No. 13 Squadron RAF
| No. XIII Squadron RAF | |
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| Active | 10 January 1915 – 31 December 1919 1 April 1924 - 1 January 1982 1 January 1990 - 13 May 2011 26 October 2012 – present |
| Role | Air Interdiction, Ground Attack, Close Air Support, Reconnaissance, Suppression of enemy Air Defenses |
| Garrison/HQ | RAF Waddington |
| Nickname(s) | The Stabbed Cats |
| Motto(s) | "Adjuvamus tuendo" (We assist by watching) |
| Equipment | MQ-9 Reaper |
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| Squadron Badge | A lynx's head in front of a dagger |
| Squadron Roundel |  |
No. 13 or XIII Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force formed on 10 January 1915 and most recently disbanded on 13 May 2011. It reformed on 26 October 2012 flying the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle from RAF Waddington.
Aircraft operated by the squadron included the Martinsyde G.100, the Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2, the SPAD VII and SPAD XIII, the Sopwith Dolphin, Lysanders, Mosquitos, Meteors and Canberras. From 1990 it operated the Panavia Tornado, initially the GR1A at RAF Honington and later the GR4/4A at RAF Marham.
No. XIII Squadron formed at RAF Gosport on 10 January 1915 and moved to France on 19 October 1915, initially on Army co-operation duties and subsequently on bombing raids, pioneering formation bombing. Aircraft types operated during the war included the Martinsyde G.100, the Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2, the Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8, both the SPAD VII and SPAD XIII, and the Sopwith Dolphin. The squadron disbanded on 31 December 1919.
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