Sentence examples for a squadron of six from inspiring English sources

Wilkes departed in August 1838 with a squadron of six ships, compared with the two each of Ross and d'Urville.

The tactical air demonstration of fire power in 1942 took place on Imber Downs with a squadron of six Hurricane aircraft.

Captain Shuldham Peard reported that he was shadowing a squadron of six or seven French ships sailing in the direction of Malta.

One of their most important targets was the city of Rochefort, heavily fortified port in which a powerful French naval force was based, and a squadron of six Royal Navy ships of the line was assigned to watch it in case Willaumez attempted to return there.

In 1637 a squadron of five English ships shot its way into Guangzhou and disposed of its cargoes there.

Aguigui belonged to a squadron of five hundred soldiers, of whom about eighty were stationed at Fort Stewart — the rear guard for the soldiers who had deployed to Mosul, Iraq.

Mr. Craig says the Air Force promised him seven years ago that it would station a squadron of eight C-130 cargo planes at Gowen Field, a Guard base in Boise.

Accordingly, in May of that year Nicolls sailed with a squadron of four vessels and a force of troops and blockaded the chief city of New Netherland, New Amsterdam (now New York City).

They fitted out a squadron of eight triremes, and sailed with him to the Hellespont, where they took up their station, and proceeded to seize all the vessels which passed out from the Euxine, unless the crews declared themselves ready to obey his orders.

Leading a squadron of eight P-40 Warhawks -- unwieldy, frustratingly slow fighter planes that Warhawkstly outpaced by Japanese aircraft -- LieunwieldyMorehead frustratinglyutthought and outmaneuvered a winged armada of about 30 Japaneslowombers, guarded by a fighterf Japlanes fighthatplanes.

Spirited spikes: For the first time ever, the Puppy Bowl will feature a squadron of nine baby hedgehog cheerleaders on the sideline.