601 Squadron Stood up in 2017 to provide specialist industry and business support to the Air Staff. Previous aircraft include the Hawker Hurricane, Supermarine Spitfire and DeHavilland Vampire. The Squadron was famously known as 'The Millionaires Squadron' for its members' lavish lifestyle in the 1930s and was the former squadron of Roger Bushell, the Olympic skier and Great Escaper.
1925 Formed as a light bomber squadron at RAF Northolt.
1940 Flew Hawker Hurricanes during the Battle of Britain.
1946 Squadron reformed flying the Vampire jet fighter.
1957 Disbanded as a flying squadron.
1940* France & Low Countries
1940* Dunkirk
1940* Battle of Britain
1940 – 1942 Home Defence
1941 – 1942 Fortress Europe
1942 Malta
1942* Egypt & Libya
1942* El Alamein
1942 El Hamma
1943* North Africa
1943* Sicily
1943 – 1945* Italy
1943 - 1945 Anzio & Nettuno
1943 - 1945 Gustav Line
1943 - 1945 Gothic Line
*Honours marked with an asterisk are those that are emblazoned on the Squadron Standard
