No. 206 Squadron RAF
| No. 206 Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | 31 Dec 1916(RNAS)- 27 Aug 1917 1 Nov 1917 – 31 Mar 1918 1 Apr 1918 (RAF) – 1 Feb 1920 15 Jun 1936 – 25 Apr 1946 17 Nov 1947 – 31 Aug 1949 1 Dec 1949 – 20 Feb 1950 27 Sep 1952 – 1 Apr 2005 1 Apr 2009 – Present |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
|
| Branch |
 Royal Air Force
|
| Base | RAF Boscombe Down |
| Motto(s) |
Latin: Nihil nos effugit ("Nothing Escapes Us") |
| Battle honours |
Western Front 1916–1918* Arras 1917* Lys Channel and North Sea 1939–1945* Dunkirk* Atlantic 1939 and 1941–1945* Fortress Europe 1940 and 1942* German Ports 1940 and 1942 Biscay 1941 and 1943–1944* Bismarck* Baltic 1945 South Atlantic 1982 Gulf 1991 Iraq 2003 The honours marked with an asterix(*) are those emblazoned on the squadron standard |
| Insignia | |
| Badge | An Octopus The Octopus, with its many legs and quick activity, symbolises the squadron's efforts in many branches of Service work |
| Squadron Codes |
WD (Nov 1938 – Sep 1939) VX (Sep 1939 – Mar 1944) PQ (Apr 1944 – Apr 1946) B (Sep 1952 – May 1958) |
No. 206 Squadron was a Royal Air Force unit employed, until 2005, in the maritime patrol role with the Nimrod MR.2 at RAF Kinloss, Moray. It was announced in December 2004 that 206 Squadron would disband on 1 April 2005, with half of its crews being redistributed to Nos. 120 and 201 Squadrons, also stationed at Kinloss. This was a part of the UK Defence Review called Delivering Security in a Changing World; the Nimrod MR.2 fleet was reduced in number from 21 to 16 as a consequence.
No. 206 Squadron was formed on 31 December 1916 as No. 6 Squadron, Royal Naval Air Service, a fighter unit operating Nieuport 17s and later Sopwith Camels over the Western Front before disbanding on 27 August 1917. The squadron was reformed on 1 January 1918 as a bomber and reconnaissance unit, operating Airco DH9s. With the establishment of the RAF in 1918 the squadron was renumbered No. 206 Squadron, RAF, being used for photo-reconnaissance in support of the British Second Army and for bombing support during the Allies final offensive. Following the Armistice it was used to operate an air mail service for the British occupying army in Germany, before being deployed to Helwan, Egypt in June 1919. It was renumbered as 47 Squadron on 1 February 1920.
Flying ace Major (later Group Captain) Ernest Norton served in the squadron during World War I, as did Albert Gregory Waller.
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