No. 127 Squadron RAF

No. 127 Squadron RAF
No. 127 Squadron RAF
127 Squadron badge
Official Squadron Badge of 127 Squadron RAF
Active (RFC) 1 March 1918 - 4 July 1918
(RAF) 29 June 1941 - 30 April 1945
Country United Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg Royal Air Force
Role Fighter Command.
Motto Eothen (Out of the East)
Aircraft Gladiator
Hurricane
Spitfire
Battle honours World War II
• Home Defence
• Middle East
• Italy
• Western Desert
• Invasion of Europe
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldry A tarantula.
Squadron Codes HF allocated April 1939 - September 1939
EJ June 1942 - January 1943
9N April 1944 - April 1945

No. 127 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the United Kingdom's Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force.

It was first formed as a day bomber unit in February 1918, but was disbanded on 4 July of that year without seeing service. From 29 June to 12 July 1941, the designation was assigned to a detachment of Hawker Hurricanes and Gloster Gladiators in service in Iraq before they were renumbered No. 261 Squadron. Thereafter, the designation was taken up again and the squadron who served in Egypt, England and France before disbanding on 30 April 1945.


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