High Speed Flight RAF

High Speed Flight
High Speed Flight
	Gloster VI N249 of the High Speed Flight; outside the Calshot hangars
Active	1927-1931
Country	UK
Branch	Royal Air Force
Role	Special unit competing for the Schneider Trophy
Size	Flight
Base	RAF Calshot

The RAF High Speed Flight, sometimes known as 'The Flight' , was a small flight of the Royal Air Force (RAF) formed for the purpose of competing in the Schneider Trophy contest for racing seaplanes during the 1920s. The flight was together only until the trophy was won outright, after which it was disbanded.

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