Never unprepared
II Squadron RAF Regiment was originally formed in 1922 as an armoured car company. Based at RAF Brize Norton, the Squadron is parachute trained. The Squadron is composed of 175 personnel arranged into four flights and supporting elements. They have performed some of the first reconnaissance in the Western Desert in 1940 for the British Army.
1922 Formed a 2 armoured car company at Heliopolis, Egypt.
1959 Had its Squadron Standard presented in Malta.
1962 Became the airborne assault squadron for 19 years as part of 38 Group.
1992 Resumed its role as a light squadron.
1924 Transjordan
1936-1939 Palestine
1940-1943 Egypt & Libya
1941 Iraq
1941 Syria
1941 El Alamein
1943 North Africa
2001-2014 Afghanistan
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