No. 216 Squadron RAF
Squadron of the Royal Air Force based at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Number 216 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force based at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, since reforming on 1 April 2020 and is tasked with testing future drone swarm technology. It had previously operated Lockheed TriStar K1, KC1 and C2s from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, between November 1984 and March 2014.
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No. 216 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 5 October 1917 – 1 April 1918 (RNAS) 1 April 1918 – 27 June 1975 (RAF) 1 July 1979 – 20 March 2014 1 April 2020 – present |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Type | Drone swarm technology |
Role | Test & Evaluation |
Home station | RAF Waddington |
Motto(s) | CCXVI dona ferens (Latin for '216 bearing gifts')[1] |
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Squadron badge | An eagle, wings elevated, holding a bomb in its claws. Approved by King Edward VIII in May 1936.[2] |
Squadron codes | VT (Apr 1939 – Sep 1939) SH (Sep 1939 – Sep 1941) |
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