No. 1435 Flight RAF
| No. 1435 Flight RAF | |
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| Active |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Type | Independent flight |
| Role | Air defence |
| Size | Four aircraft |
| Part of | British Forces South Atlantic Islands |
| Station | RAF Mount Pleasant |
| Motto(s) | Protect the Right |
| Aircraft | Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 |
| Insignia | |
| Flight tail and nose badges | |
| Flight aircraft codes | F, H, C and D |
No. 1435 Flight Royal Air Force, commonly abbreviated 1435 Flt, is an independent aircraft flight of the Royal Air Force (RAF). Currently operating the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4, it is based at RAF Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands. Its role is to provide air defence for the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Four aircraft are permanently based in the islands, whilst their pilots and groundcrew are cycled through No. 1435 Flight from the various Typhoon squadrons in the United Kingdom, providing a 24-hour, 365-day quick reaction alert (QRA) role.
During the Second World War, No. 1435 Flight was a night fighter (NF) unit based at Malta, subsequently raised to squadron status, becoming the only RAF flying squadron to be given a four-digit number.