No. 35 Squadron RAF

No. XXXV (Madras Presidency) Squadron RAF
XXXV Squadron crest.
Active	1 February 1916 – 26 June 1919 1 March 1929 – 8 April 1940 5 November 1940 – 23 February 1950 1 September 1951 – 11 September 1961 1 December 1962 – 1 March 1982
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Motto(s)	Latin: Uno animo agimus ("We act with one accord")
Battle honours	Western Front, 1917-18*: Arras: Lys: Ypres, 1917*: Cambrai, 1917*: Somme, 1918*: Amiens: Biscay Ports, 1941-43: Fortress Europe, 1941-44*: German Ports, 1943: Ruhr, 1943-45*: Normandy, 1944*: Baltic, 1944: France & Germany, 1944-45*: Walcheren.Honours marked with an asterisk are those emblazoned on the Squadron Standard
Squadron codes	WT Apr 1939 - Sep 1939 TL Nov 1940 - Feb 1951 FB Sep 1950 - Apr 1951

No. 35 Squadron (also known as No. XXXV (Madras Presidency) Squadron) was a squadron of the Royal Air Force.

No. 35 Squadron was formed on 1 February 1916 at Thetford, training as a Corps reconnaissance squadron. In January 1917 the squadron moved to France, equipped with the Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8, beginning operations during the Battle of Arras, working alongside the Cavalry Corps, throughout 1917 (which later resulted in the Pegasus winged horses head in the Squadrons crest). It re-equipped with Bristol Fighters in the later part of 1918, before returning to RAF Netheravon in March 1919 and then disbanding on 26 June 1919.

On 1 March 1929 the squadron reformed at Bircham Newton, and was initially equipped with Airco DH.9As, re-equipping with the Fairey IIIF in November that year. In 1932, its IIIFs were replaced by an improved development, the Fairey Gordon. As a response to the Italian invasion of Ethiopia, the squadron was posted to the Sudan in late 1935, returning to RAF Worthy Down in August 1936, and re-equipping with the Vickers Wellesley. On 12 April 1938 the squadron converted to the Fairey Battle.

On the outbreak of World War II, No. 35 Squadron was designated a training unit, supplementing its Battles with Avro Ansons and Bristol Blenheims late in 1939. The squadron disbanded after being absorbed into No. 17 OTU along with No. 90 Squadron at RAF Upwood, on 8 April 1940. It reformed on 5 November 1940 at RAF Linton-on-Ouse in Yorkshire as the first Handley Page Halifax squadron. In August 1942 it became a pathfinder unit, forming part of No. 8 Group at RAF Graveley. In March 1944 the squadron re-equipped with the Avro Lancaster.