During its nearly 23-year history and varied career, 608 (North Riding) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, was subject to a number of designations within different Commands. With great success, it managed to operate as a day-bomber, day-fighter, general reconnaissance and a night-bomber pathfinder unit.rnThe unit was known as the County of York - North Riding Squadron before May 1937. Then it becamernsimply 608 (North Riding) Squadron. Formed on March 17,1930, the unit was formed at Thornaby in Yorkshire as a day bomber unit within Bomber Command under Sqn Ldr W Howard-Davies. At the time 608 comprised one officer and eleven airmen who were initially based at Catterick Camp, until the hangars were completed.
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机译：在其近23年的历史和多样化的职业生涯中，皇家辅助航空队608（北骑）中队在不同司令部内受到了许多任命。取得了巨大的成功，它成功地成为了日轰炸机，日间战斗机，一般侦察机和夜轰探路者部队。该部队在1937年5月之前被称为约克郡-北骑兵中队。后来它变成了简单的608（北骑）中队。这个单位成立于1930年3月17日，在轰炸机司令部W·霍华德·戴维斯（Sqn Ldr W Howard-Davies）的领导下，在轰炸机司令部成立，是日轰炸机。到了608年，由最初驻扎在Catterick Camp的一名军官和11名飞行员组成，直到机库完工为止。
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