23 Squadron
Active |
1 September 1915 – 31 December 1919 1 July 1925 – September 1945 1 September 1946 – 31 October 1975 1 November 1975 – 31 October 1988 1 November 1988 – 3 October 2009 |
Motto |
Semper Aggressus (latin) "Always on the attack" |
85 Squadron
Active |
1 August 1917 – 3 July 1919 1 June 1938 – 31 October 1958 30 November 1958 – 31 March 1963 1 April 1963 – 19 December 1975 19 December 1975 – 1 July 1991 2008 – August 2011 |
Motto |
Nocto Diuque Venamur (latin) "We hunt by day and night" |
141 Squadron
Active |
1 January 1918 - 1 February 1920 4 October 1939 - 7 September 1945 17 June 1946 - 1 February 1958 1 April 1959 - 31 March 1964 |
Motto |
Caedimus Noctu (latin) "We slay by night" |
157 Squadron
Active |
14 Jul 1918 – 1 Feb 1919 15 Dec 1941 – 16 Aug 1945 |
Motto |
"Our cannon speak our thoughts" |
169 Squadron
Active |
15 June 1942 – 10 August 1945 |
Motto |
"Hunt and destroy" |
171 Squadron
Active |
15 June 1942 – December 1942 7 September 1944 – 27 July 1945 |
Motto |
Per dolum defendimus (latin) "Confound the enemy" |
192 Squadron
Active |
5 Sep 1917 – Dec 1918 4 Jan 1943 – 22 Aug 1945 15 Jul 1951 – 21 Aug 1958 |
Motto |
"Dare To Discover" |
199 Squadron
Active |
1917-1919 1942-1945 1951-1958 |
Motto |
"Let tyrants tremble" |
214 Squadron
Active |
1917–1920 1935–1977 |
Motto |
Ultor in umbris (latin) "Avenging in the shadows" |
223 Squadron
Active |
1917–1919 1936–1944 1944–1945 1959–1963 |
Motto |
Alæ defendunt Africam (latin) "Wings defend Africa" |
239 Squadron
Active |
20 August 1918 – 31 May 1919 18 September 1940 – 1 July 1945 |
Motto |
Exploramus (latin) "We seek out" |
462 Squadron
Active |
1942–1944 1944–1945 2005–current |
Motto |
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515 Squadron
Active |
1 Oct 1942 – 10 Jun 1945 |
Motto |
Cleriter ferite ut hostes nacesit (latin) "Strike quickly to kill the enemy" |
36 Bomb Squadron (803 Bomb Squadron Provisional) - 8th Air Force - USAAF
Active |
1940 - 1945 |
Motto |
"Deterrence through strength, global strike on demand" |
Nickname |
"Gremlins" |
