No.74 Fighter Squadron - Mug Whirlwind Fighter entering service in 1973 with

entering service in 1973 with Armée de l'Air as an all weather interceptor

From air power artist Peter Van Stigt

fifth generation

Vickers Valiant B

This profile is a P-51D 'West Virginian' flown by Lt

No.74 Fighter Squadron - Mug Whirlwind Fighter entering service in 1973 withNo. 74 Fighter Squadron No. 74 Training Squadron started operational life in 1917, but was reformed as a Royal Flying Corps Fighter Squadron in 1918 and moved onto the Western Front. In combat, the Squadron developed a fierce reputation with a tiger like aggression. A spirit that has stayed with this Squadron until it was disbanded in 2000. Famous pilots from the First War include Mick Mannock, Taffy Jones and Sydney Carlin.