THE SQUADRON
Based at RAF Marham, 207 Squadron is the joint RAF and Royal Navy Operational Conversion Unit for Lightning. It started as 7 Naval Air Squadron in 1916. Previous aircraft flown include the Airco DH.9A, Lancaster, Valiant and Tucano.
"Always prepared"
BASED AT
What we fly
History
1916 - Formed as a Royal Naval Air Service squadron at Petit-Synthe, France.
1918 Became part of the RAF as 207 Squadron.
1938 Became the Fairey Battle operational training unit at RAF Cottesmore.
1969 Reformed at RAF Northolt as the RAF Communications Squadron, disbanding again in 1984.
2002 Reformed at RAF Linton-on-Ouse as 207 (Reserve) Squadron conducting Basic Fast Jet Training for RAF and Royal Navy pilots, disbanding again in 2012.
2019 Stood up as 207 Squadron at RAF Marham as the F-35 Lightning Operational Conversion Unit.
BATTLE HONOURS
1916 - 1918 Western Front
1917* Ypres
1918* Somme
1918 Amiens
1918* Hindenburg Line
1941 - 1945 Biscay Ports
1941 - 1945* German Ports
1941 - 1945* Berlin
1941 - 1945* Ruhr
1941 - 1945 Baltic
1941 - 1944 Fortress Europe
1944 - 1945* France & Germany
1944* Normandy
*Honours marked with an asterisk are those emblazoned on the Squadron Standard
