page_title: No. 161 Squadron RAF
hierarchical_section_title: No. 161 Squadron RAF
caption_attribution_description: English: Badges of 138 and 161 Squadrons on a plaque in St Peter's parish church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire, England
context_page_description: No. 161 Squadron was a highly secretive unit of the Royal Air Force, performing missions as part of the Royal Air Force Special Duties Service. It was tasked with missions of the Special Operations Executive and the Secret Intelligence Service during the Second World War. Their primary role was to drop and collect secret agents and equipment into and from Nazi-occupied Europe. The squadron had a secondary role in acting as the King's Flight.
context_section_description: No. 161 (Special Duties) Squadron was a highly secretive unit of the Royal Air Force, performing missions as part of the Royal Air Force Special Duties Service. It was tasked with missions of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) and the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) during the Second World War. Their primary role was to drop and collect secret agents and equipment into and from Nazi-occupied Europe. The squadron had a secondary role in acting as the King's Flight.
caption: No. 161 Squadron badge at right
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