No. 98 Squadron RAF
| No. 98 Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | August 1917 – March 1919 February 1936 – July 1941 September 1942 – July 1957 August 1959 – February 1976 |
| Country |
 UK
|
| Branch |
 Royal Air Force
|
| Motto(s) | Never failing |
| Battle honours | Western Front 1918 Amiens Lys Atlantic 1940–1941 Fortress Europe 1940–44 Normandy 1944 France & Germany 1944–45 Rhine |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron Badge heraldry | Cerberus. The squadron claims to have barred the way (front and rear) during the German retreat in 1918 and so considered Cerberus, as the watchdog of Hades, a suitable badge. |
| Squadron Codes | VO, OE |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Bomber |
Airco DH.9 Hawker Hind Fairey Battle B-25 Mitchell de Havilland Mosquito de Havilland Vampire de Havilland Venom |
| Electronic warfare |
English Electric Canberra |
| Fighter | Hawker Hunter |
No. 98 Squadron was a Royal Air Force bomber squadron during World War I and World War II. It flew fighter-bombers post-war, and converted to fighters in 1955. Reformed as a ballistic missile unit between 1959 and 1963, its final incarnation was as a radar calibration unit. It was disbanded in 1976.
No. 98 Squadron RFC was formed on 30 August 1917 at RFCS Harlaxton, Lincolnshire, but soon moved to Old Sarum, Wiltshire. As a day-bombing unit equipped with the Airco DH.9, it moved to Northern France in April 1918, immediately seeing action during the Battle of the Lys, and then during the Second Battle of the Marne and the Battle of Amiens. From 1 November 1918 the squadron was employed chiefly with reconnaissance work, and after the Armistice acted mainly as a holding unit for disbanding DH-9 squadrons. The Squadron returned to England on 20 March 1919, and was disbanded four days later.
During its active service in France the Squadron claimed 40 enemy aircraft destroyed, 35 'driven out of control', and 4 'driven down'. Thirteen aircraft of the Squadron were shot down over enemy territory, and another 13 declared missing; ten crashed or crash-landed in Allied territory and about 31 were damaged or destroyed in accidents. Nineteen men were killed in action, 22 were reported missing, 14 were wounded, 13 injured in crashes, 16 taken prisoner and five accidentally killed.
No. 98 Squadron was reformed on 17 February 1936 at Abingdon as a day-bomber squadron equipped with the Hawker Hind. In August it moved to Hucknall, transferring from 1 Group to 2 Group, and in 1938 was re-equipped with the Fairey Battle.
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