17 Squadron

Strive to excel

A gauntlet. The badge symbolises armed strength and also commemorates the type of aircraft the squadron was flying when the badge was awarded.

About

Stationed at Edwards Air Force Base in California
Became the RAF's first Typhoon squadron (in the operational evaluation role)
Aircraft flown have included the Hurricane I & II, Canberra PR7 and the Tornado GR1
Responsible for bringing the UK's first 5th generation combat aircraft into Royal Navy and Royal Air Force front-line service

1915 - Formed at Gosport and saw service in the Middle East.

1940 - Took part in the Battle of Britain.

1941 - Moved to the Far East, where it spent the rest of the War.

1991 - Took part in the first Gulf War flying the Tornado GR1.

2003 - The first RAF squadron to receive the Eurofighter Typhoon.

2014 - The first UK squadron to take delivery of F-35B Lightning.

Egypt 1915-1916*

Palestine 1916*

Macedonia 1916-1918*

France & Low Countries 1940*

Dunkirk*

Home Defence 1940

Battle of Britain 1940*

Burma 1942*

Arakan 1943

Burma 1944-1945*

Gulf 1991*

(Honours marked with an asterisk, may be emblazoned on the Squadron Standard)