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No. 2 Squadron (otherwise known as No. II (AC) Squadron) of the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the United Kingdom's air force, the oldest independent air force in the world. Formed on 1 April 1918, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts....
 is currently one of two RAF squadrons operating in the reconnaissance
Reconnaissance

Reconnaissance is a military and medical term denoting exploration conducted to gain information. Militarily, its shorthand Australian, Canadian, and British form is recce , its American usage form is recon ....
 role with the Tornado GR4A and GR4 and is based at RAF Marham
RAF Marham

Royal Air Force Station Marham, commonly known as RAF Marham, is a Royal Air Force station, a military airbase, near the village of Marham in the England Counties of the United Kingdom of Norfolk, East Anglia....
, Norfolk
Norfolk

Norfolk is a low-lying Counties of England in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and with Suffolk to the south....
.

No. II Squadron holds claim to being "the oldest heavier-than-air flying machine squadron in the world", along with No. 3 Squadron RAF
No. 3 Squadron RAF

No. 3 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Eurofighter Typhoon and T1 from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire....
. Its traditional Army Co-Operation role is reflected in its title, its motto Hereward
Hereward the Wake

Hereward the Wake , known in his own times as Hereward the Outlaw or Hereward the Exile, was an 11th-century Anglo-Saxons leader involved in resistance to the Norman conquest of England....
 ("Guardian of the Army"), and the Wake knot
Carrick bend

The Carrick bend is a knot used for joining two lines. It is particularly appropriate for very heavy rope or cable that is too large and stiff to easily be formed into other common bends....
 in its crest.






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No. 2 Squadron (otherwise known as No. II (AC) Squadron) of the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the United Kingdom's air force, the oldest independent air force in the world. Formed on 1 April 1918, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts....
 is currently one of two RAF squadrons operating in the reconnaissance
Reconnaissance

Reconnaissance is a military and medical term denoting exploration conducted to gain information. Militarily, its shorthand Australian, Canadian, and British form is recce , its American usage form is recon ....
 role with the Tornado GR4A and GR4 and is based at RAF Marham
RAF Marham

Royal Air Force Station Marham, commonly known as RAF Marham, is a Royal Air Force station, a military airbase, near the village of Marham in the England Counties of the United Kingdom of Norfolk, East Anglia....
, Norfolk
Norfolk

Norfolk is a low-lying Counties of England in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and with Suffolk to the south....
.

No. II Squadron holds claim to being "the oldest heavier-than-air flying machine squadron in the world", along with No. 3 Squadron RAF
No. 3 Squadron RAF

No. 3 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Eurofighter Typhoon and T1 from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire....
. Its traditional Army Co-Operation role is reflected in its title, its motto Hereward
Hereward the Wake

Hereward the Wake , known in his own times as Hereward the Outlaw or Hereward the Exile, was an 11th-century Anglo-Saxons leader involved in resistance to the Norman conquest of England....
 ("Guardian of the Army"), and the Wake knot
Carrick bend

The Carrick bend is a knot used for joining two lines. It is particularly appropriate for very heavy rope or cable that is too large and stiff to easily be formed into other common bends....
 in its crest. Its unofficial nickname is "Shiny Two".

History

Formed on 13 May 1912, along with 1 Sqn
No. 1 Squadron RAF

No. 1 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It currently operates the RAF Harrier II from RAF Cottesmore.The squadron motto is In omnibus princeps , appropriate for the RAF's oldest squadron and one that has been involved in almost every major British military operation since World War I....
 and 3 Sqn
No. 3 Squadron RAF

No. 3 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Eurofighter Typhoon and T1 from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire....
, 2 Sqn was a founder member of the Royal Flying Corps
Royal Flying Corps

The Royal Flying Corps was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. During the early part of the war, the RFC's responsibilities were centred on support of the British Army, via artillery cooperation and photographic reconnaissance....
. The squadron's first commander was Major C J Burke
Charles Burke (British Army officer)

Lieutenant-Colonel Charles James Burke DSO was an officer in the Royal Irish Regiment and the Royal Flying Corps and a military aviation pioneer....
. Starting a role which continues to this day, the squadron spent World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 on reconnaissance duties in France flying, amongst other aircraft, the B.E.2.

The squadron gained the AC in its title in the inter-war years, flying Army Co-operation (AC) sorties during the troubles around the partition of Ireland
Partition of Ireland

The partition of Ireland between the north-eastern Northern Ireland and the rest of Ireland took place on 3 May 1921 under the Government of Ireland Act 1920....
 in the early 1920s. After time in China during 1927 the squadron re-equipped with the Armstrong Whitworth Atlas
Armstrong Whitworth Atlas

The Armstrong Whitworth Atlas was a United Kingdom single engined biplane designed and built by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. It served as an army co-operation aircraft for the Royal Air Force in the 1920s and 1930s....
 again on Army Co-operation work.

At the outbreak of World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 the unit was flying Lysanders
Westland Lysander

The Westland Lysander was a United Kingdom army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft. It was used during the World War II and was renowned for its ability to operate from small, unprepared airstrips....
. In France until the Dunkirk
Battle of Dunkirk

The Battle of Dunkirk during the World War II was the defence and evacuation of British and Allied forces in Europe from May 26 to June 4, 1940....
 evacuation, the squadron equipped with fighters - the Tomahawk
Curtiss P-40

The Curtiss-Wright P-40 was an United States single-engine, single-seat, Aluminium fighter aircraft and ground attack aircraft that first flew in 1938....
 in 1940, the Mustang
P-51 Mustang

The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was a long-range single-seat fighter aircraft that entered service with Allies of World War II air forces in the middle years of World War II....
 in 1942 and Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire

The Supermarine Spitfire is a United Kingdom single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allies of World War II countries through the Second World War and on into the 1950s as a frontline fighter and in secondary roles....
 Mk 14s in 1944

In July 1944, assigned to the 2nd Tactical Air Force, II (AC) Sqn returned to France, and the reconnaissance role, with Spitfire PR Mk 11s.

The squadron spent much of the Cold War
Cold War

The Cold War was the continuing state of conflict, tension and competition that existed between a number of world powers, including the United States, the Soviet Union, People's Republic of China, France, United Kingdom and those countries' respective allies from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s....
 in Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 as part of the Army of Occupation, flying various fighter types, including latterly Phantoms
F-4 Phantom II

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range supersonic interceptor jet fighter/fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft....
 and then Jaguars
SEPECAT Jaguar

The SEPECAT Jaguar is an United Kingdom-France jet ground attack aircraft still in service with several export customers, notably the Indian Air Force and the Royal Air Force of Oman....
. Along with the much of the RAF, II (AC) Sqn withdrew from Germany in the early 1990s - moving to RAF Marham
RAF Marham

Royal Air Force Station Marham, commonly known as RAF Marham, is a Royal Air Force station, a military airbase, near the village of Marham in the England Counties of the United Kingdom of Norfolk, East Anglia....
 with its Tornado GR1As
Panavia Tornado

The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine combat aircraft, which was jointly developed by the United Kingdom, West Germany and Italy. There are three primary Panavia Tornado variants of the Tornado; the Tornado IDS Ground attack aircraft, the electronic warfare Tornado ECR and the Panavia Tornado ADV Interceptor aircraft....
. These were upgraded to the latest GR4 standard, with which the squadron deployed at part of Operation Telic
Operation Telic

Operation TELIC is the codename under which all United Kingdom operations of the 2003 2003 invasion of Iraq and after are being conducted....
 over Iraq
Iraq

Iraq , officially the Republic of Iraq , is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros Mountains, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
 in 2003.

Aircraft operated

  • 1912 - Bristol Boxkite
    Bristol Boxkite

    The Bristol Boxkite was an improved version of the early Henri Farman biplane, built in 1910 by the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company ....
  • 1912 - Breguet G.3 biplane
    Breguet Type III

    This article is about the Breguet aircraft of 1910-1913. For the unrelated aircraft of the same designation flown in World War I, see Breguet Bre.4 and Breguet Bre.5....
  • 1912 - Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.1
  • 1912 - Farman S.7 Longhorn
  • 1912 - Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2
  • 1912 - Henry Farman Biplane
    Farman MF.7

    The Maurice Farman MF.7 Longhorn is a French reconnaissance biplane developed before World War I, which served in both the French and British air services in the early stages of the war before being used as a trainer aircraft....
  • 1912 - Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2a
  • 1914 - Farman S.11 Shorthorn
  • 1914 - Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.1
  • 1914 - Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c
  • 1914 - Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.5
    Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.5

    The Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.5 was a United Kingdom two-seat reconnaissance and artillery observation biplane designed and built by the Royal Aircraft Factory for the Royal Flying Corps....
  • 1915 - Vickers FB.5
  • 1915 - Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2b
  • 1915 - Bristol Scout
    Bristol Scout

    The Bristol Scout was a simple, single seat, Rotary engine biplane originally intended as a civilian racing aircraft. Like other similar fast, light aircraft of the period - it was acquired by the RNAS and the RFC as a "Scout ", or fast reconnaissance type....
  • 1916 - Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2d
  • 1917 - Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2e
  • 1917 - Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8
    Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8

    The Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8 was a United Kingdom two-seat general purpose aircraft built by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft during the World War I....
  • 1920 - Bristol F.2b Fighter
    Bristol F.2 Fighter

    The Bristol F.2 Fighter was a United Kingdom two-seat biplane Fighter aircraft and reconnaissance aircraft of World War I flown by the Royal Flying Corps....
  • 1929 - Armstrong Whitworth Atlas
    Armstrong Whitworth Atlas

    The Armstrong Whitworth Atlas was a United Kingdom single engined biplane designed and built by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. It served as an army co-operation aircraft for the Royal Air Force in the 1920s and 1930s....
  • 1933 - Hawker Audax
  • 1937 - Hawker Hector
    Hawker Hector

    The Hawker Hector was intended as a replacement for the Hawker Audax Army co-operation aircraft. Because of the demand for Rolls-Royce Kestrel engines required for the Hawker Hind program, an alternative power plant was specified....
  • 1938 - Westland Lysander I
    Westland Lysander

    The Westland Lysander was a United Kingdom army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft. It was used during the World War II and was renowned for its ability to operate from small, unprepared airstrips....
  • 1940 - Westland Lysander II
    Westland Lysander

    The Westland Lysander was a United Kingdom army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft. It was used during the World War II and was renowned for its ability to operate from small, unprepared airstrips....
  • 1940 - Westland Lysander III
    Westland Lysander

    The Westland Lysander was a United Kingdom army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft. It was used during the World War II and was renowned for its ability to operate from small, unprepared airstrips....
  • 1941 - Curtiss Tomahawk I
  • 1941 - Curtiss Tomahawk II
  • 1942 - North American Mustang I
    P-51 Mustang

    The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was a long-range single-seat fighter aircraft that entered service with Allies of World War II air forces in the middle years of World War II....
  • 1944 - North American Mustang IA
    P-51 Mustang

    The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was a long-range single-seat fighter aircraft that entered service with Allies of World War II air forces in the middle years of World War II....
  • 1944 - North American Mustang II
    P-51 Mustang

    The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was a long-range single-seat fighter aircraft that entered service with Allies of World War II air forces in the middle years of World War II....
  • 1944 - Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire XIV
    Supermarine Spitfire

    The Supermarine Spitfire is a United Kingdom single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allies of World War II countries through the Second World War and on into the 1950s as a frontline fighter and in secondary roles....
  • 1945 - Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire XI
    Supermarine Spitfire

    The Supermarine Spitfire is a United Kingdom single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allies of World War II countries through the Second World War and on into the 1950s as a frontline fighter and in secondary roles....
  • 1946 - Vickers-Supermarine Spitfite PR19
    Supermarine Spitfire

    The Supermarine Spitfire is a United Kingdom single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allies of World War II countries through the Second World War and on into the 1950s as a frontline fighter and in secondary roles....
  • 1950 - Gloster Meteor FR9
    Gloster Meteor

    The Gloster Aircraft Company Meteor was the first United Kingdom jet aircraft Fighter aircraft and the Allies of World War II first operational jet aircraft....
  • 1951 - Gloster Meteor PR10
    Gloster Meteor

    The Gloster Aircraft Company Meteor was the first United Kingdom jet aircraft Fighter aircraft and the Allies of World War II first operational jet aircraft....
  • 1956 - Supermarine Swift FR5
    Supermarine Swift

    The Supermarine Swift was a United Kingdom single-seat jet fighter of the Royal Air Force, built by Supermarine during the 1950s. After a protracted development period, the Swift entered service as an Interceptor aircraft, but, due to a spate of accidents, its service life was short....
  • 1961 - Hawker Hunter FR10
    Hawker Hunter

    The Hawker Hunter was a jet fighter aircraft of the 1950s and 1960s. The Hunter served for many years with the Royal Air Force and was widely exported, serving with 19 air forces....
  • 1970 - McDonell-Douglas Phantom FGR2
    F-4 Phantom II

    The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range supersonic interceptor jet fighter/fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft....
  • 1976 - SEPECAT Jaguar GR1
    SEPECAT Jaguar

    The SEPECAT Jaguar is an United Kingdom-France jet ground attack aircraft still in service with several export customers, notably the Indian Air Force and the Royal Air Force of Oman....
  • 1988 - Tornado GR1A
    Panavia Tornado

    The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine combat aircraft, which was jointly developed by the United Kingdom, West Germany and Italy. There are three primary Panavia Tornado variants of the Tornado; the Tornado IDS Ground attack aircraft, the electronic warfare Tornado ECR and the Panavia Tornado ADV Interceptor aircraft....


Commanders

The following officers have had command of 2 Squadron:
  • 13 May 1912 Captain H R M Brooke-Popham
    Robert Brooke-Popham

    Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Moore "Henry" Brooke-Popham, Royal Victorian Order, Order of the Bath, Order of St Michael and St George, Distinguished Service Order, Air Force Cross , was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force....
  • 20 May 1912 Major C J Burke
    Charles Burke (British Army officer)

    Lieutenant-Colonel Charles James Burke DSO was an officer in the Royal Irish Regiment and the Royal Flying Corps and a military aviation pioneer....
  • 10 November 1914 Major C W P Dawes
  • 8 March 1915 Major T I Webb-Bowen
    Tom Webb-Bowen

    Air Vice Marshal Sir Tom Ince Webb-Bowen Order of the Bath, Order of St Michael and St George, Royal Air Force was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the first half of the 20th century....
  • 2 June 1915 Major J H W Becke
    John Becke

    Brigadier-General John Harold Whitworth Becke CMG DSO AFC was an infantry officer in the Second Boer War and commander in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I....
  • 3 November 1915 Major C F de S.Murphy
  • 9 April 1916 Major R A Cooper
  • 16 August 1917 Major W R Snow
  • 28 August 1918 Major P G Ross-Hume
  • 12 November 1919 Squadron Leader
    Squadron Leader

    Squadron Leader is a commissioned officer rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence....
     B F More
  • 18 June 1920 Squadron Leader F W Stent
  • 16 August 1920 Squadron Leader A J Butler MC
  • 15 May 1922 Squadron Leader L F Forbes
  • 2 March 1925 Squadron Leader R E Saul
    Richard Saul

    Air Vice Marshal Richard Ernest Saul Order of the Bath, Distinguished Flying Cross , Royal Air Force was a pilot during World War I and a senior Royal Air Force commander during World War II....
  • 9 January 1927 Squadron Leader W Sowrey DFC MC
  • 1 April 1928 Squadron Leader H M Probyn
  • 29 September 1930 Squadron Leader S E Toomer DFC MC
  • 12 January 1933 Squadron Leader P F Fullard DSO MC AFC
  • 1 December 1933 Squadron Leader J H Green
  • 20 July 1935 Squadron Leader N L Despoer
  • 21 April 1938 Squadron Leader W A Opie
  • 29 April 1939 Squadron Leader A J W Geddes (Wing Commander
    Wing Commander (rank)

    Wing Commander is a Officer #Commissioned officers Military rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth of Nations countries....
     from 1 March 1940)
  • 24 December 1941 Wing Commander P J A Riddell
  • 8 February 1943 Wing Commander P W Stansfeld
  • 29 June 1943 Squadron Leader B O C Egan-Wyer
  • 25 August 1943 Squadron Leader M J Gray DFC
  • 7 September 1944 Squadron Leader C A Maitland DFC
  • 25 March 1945 Squadron Leader R J F Mitchell DFC
  • 24 April 1946 Squadron Leader D W Barlow DFC
  • 15 December 1946 Squadron Leader G Collinson
  • 28 October 1948 Squadron Leader W A Newenham DFC
  • 6 February 1950 Squadron Leader L H Bartlett DSO
  • 1 November 1950 Squadron Leader R M Pugh AFC
  • 29 May 1953 Squadron Leader R H G Weighill DFC
  • 31 August 1955 Flight Lieutenant
    Flight Lieutenant

    Flight Lieutenant is a junior Officer #Commissioned officers rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many Commonwealth of Nations countries....
     M C Newman
  • 15 November 1955 Squadron Leader R S Mortley AFC
  • 12 May 1958 Squadron Leader C A Wade
  • 16 September 1960 Squadron Leader C S MacDonald
  • 15 February 1962 Squadron Leader D L F Thornton
  • 13 December 1964 Squadron Leader N J R Walpole
  • 16 June 1967 Squadron Leader T Barrett
  • 11 November 1969 Squadron Leader R J M David
  • 7 December 1971 Wing Commander B A Stead
  • 2 December 1972 Wing Commander D H Warren
  • 8 May 1975 Wing Commander D C Ferguson
  • 1 April 1976 Wing Commander R A F Wilson
    Andrew Wilson (RAF officer)

    Air Chief Marshal Sir Ronald Andrew Fellowes Wilson Order of the Bath Air Force Cross Royal Aeronautical Society Royal Air Force often known as Sir Andrew Wilson and sometimes known informally as Sir Sandy Wilson is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer....
  • 6 January 1978 Wing Commander R Fowler
  • 4 May 1980 Wing Commander T G Thorn
    Tim Thorn

    Air Commodore Timothy Gane Thorn AFC FRAeS, often known as Tim Thorn and nicknamed "Tiger", is a retired member of the Royal Air Force and is currently a pilot and flying instructor at 6 Air Experience Flight at RAF Benson, Oxfordshire....
     AFC
  • 18 January 1983 Wing Commander F J Hoare AFC
  • 31 May 1985 Wing Commander G E Stirrup
    Jock Stirrup

    Air Chief Marshal Sir Graham Eric Stirrup Order of the Bath, Air Force Cross , Doctor of Science, Royal Aeronautical Society Chartered Management Institute Royal Air Force , commonly known as Sir Jock Stirrup, was a fast jet pilot and is now a senior Royal Air Force commander....
  • 13 March 1987 Wing Commander P O Sturley
    Philip Sturley

    Air Marshal Philip O Sturley Order of the Bath Order of the British Empire Bachelor of Science Royal Aeronautical Society Royal Air Force was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force....
  • 1 January 1989 Wing Commander A Threadgould
  • 1 July 1991 Wing Commander B C Holding
  • 21 July 1993 Wing Commander R J Hounslow
  • 6 December 1993 Wing Commander C M Nichols
  • 26 April 1996 Wing Commander R F Garwood
    Richard Garwood

    Air Vice-Marshal Richard Frank Garwood CBE Distinguished Flying Cross Master of Arts , is the Air Officer Commanding No. 22 Group RAF, and also the Chief of Staff Training in his role as the lead for ?through-life' training, in the Royal Air Force....
     DFC
  • 27 November 1998 Wing Commander S J Hillier DFC
  • 15 September 2000 Wing Commander R M Poole
  • 2 May 2003 Wing Commander S Cockram
  • 25 September 2005 Wing Commander A Hine
  • 19 May 2008 Wing Commander J Turner DFC


Accolades

  • 2nd Lt William Rhodes-Moorhouse
    William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse

    William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse Victoria Cross was an England recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations forces....
    , of 2 Sqn, was the first British airman to be awarded the Victoria Cross
    Victoria Cross

    The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration which is, or has been, awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth of Nations countries, and previous British Empire territories....
    , during a raid on Kortrijk
    Kortrijk

    Kortrijk is a Belgium city and Municipalities in Belgium located in the Flemish Region Provinces of Belgium West Flanders. The wider municipality comprises the city of Kortrijk proper and the towns of Aalbeke, Bellegem, Bissegem, Heule, Kooigem, Marke , and Rollegem....
    , Belgium
    Belgium

    * A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
     on 26 April 1915.
  • No 2 Sqn became the first RFC squadron to cross the Channel to France, at the outbreak of World War I
    World War I

    World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....


See also

  • List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
    List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons

    Squadrons are the main form of flying unit of the Royal Air Force . These include Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service squadrons incorporated into the RAF when it was formed on 1 April 1918, during the First World War....


Bibliography

  • Butcher, Percy Edwin. Skill and Devotion: A Personal Reminiscence of the Famous No. 2 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Hampton Hill, Middlesex, UK: Radio Modeller Book Division, 1971.
  • Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth, 1918-1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
  • Jefford, Wing Commander C.G., MBE,BA,RAF (Retd). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing, 2001. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
  • Onderwater, Hans. Second to None: the History of No. II (Army Co-operation) Squadron RAF, 1912-2002. second edition, Airlife Publishing, UK. ISBN 1-84037-408-X. A third, centennial edition is now researched and written by the author for publishing in May 2012.
  • Rawlings, John D.R. Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1982. ISBN 0-7106-0187-5.
  • Rawlings, John D.R. Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Macdonald and Jane's (Publishers) Ltd., 1969 (new edition 1976, reprinted 1978). ISBN 0-354-01028-X.


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