No. 3 Squadron RAF
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Number 3 Squadron, also known as No. 3 (Fighter) Squadron, of the Royal Air Force operates the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, since reforming on 1 April 2006.[2] It was first formed on 13 May 1912 as one of the first squadrons of the Royal Flying Corps – being the first to fly heavier than air aircraft.
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No. 3(F) Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 13 May 1912 (1912-05-13) – 1 April 1918 (RFC) 1 April 1918 – 27 October 1919 (RAF) 1 April 1920 – 30 September 1921 1 October 1921 – 1 April 1923 1 April 1924 – 15 June 1957 21 January 1959 – 31 December 1960 1 January 1961 – 31 March 2006 1 April 2006 – present |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Type | Flying squadron |
Role | Multi–role combat |
Part of | No. 1 Group (Air Combat) |
Home station | RAF Coningsby |
Motto(s) | Tertius primus erit (Latin for 'The third shall be the first')[1] |
Aircraft | Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 |
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Squadron tail badge | |
Squadron badge heraldry | A cockatrice on a monolith, chosen because in mythology it was the first creature to fly. Approved by King George VI in September 1937. |
Squadron Roundel |
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