| 词条 | No. 187 Squadron RAF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|unit_name= No. 187 Squadron RAF |image= |caption= |dates= 1 April 1918–1919 1 February 1945 – 1 Dec 1946 1 February 1953 – 2 Sept 1957 |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= Versatile[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 buzzard carrying a propeller in its claws |identification_symbol_label= Squadron Badge |identification_symbol_2= PU (Feb 1945 - Dec 1946) |identification_symbol_2_label= Squadron codes }} No. 187 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a transport unit towards the end of World War II. HistoryFormation in World War IThe squadron formed on 1 April 1918 as a night training unit and disbanded in 1919 without acquiring its own aircraft. Formation in World War IIThe squadron reformed on 1 February 1945 at RAF Merryfield and equipped with Halifax transport aircraft. It then equipped with Dakotas for trooping flights to India and then destinations in Europe including Bari, Italy. The squadron disbanded in Austria on 1 November 1946 upon renumbering as No. 53 Squadron RAF. Postwar periodThe squadron reformed on 1 February 1953 when the No.2 Home Ferry Unit was numbered as 187 Squadron and it ferried aircraft in the UK and to Germany before it was finally disbanded on 2 September 1957. Aircraft operated
References1. ^{{cite book |last1=Pine |first1=LG |title=A Dictionary of mottoes |date=1983 |publisher=Routledge & K. Paul |location=London |isbn=0-7100-9339-X |page=249}} 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|No. 187 Squadron RAF}}
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