No. 154 Squadron RAF

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No. 154 (Motor Industries) Squadron RAF
Active7 August 1918 – 11 September 1918
15 June 1941 – 1 Nov 1944
16 Nov 1944 – 31 March 1945
Country Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Branch Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg Royal Air Force
Nickname(s)Motor Industries
Motto(s)His modis ad victoriam
Latin: By this means to Victory [1]
Insignia
Squadron BadgeA road sign in front of three arrows.
Squadron CodesHT (Nov 1941 - Nov 1942, Jun 1943 - Oct 1944) )
HG (Nov 1944 - Mar 1945)

No. 154 (Motor Industries) Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron formed as a fighter unit in the Second World War.

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History

Formation and World War I

No. 154 Squadron Royal Air Force was formed on 7 August 1918, but was disbanded on 11 September having not received any aircraft.

Reformation in World War II

Ground crew servicing a Supermarine Spitfire of No. 154 Squadron in its dispersal at Souk el Khemis ('Victoria'), Tunisia. Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. CNA602.jpg
Ground crew servicing a Supermarine Spitfire of No. 154 Squadron in its dispersal at Souk el Khemis ('Victoria'), Tunisia.

The squadron reformed in November 1941 at RAF Fowlmere as a fighter squadron equipped with Spitfire IIAs. It was briefly located in the south west of England then based at RAF Hornchurch. In November 1942 it moved to Gibraltar and Algeria to take part in Operation Torch. On 4 June 1943 it arrived in Malta, it then operated from Palestine and Cyprus. From 23 August 1944 it was based at Fréjus, France, providing air cover for the forces that moved north to join those that had landed at Normandy. It was disbanded in Naples on 1 November 1944, but reformed on 16 November 1944 at RAF Biggin Hill to escort bombers and flew Mustangs until it was finally disbanded on 31 March 1945.

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by No. 154 Squadron RAF [2]
FromToAircraftVariant
Nov 1941Apr 1942 Supermarine Spitfire IIA
Jan 1942Apr 1942Supermarine SpitfireIIB
Feb 1942Apr 1942Supermarine SpitfireVA
Feb 1942Aug 1943Supermarine SpitfireVB
Nov 1942Feb 1944Supermarine SpitfireVC
Jul 1943Oct 1944Supermarine SpitfireIX
Aug 1944Oct 1944Supermarine SpitfireVIII
Nov 1944Feb 1945Supermarine SpitfireVII
Feb 1945Mar 1945 P-51 Mustang IV

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References

  1. ↑ Pine, L G (1983). A dictionary of mottoes . London: Routledge and Kegan Paul. p.  98. ISBN   0-7100-9339-X.
  2. ↑ C.G.Jefford (1988). RAF Squadrons. UK Airlife Publishing. ISBN   1-85310-053-6.
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