About
- Based at RAF Coningsby, one of two Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) stations in the UK
- The first British, Empire or Commonwealth independent military unit to operate heavier-than-air flying machines
- The Squadron badge, as approved by King George VI in September 1937, bears the annotation 'Fighter Squadron'. The current badge, on the Squadron Standard, says 'Squadron' only
- Former aircraft include the Hurricane I, Javelin FAW4 and Harrier GR1 and GR5
- Provided air defence for the London 2012 Olympics - the first time RAF fighters have been stationed in London since World War Two