No. 150 Squadron RAF
| No. 150 Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1918–1919 1938–1945 1959–1963 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Role | Fighter Bomber Strategic missile |
| Motto(s) |
Greek: Αιει Φθανομεν ("Always Ahead") |
| Engagements |
First World War • Macedonian Front Second World War Cold War |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Bomber |
Fairey Battle Vickers Wellington Avro Lancaster |
| Fighter |
Bristol M.1c Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a Sopwith Camel |
No. 150 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during both World War I and World War II. In the early 1960s it was briefly reformed as a Strategic Missile squadron operating the Thor IRBM.
The squadron was founded in April 1918 at Salonika, Greece with elements from both No. 17 Squadron RAF and No. 47 Squadron RAF. It was equipped with Bristol M.1c, Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a, and Sopwith Camel aircraft during its World War I service. Ten aces served with the unit, including such notables as Gerald Gordon Bell, Charles D. B. Green, Douglas Arthur Davies, Acheson Goulding, Frederick Dudley Travers, Franklin Saunders, Arthur Jarvis, George Gardiner, and Leslie Hamilton.
It reformed in 1938 equipped with Fairey Battle light bombers, taking them to France as part of the Advanced Air Striking Force in September 1939. It received heavy losses in attempting to oppose the German invasion of France in May 1940, being evacuated back to England by 20 May.
It re-equipped with Vickers Wellingtons from in October 1940, operating from RAF Newton. It moved to the Mediterranean Theatre in December 1942, flying its Wellingtons from Blida in Algeria against targets in Tunisia and Sardinia. It moved to Tunisia in May 1943, and to bases in Italy in December, disbanding in October 1944.
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