63 Squadron RAF Regiment

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About

63 Squadron RAF Regiment falls under King's Colour Squadron in 1990.

1943 Formed as a light anti-aircraft unit.

1943 Deployed to Italy.

1945 Deployed to France and Germany.

1946 Became a field squadron.

1974 Equipped with the Rapier anti-aircraft missile system.

1982 Deployed to the Falklands as part of 5 Brigade.

1990 Squadron number taken up by the King's Colour Squadron.

2003 Deployed to Iraq.

2009 Deployed to Afghanistan.

1943 – 1944* Italy

1945* France and Germany

1982* South Atlantic

2001 – 2014* Afghanistan

* Battle Honours with Emblazonment.

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