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No. II (AC) Squadron
2 Squadron badge
Active 13 May 1912 (RFC)
Role Reconnaissance
Garrison/HQ RAF Marham
Motto "Hereward" (Guardian of the Army)
Equipment Tornado GR4A
Battle honours Western Front 1914-1918, Neuve Chappelle, Ypres 1915, Somme 1916, France and Low Countries 1939-1940, Dunkirk, Normandy 1944, Arnhem, Gulf 1991, Iraq 2003
Insignia
Identification
symbol		 Three concentric circles over all a Wake knot

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History

Formed on 13 May 1912, along with 1 Sqn and 3 Sqn, 2 Sqn was a founder member of the Royal Flying Corps. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting No 1 (F Squadron is a Squadron of the Royal Air Force. It currently operates the Harrier GR7 from RAF Cottesmore. No 3 (F Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Typhoon F2 /FGR4 and T1 from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire The Royal Flying Corps (RFC was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. The squadron's first commander was Major C J Burke. Charles James Burke was an officer in the Royal Irish Regiment and the Royal Flying Corps and a military aviation pioneer Starting a role which continues to this day, the squadron spent World War I on reconnaissance duties in France flying, amongst other aircraft, the B.E.2. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

The squadron gained the AC in its title in the inter-war years, flying Army Co-operation (AC) sorties during the troubles around the partition of Ireland in the early 1920s. The Partition of Ireland took place on 3 May 1921 under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. After time in China during 1927 the squadron re-equipped with the Armstrong Whitworth Atlas again on Army Co-operation work. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

At the outbreak of World War II the unit was flying Lysanders. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout In France until the Dunkirk evacuation, the squadron equipped with fighters - the Tomahawk in 1940, the Mustang in 1942 and Spitfire Mk 14s in 1944

In July 1944, II (AC) Sqn returned to France, and the reconnaissance role, with Spitfire PR Mk 11s as part of the Army of Occupation. The Battle of Dunkirk was the defense and evacuation of the British and Allied forces that had been separated from the main body of the French defenses by the German advance WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

The squadron spent much of the Cold War in Germany, flying various fighter types, including latterly Phantoms and then Jaguars. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Along with the rest of the RAF, II (AC) Sqn withdrew from Germany in the late 1990s - moving to RAF Marham with its Tornado GR1As. Royal Air Force Station Marham, commonly known as RAF Marham, is a Royal Air Force station, a Military Airbase, near the WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout These were upgraded to the latest GR4 standard, with which the squadron deployed at part of Operation Telic over Iraq in 2003. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Operation (or Op TELIC is the codename under which all British operations of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq and after are being conducted For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.

Tornado GR4 in special markings for the 95th Anniversary of the squadron in 2007
Tornado GR4 in special markings for the 95th Anniversary of the squadron in 2007


Previous Aircraft operated

Accolades

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See also

This is a list of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons. It includes Royal Flying Corps (RFC and Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS squadrons incorporated into the
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