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  1. Sheal

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    What is the collective term for a group of aeroplanes please? There seems to be conflicting ideas on the interweb. :scratch: :)
     
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      @Sheal You'll find conflicting answer down to what country it's taking place in plus what group the planes come from Army etc ...Red arrows are called Aerobatic teams as they're from the air force also :)
       
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        I would say a ''fleet'' of aircraft - the same as ships.... I`ll ask a mate who was in the RAF ....
         
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          I like to coin my own (well, it worked for a group of gorillas).

          A skyful of aeroplanes, or maybe

          A wash of aeroplanes.
           
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            Military it would be Squadrons, I guess, Sheal. Civilian wise..........a fleet.
             
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              Thanks all. :thumbsup: I was thinking military.
               
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                Surely ''squadrons'' would apply to the personel :scratch:
                 
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                  @ARMANDII I'd say that myself but it is down to what force they've come from:what:
                   
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                    How about - a shedload?
                     
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                      @Fat Controller Or it could be Barnstorming:what:
                       
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                        In the air a flock.
                        On the ground a herd.
                         
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                          I would have thought the term would be "a flight." ... but what do I know?
                           
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                            Flight or squadron.
                            If you want to go back 100 years you could call them a Circus .
                             
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                              I live near an airport. It's a Noise (or annoys) of Planes :rolleyespink:
                               
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                                Name must depend if the aircraft are in the air, sitting on the ground or in a museum or scrapheap - Boneyard:

                                Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG): Home of the World's Largest Airplane Boneyard:
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