The first UK-based Reaper squadron, providing real-time surveillance and reconnaissance in support of frontline troops.
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13 Squadron is stationed at RAF Waddington, remotely operating Reaper aircraft based in theatre. It is among the first squadrons formed on a single aircraft type, in this case the B.E.2c. Former aircraft have included the Hawker Audax, de Havilland Mosquito, English Electric Canberra and Panavia Tornado. 13 Squadron flew its first operational RPAS (Remotely Piloted Air System) mission in April 2013.
1915 Formed at Gosport.
1916 Pioneered formation bombing, including a nine-aircraft raid on Achiet-le-Grand. Disbanded in 1919.
1924 Re-formed on the Bristol F.2B Fighter as an army co-operation squadron.
1940 Deployed Westland Lysanders to France as part of the British Expeditionary Force, evacuating back to the UK for air-sea rescue and anti-invasion patrols.
1941 Re-equipped with the Bristol Blenheim.
1942 Began night-intruder work and participated in the Dieppe Raid before moving to North Africa.
1944 Flew the Martin Baltimore and then the Douglas Boston.
1946 Disbanded in Italy, before re-forming in Palestine as a Mosquito photo-reconnaissance squadron.
1956 Stationed at RAF Akrotiri flying the Gloster Meteor PR10 and Canberra PR7, operating the latter during the Suez Crisis.
1978 Moved to RAF Wyton. Disbanded in 1982.
1990 Stood up as a Tornado GR1A reconnaissance unit at RAF Honington, moving to RAF Marham in 1994. Disbanded in 2011.
2012 Reformed as the first UK-based Reaper RPAS squadron.
1915-1918* Western Front
1916 Somme
Arras*
1917* Cambrai
1918* Somme
Hindenburg Line
1939-1940 France and Low Countries
Dieppe*
1942-1943 North Africa
1943 Mediterranean
1944-1945* Italy
Gustav Line
Gothic Line
1991* Gulf
2003-2011 Iraq
Honours marked with an asterisk, may be emblazoned on the Squadron Standard.
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