No. 116 Squadron RAF
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
No. 116 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron first formed as part of the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. Reformed as part of the RAF during the Second World War it served as an anti-aircraft calibration unit and also operated post-war from 1952 until 1958.
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No. 116 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 1917–18 (RFC) 1941–45 & 1952–58 (RAF) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Role | Bomber Command and Anti-Aircraft Calibration |
Motto(s) | "Precision in Defence"[1] |
Aircraft | Lysander Hawker Hurricane Tiger Moth Avro Anson Airspeed Oxford Vickers Varsity Avro Lincoln |
Battle honours | World War I 1917-1918 World War II Home Defence 1941-1945 |
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Squadron badge | In front of a flash of lightning, a pair of dividers. |
Squadron codes | ZD (Allocated Apr 1939 - Sep 1939) II (Apr 1939 - Sep 1939) |
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