No. 104 Squadron RAF
| No. 104 Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | 4 September 1917 - 31 June 1919 7 January 1936 – 8 April 1940 1 April 1941 – 1 April 1947 15 March 1955 – 1 August 1956 22 July 1959 - 24 May 1963 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
|
| Branch |
 Royal Air Force
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| Motto(s) | Strike hard |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron badge heraldry | A winged thunderbolt.The device in conjunction with the motto implies the unit's formidable intentions and power. |
| Squadron codes |
104 Jan 1936 - Apr 1939 PO Allocated Apr 1939 - Sep 1939 EP Sep 1939 - Apr 1940, Mar 1941 - Apr 1947 |
No. 104 Squadron RAF was a former squadron of the British Royal Air Force.
The squadron was formed at Wyton, England on 4 September 1917 equipped with the DH 9. It then moved to Andover, prior to being posted to France in May 1918 to form part of the Independent Air Force. The squadron later began re-equipping with the DH 10, however the armistice arrived before this was completed and the squadron returned home, first to Turnhouse and then to Crail where it disbanded on 30 June 1919. Eight flying aces served within its ranks, including future Rear Admiral Arthur Rullion Rattray, Jeffrey Batters Home-Hay, William Bottrill, Richard Gammon and W. Harrop.
On 7 January 1936, the squadron was reformed at Abingdon from the 'C' Flight of No. 40 Squadron. The squadron was equipped with the Hawker Hind. In August 1936 the squadron moved to RAF Hucknall, followed by a move to Bassingbourn in May 1938, and conversion to the Bristol Blenheim.
The squadron disbanded when it was absorbed into No. 13 Operational Training Unit in April 1940.
The squadron reformed again on 1 April 1941 at RAF Driffield, equipped with the Vickers Wellington and began night bombing operations in May as part of No. 4 Group RAF until February 1942. A squadron detachment was sent to Malta in October 1941, moving to Egypt in January 1942, shortly afterwards the home contingent of the squadron at Driffield was renumbered No. 158, whilst the remainder of the squadron in the Middle East remained No. 104. The squadron later moved first to captured airfields in Tunisia, followed by a move to the Italian mainland in December 1943.
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