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No. XV (Reserve) Squadron
XV Squadron badge
Active 1 March 1915 (RFC)
Role Strike/attack
Garrison/HQ RAF Lossiemouth
Motto "Aim Sure"
Equipment Tornado GR4
Battle honours Western Front 1915-1918, Somme 1916, Arras, Cambrai 1917, Some 1918, Hindenburg Line, France and Low Countries 1939-1940, Meuse Bridges, Dunkirk, Invasion Ports 1940, Fortress Europe 1941-1944, Ruhr 1941-1945, Berlin 1941-1945, Biscay Ports 1941-1945, France and Germany 1944-1945, Normandy 1944, Gulf 1991. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1915: Events January January 19 - First Zeppelin raid on the The Royal Flying Corps (RFC was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. RAF Lossiemouth is a Royal Air Force station to the west of the town of Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A battle honour is a military tradition practised in the Commonwealth countries of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand
Insignia
Identification
symbol		 A hind's head between wings elevated and conjoined in base

No. XV (Reserve) Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Panavia Tornado GR4 from RAF Lossiemouth. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout RAF Lossiemouth is a Royal Air Force station to the west of the town of Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland. XV or 15 Sqn is the RAF's Operational Conversion Unit for the Tornado GR4. An Operational Conversion Unit (OCU is a unit within an Air force whose role is to support preparation for the operational missions of a specific aircraft type by providing The OCU teaches pilots how to fly the aircraft and what tactics to use to best exploit the performance of their aircraft and its weapons.

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History

On 1 September 1958 it became the second Handley Page Victor squadron, stationed at RAF Cottesmore. Station crest The badge of RAF Cottesmore consists of a Hunting horn, a Five-pointed star and a horseshoe In 1962 it was one of the many squadrons ready for action during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Deploying to RAF Tengah in 1963, it was on hand as a show of force to deter Indonesia during the Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation. Following this, it was disbanded on 31st October 1964 upon withdrawal from overseas detachment.

XV Squadron were deployed to Saudi Arabia during the buildup to Operation Desert Storm, with the specific brief to knock out the Iraqi Air Force bases by bombing the runways. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi The Iraqi Air Force or IQAF (Arabic Al Quwwa al Jawwiya al Iraqiya القوة الجوية العراقية is the military branch in Iraq responsible A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. On their first mission, an ultra-low level daylight mission on Ar Rumaylah airfield with Squadron Leader Pablo Mason leading a flight of four Tornados, his number two crew of John Peters and navigator John Nichol were shot down and became POW's. Squadron Leader Paul "Pablo" Mason RAF (Rtd is a former Royal Air Force pilot who led the lead RAF Tornado Squadron during Flight Lieutenant John Nichol (born December 1963 North Shields) is a retired Royal Air Force navigator who was shot down and captured during Mason flew and led 24 bombing missions in total in Desert Storm, from ultra-low level daylight, medium-level night bombing and on 2nd February 1991 the first ever Buccaneer/Tornado attack using laser-guided bombs. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A laser-guided bomb (LGB is a Precision-guided munition (PGM that uses semi-active Laser homing to strike a designated target with greater accuracy than a free-fall [1]

Previous Aircraft

Tornado ZA463 of No. XV Squadron
Tornado ZA463 of No. XV Squadron

See also

XV Squadron as in the past before the Vulcan, were equipped with the English Electric Canberra B2 Bomber. The Royal Aircraft Factory RE8 was a British two-seat Biplane Reconnaissance and Bomber aircraft of the First World War. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Hawker Hart was a British two-seater Biplane light-bomber of the Royal Air Force (RAF which had a prominent role during the RAF's inter-war period Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The British Hawker Hind was an Royal Air Force light bomber of the inter-war years produced by Hawker Aircraft. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Lanc" redirects here Distinguish from Lank (adjective and from Amon Lanc (a place in Tolkien's fiction Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 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 Squadron Leader Paul "Pablo" Mason RAF (Rtd is a former Royal Air Force pilot who led the lead RAF Tornado Squadron during MacRobert's Reply was the name given to a famous World War II, Royal Air Force aircraft a Short Stirling bomber serial N6086 operated The first British Jet Bomber. The squadron received the first one in June 1953, whilst at R. A. F. Coningsby (Lincolnshire), Cottesmore (Rutlandshire) and last Honington (Suffolk). Used in combat in the Sues Crisis and dropped the most bombs in the eighteen day of conflict. The Squadron disbanded in July 1953. J. A. Britton XV Squadron Association, Canberra Chapter Leader.

References

  1. ^ a b 121 Sqn. ATC - News - Pablo Mason

External links

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