| No. 171 Squadron RAF | |
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| Active | 15 June 1942 – December 1942 7 September 1944 – 27 July 1945 |
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| Motto(s) | Latin: Per dolum defendimus (Confound the enemy) |
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| Squadron Badge | A portcullis in front of a displayed eagle |
| Squadron codes | 6Y (1944 - 1945) |
No. 171 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a coastal reconnaissance and radio countermeasures unit in World War II.
The squadron formed on 15 June 1942 at Gatwick and equipped with Tomahawk and then Mustang aircraft, it was disbanded in December 1942 and then reformed on 8 September 1944 at North Creake, equipped with Stirling III and then Halifax Radio Countermeasures aircraft. It finally disbanded on 27 July 1945.
| From | To | Aircraft | Variant |
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| Jun 1942 | Dec 1942 | CurtissTomahawk | I |
| Sep 1942 | Dec 1942 | P-51 Mustang | IA |
| Sep 1944 | Jan 1945 | Short Stirling | III |
| Oct 1944 | Jul 1945 | Handley Page Halifax | III |
No. 100 Group was a special duties group within RAF Bomber Command. The group was formed on 11 November 1943 to consolidate the increasingly complex business of electronic warfare and countermeasures in one organisation. The group was responsible for the development, operational trial and use of electronic warfare and countermeasures equipment. It was based at RAF stations in East Anglia, chiefly Norfolk.
No. 515 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force formed during the Second World War. It ushered in Electronic countermeasures (ECM) warfare, jamming enemy radar installations from October 1942 as the only such squadron in the RAF initially. Later in the war 515 Sqn was joined by other squadrons as part of No. 100 Group RAF. The squadron disbanded after VE day, when the need for such a specialised squadron had reduced.
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