No. XIX Squadron RAF was founded in 1915 being deployed to France that year flying BE12s before re-equipping with French-built Spads. In 1918 the sqadron was re-equipped with Sopwith Dolphins, flying escort duties. The Sopwith Aviation Company was a British aircraft company that manufactured aeroplanes for the British Military in the first world war, most famously the Sopwith Camel. ...

The Squadron was disbanded after the First World War, to be reformed again at RAF Duxford in 1924. They then flew a handful of fighters culminating with the Supermarine Spitfire by World War II. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Duxford is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, some ten miles south of Cambridge. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Supermarine Spitfire was a single-seat fighter used by the RAF and many Allied countries in World War II. Produced by Supermarine, the Spitfire was designed by R.J. Mitchell, who continued to refine it until his death in 1937. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II...

In the post-war period the squadron flew a variety of jet fighter aircraft, before being disbanded in 1992.

The numberplate was then assigned to one of the three Hawk squadrons at RAF Valley; No. 63 (Reserve) Squadron becoming No. 19 (Reserve) Sqaudron in September 1992. The Squadron now provides fast jet training on the BAE Hawk. The BAE Hawk is an advanced jet trainer manufactured by BAE Systems and used by the Royal Air Force and other countries air forces. ...