No. 10 Squadron RAF
| No. 10 Squadron RAF | |
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Official Squadron Badge of No. 10 Squadron RAF
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| Active | 1 January 1915 – 31 December 1919 3 January 1928 – 20 December 1947 4 October 1948 – 20 February 1950 15 January 1953 – 15 January 1957 15 April 1958 – 1 March 1964 1 July 1966 – 14 October 2005 1 July 2011 - |
| Country |
 United Kingdom |
| Branch |
 Royal Air Force
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| Role | various |
| Nickname(s) | "Shiny Ten" |
| Motto(s) |
Latin: Rem acu tangere ("To hit the mark") |
| Equipment | Airbus Voyager |
| Battle honours |
Western Front, 1915–1918*; Loos; Somme, 1916; Arras*; Somme, 1918*; Channel and North Sea, 1940–1945; Norway, 1940; Ruhr, 1940–1945*; Fortress Europe, 1940–1944*, German Ports, 1940–1945; Biscay Ports, 1940–1945; Berlin, 1940–1945*; Normandy, 1944*, France and Germany, 1944–1945; Rhine; Gulf, 1991; Iraq, 2003. Honours marked with an asterix* are those emblazoned on the Squadron Standard |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron Badge heraldry | A Winged Arrow |
| Squadron Codes |
PB (Nov 1938 – Sep 1939) ZA (Sep 1939 – Aug 1945 and 1948 – 1950) |
No. 10 Squadron is a Royal Air Force squadron. The squadron has served in a variety of roles (observation, bombing, transport and aerial refuelling) over its 90-year history. It currently flies the Airbus Voyager in the transport/tanker role.
Formed from a nucleus provided by No. 1 Reserve Aircraft Squadron, as part of the Royal Flying Corps, on 1 January 1915 during World War I at Farnborough Airfield, Hampshire, 10 Squadron served on the Western Front in France in the spotting and bombing roles with a variety of aircraft types. It was disbanded on 31 December 1919 following the end of the war, like many other squadrons.
The squadron was reformed as a night bomber unit on Hyderabads at RAF Upper Heyford on 3 January 1928, before moving to RAF Boscombe Down in 1931 and later on to RAF Dishforth in 1937 to form part of the newly created No. 4 Group of RAF Bomber Command. During this time, the unit operated a variety of types, including Hinaidis, Virginias and Handley Page Heyfords, beginning the Second World War as the first unit equipped with the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley. The squadron remained a part of No. 4 Group throughout the war, re-equipping with the Halifax in December 1941. On 8 July 1940 they moved to RAF Leeming, Yorkshire and again on 19 August 1942 to RAF Melbourne, Yorkshire
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