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47 Squadron is based at RAF Brize Norton the home of the RAF's transport and air-to-air refueling capability. It was established as a Home Defence Unit in 1916. Former aircraft include the Bristol Scout,the DH.9, the Halifax A9 and the Mosquito FBVI. 47 Squadron received the Hercules C1 in 1968.
1916 Formed at Beverley as a reconnaissance squadron.
1948 Took part in the Berlin Airlift.
1960 Became part of the transport fleet.
1982 Took part in Op CORPORATE in the Falkland Islands.
2011 Moved to RAF Brize Norton.
1916-1918* Macedonia
1940-1941* East Africa
1942* Egypt and Libya
1942-1943* Mediterranean
1945* Burma
1982 South Atlantic
1991 Gulf
2003-2011* Iraq
2011* Libya
2001-2014 Afghanistan
(Honours marked with an asterisk, may be emblazoned on the Squadron Standard)
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