词条 | No. 154 Squadron RAF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|unit_name= No. 154 (Motor Industries) Squadron RAF |image= |caption= |dates= 7 August 1918 – 11 September 1918 15 June 1941 – 1 Nov 1944 16 Nov 1944 – 31 March 1945 |country= {{flagicon|UK}} United Kingdom |allegiance= |branch= Royal Air Force |type= |role= |size= |command_structure= |current_commander= |garrison= |garrison_label= Base |ceremonial_chief= |colonel_of_the_regiment= |nickname= |patron= |motto=His modis ad victoriam {{lang-la|By this means to Victory}}[1] |colors= |colors_label= post 1950 aircraft insignia |march= |mascot= |equipment= |equipment_label= |battles= |anniversaries= |decorations= |battle_honours= |commander1= |commander1_label= |commander2= |commander2_label= |commander3= |commander3_label= |notable_commanders= |identification_symbol= A road sign in front of three arrows. |identification_symbol_label= Squadron Badge |identification_symbol_2=HT (Nov 1941 - Nov 1942, Jun 1943 - Oct 1944) ) HG (Nov 1944 - Mar 1945) |identification_symbol_2_label= Squadron Codes }} No. 154 (Motor Industries) Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron formed as a fighter unit in the Second World War. HistoryFormation and World War INo. 154 Squadron Royal Air Force was formed on 7 August 1918, but was disbanded on 11 September having not received any aircraft. Reformation in World War IIThe squadron reformed in November 1941 at RAF Fowlmere as a fighter squadron equipped with Spitfire IIAs. It was briefly located in the south west of England then based at RAF Hornchurch. In November 1942 it moved to Gibraltar and Algeria to take part in Operation Torch. On 4 June 1943 it arrived in Malta, it then operated from Palestine and Cyprus. From 23 August 1944 it was based at Fréjus, France, providing air cover for the forces that moved north to join those that had landed at Normandy. It was disbanded in Naples on 1 November 1944, but reformed on 16 November 1944 at RAF Biggin Hill to escort bombers and flew Mustangs until it was finally disbanded on 31 March 1945. Aircraft operated
References1. ^{{cite book|last1=Pine|first1=L G|title=A dictionary of mottoes|date=1983|publisher=Routledge and Kegan Paul|location=London|isbn=0-7100-9339-X|page=98}} 2. ^{{cite book|date=1988|author=C.G.Jefford |isbn=1-85310-053-6|title=RAF Squadrons|publisher= UK Airlife Publishing }} External links{{Commons category}}
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