Talk:No. 5 Squadron RAF
Latest comment: 2 years ago by The joy of all things in topic No. 5 or No. V?
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No. 5 or No. V? edit
King George V might have been confused about the squadron number, but surely Wikipedia doesn’t have to be. At least, Wikipedia doesn’t have to apply NPOV by using both in almost every paragraph! I presume it began as No. 5, so it should remain such unless there was a formal change. Is the official name of the squadron know? Did it ever change? Humphrey Tribble (talk) 04:25, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
- The RAF Museum refers to it as No. 5 Squadron (see here) and the MoD refers to it as V (AC) Squadron (see here) so the situation is confused but I agree it should be standardised across the article. Dormskirk (talk) 09:41, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
- Confusion arises because some squadrons, No. 5 included, have a Roman numeral on the badge. Ashworth lists the squadron as No. 5, whereas he list 15 jointly as No. 15/XV Squadron.[1] The joy of all things (talk) 09:48, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
References
- ^ Ashworth, Chris (1989). Encyclopaedia of modern Royal Air Force squadrons. Wellingborough: Stephens. pp. 34, 60. ISBN 1852600136.