20 October
On This Day, 1988: Sheila Scott died on 20 October 1988, leaving a legacy of solo world flights, polar exploration and record-breaking…
Read the entry →Formation Interwar
Squadron profiles from the formation interwar era of the Royal Air Force.
Featured Squadron
12 Squadron
“Shiny Twelve”
Leads the field
How 12 Squadron’s history runs from the Albert Canal bridge attack and VCs of 1940 to Tornado strike and modern Typhoon service.
active VC Awarded
View squadron → Formed 14 February 1915
Disbanded Active
Current base RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire
Current aircraft Eurofighter Typhoon
Era Cold War
Squadron Index · 10 squadrons
1–99
11 Squadron ● 14 February 1915
12 Squadron ● 14 February 1915 “Shiny Twelve”
19 Squadron ● 1 September 1915 “The Chosen Squadron; The Dolphins”
20 Squadron ● 1 September 1915
25 Squadron ● 25 September 1915
29 Squadron ● 7 November 1915
35 Squadron 1 November 1916–1 March 1982
41 Squadron ● 15 April 1916 (original RFC formation); re-formed 14 July 1916
56 Squadron ● 8 June 1916 “Firebirds; Punjab (wartime adopted title from 1941)”