No. 110 Squadron RAF
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No. 110 Squadron RAF was a unit of the British Royal Air Force, initially formed as a bomber squadron during the First World War. Re-formed during the Second World War, again as a bomber squadron, it was re-formed twice more post-war, firstly as a transport, and then a helicopter squadron, before being disbanded in 1971.
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No. 110 (Hyderabad) Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 1 Nov 1917 – 27 Aug 1919 18 May 1937 – 7 Apr 1946 1 Jun 1946 – 31 Dec 1957 3 June 1959 – 15 Feb 1971 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Nickname(s) | Hyderabad Ipswich's Own Squadron[1] |
Motto(s) | Latin: Nec timeo nec sperno ("I neither fear nor despise")[2] |
Battle honours | Independent Force & Germany, 1918*; Channel & North Sea, 1939–42*; Norway, 1940*; France & Low Countries, 1940*; Dunkirk; Invasion Ports, 1940; Ruhr, 1940–41; German Ports, 1940–41; Fortress Europe, 1940–42*; Malta, 1941*; Mediterranean, 1941; Arakan, 1943–44*; Burma, 1945*; Manipur, 1944 The honours marked with an asterisk* are those emblazoned on the squadron standard |
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Squadron Badge heraldry | Issuant from an astral crown a demi-tiger[3] The demi-tiger was the crest of the Nizam of Hyderabad who presented the squadron with its original DH.9A aircraft in 1918[4] |
Squadron Codes | AY (Oct 1938 – Sep 1939) VE (Sep 1939 – Mar 1942) |
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