ical ▁flying ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁permitted . ▁ ▁It ▁performed ▁reconna issance ▁training ▁at ▁S emb ach , ▁and ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁Republic ▁R F - 8 4 F ▁Th under flash ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁squad ron ▁trained ▁with ▁NAT O ▁forces ▁in ▁Europe ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁months . ▁ ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁poor ▁weather ▁conditions ▁in ▁central ▁Europe ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁months , ▁the ▁unit ▁deployed ▁frequently ▁to ▁W heel us ▁Air ▁Base , ▁Lib ya ▁and ▁N ou asse ur ▁Air ▁Base , ▁Mor oc co ▁for ▁training . ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁he ▁squad ron ▁participated ▁in ▁Royal ▁Fl ush ▁exer cis es , ▁compet itions ▁among ▁reconna issance ▁units ▁from ▁various ▁NAT O ▁air ▁forces . ▁ ▁A ▁squad ron ▁pilot ▁won ▁the ▁low ▁level ▁competition ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁Royal ▁Fl ush ▁exercise . ▁ ▁The ▁squad ron ▁moved ▁to ▁La on - C ouv ron ▁Air ▁Base , ▁France ▁in ▁mid - 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁squad rons ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 6 th ▁Wing ▁flying ▁Th under flash es ▁were ▁program med ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁after burn er ▁equ ipped ▁Mc D onn ell ▁R F - 1 0 1 C ▁V ood o os . ▁ ▁Which ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁operate ▁from ▁the ▁S emb ach ▁run way , ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁length ▁and ▁anticip ated ▁noise ▁compla ints ▁from ▁the