Flight (military unit)

A swarm is a flight formation of four to six combat aircraft. Three to four schools form a squadron in the rule.

The swarm consists of two to three bands. In this they support themselves in a similar manner within a rotting the two wingman.

Responsible for management of these flying formation of the swarm leader. He flies usually at the top and is laterally offset from its behind him flying wingman ( wingman ) covered. It determines the price and the location and time of the attack. The second pack leader has the task of flying in formation to observe the sun as enemy fighters ( before the introduction of on-board radar ) attacked mostly from that direction. In combat the swarm divides mostly in its Rotten.

The basic features of the new concept of composting and swarm in 1937 set by the German fighter pilots Günther Lützow during the Spanish Civil War, the Werner Mölders refined in the following year. After his return from Spain, Mölders documented the new findings in training documents, they therefore would allow the Air Force at the beginning of the Second World War, a significant tactical advantage.

During the Second World War it was adopted by all air forces and is also now the world's standard tactics. The pilots of the Royal Air Force, they took during the Battle of Britain was the first first on your own before the RAF tactics officially Ground surrounded.

In the Luftwaffe (Bundeswehr) is a swarm of at least four aircraft.

• Messerschmitt Me 109 in swarm formation