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…
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Squadron profiles from the modern raf era of the Royal Air Force.
Featured Squadron
617 Squadron
“The Dambusters”
Après moi le déluge — After me, the flood
How 617 Squadron evolved from the Dams Raid and Tallboy operations to Tornado strike and today’s F-35B Lightning role.
active VC Awarded
View squadron → Formed 21 March 1943
Disbanded Active
Current base RAF Marham, Norfolk
Current aircraft F-35B Lightning II
Era Second World War
Squadron Index · 12 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
41 Squadron ● 15 April 1916 (original RFC formation); re-formed 14 July 1916
44 Squadron 24 July 1917–21 December 1982
56 Squadron ● 8 June 1916 “Firebirds; Punjab (wartime adopted title from 1941)”
74 Squadron 1 July 1917–22 September 2000 “Tiger Squadron; "Trinidad Squadron" (wartime honorary title)”
83 Squadron 7 January 1917 at Montrose–31 August 1969