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Each One Tenacious
A puma salient - the design embodies firstly the squadron's history as a unit of the Independant Air Force and later as a Night Bombing Squadron. Secondly, Tenacity of Purpose, illustrated by the gallantry of daylight raids on Germany during the First World War and the tenacity required by aircrew of Night Bombing aircraft. Hence the selection of the Black Puma as the main emblem; independant in its habits and credited as being of the nobler beast of prey.
1917 - Formed at Yatesbury as a bomber Squadron.
1940 - Flew during WWII as part of Bomber Command.
1945 - Converted from bombers to become a Transport Command Squadron.
1956 - Dropped Paratroops during the Suez Crisis.
1970 - Moved to RAF Brize Norton.
2000 - Reformed as sole UK operator of the C17 Globemaster III.
Western Frontier 1918*
Independant Force and Germany 1918
Mahsud, 1919-1920
Waziristan, 1919-1920
German Ports, 1940-1941
Baltic, 1940-1941
France and Low Countries, 1940
Fortress Europe 1940-1942*
Ruhr 1940-1942*
Berlin 1940-42*
Biscay Ports, 1940
Arakan 1942-44
Burma 1944-45
Manipur, 1944
Eastern Waters 1945
Iraq 2003-2011
Libya 2011
(Honours marked with an asterisk, may be emblazoned on the Squadron Standard)
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