

Germany:

Luftwaffe Fighter Squadron (Staffel) is 12

Luftwaffe Bomber Squadron (Staffel) is 9

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Bill Spence has written:

'Bomber's moon'

'Secret Squadron'

Patrick Moore was a navigator in Bomber Command during World War 2.

The 178 Squadron was based in the RAF. It was based in Egypt, Libya and Italy during the First World War. This squadron was involved in the operations that supported the Polish Home Army in Warsaw in 1944.