Squadrons

From the first RFC squadrons of the Western Front to today's fast jet and remotely-piloted units — the numbered squadrons of the Royal Air Force.

9 Squadron Profiles
Featured Squadron

44 Squadron

Fulmina Regis Iusta — The King's thunderbolts are righteous

How 44 Squadron evolved from home defence and Lancaster raids to the V-Force, with the Augsburg raid central to its wartime record.

disbanded VC Awarded
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Formed 24 July 1917
Disbanded 21 December 1982
Final base RAF Waddington
Final aircraft Avro Vulcan B.2
Era Second World War

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