No. 12 Squadron RAF

No. 12 (B) Squadron RAF
Squadron badge
Active14 February 1915 (1915-02-14) – 1 April 1918 (RFC)
1 April 1918 – 27 July 1922 (RAF)
1 April 1923 – 13 July 1961
1 July 1962 – 31 December 1967
1 October 1969 – 1 April 2014
9 January 2015 – 14 February 2018
28 July 2018 – present
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Qatar Qatar
Branch Royal Air Force
Qatar Emiri Air Force
TypeJoint British/Qatari training squadron
RoleMulti–role combat
Part ofNo. 1 Group RAF
Home stationRAF Coningsby
Nickname(s)'Shiny Twelve'[1]
Motto(s)"Leads the Field"[2]
AircraftEurofighter Typhoon FGR4/T3
Battle honours *Honours marked with an asterisk are those emblazoned on the Squadron Standard[3]
Insignia
Squadron badgeA fox's mask
Squadron badge heraldryBased on a suggestion when the squadron was equipped with the Fairey Fox, an aircraft of which they were the sole operators. Approved by King George VI in February 1937.[3]
Squadron roundel
Squadron codes[4]QE (Apr 1939)
PH (Sep 1939 – Apr 1951)
GZ (Nov 1942 – Jul 1946)
FA–FZ (Aug 1985 – Apr 1996)

Number 12 Squadron, also known as No. 12 (Bomber) Squadron and occasionally as No. XII Squadron, is a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF). The squadron reformed in July 2018 as a joint RAF/Qatar Emiri Air Force squadron. It is currently based at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, and operates the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4, while temporarily integrating Qatari air and ground crews in order to provide training and support as part of the Qatari purchase of 24 Typhoons from the UK.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference RAFM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 128. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
  3. ^ a b "12 SQUADRON". raf.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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