| No. 20 Squadron RAF | |
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| Active | 1 September 1915 - 1 August 1947 11 February 1949 - 16 September 1951 14 June 1952 - 30 December 1960 1 September 1961 - 13 February 1970 1 December 1970 - 31 July 1992 1 September 1992 - 31 March 2010 1 June 2021 - Present |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Type | Operational Conversion Unit |
| Role | Air Surveillance and Control System training |
| Home station | RAF Boulmer |
| Motto(s) | Latin: Facta non verba ("Deeds not Words")[1] |
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| Squadron Badge heraldry | In front of the rising sun, an eagle, wings elevated and perched on a sword. The rising sun is intended to commemorate the unit's long association with the Asia. The eagle is perched on 'Talwar' indicative of the Squadron's work with the Army in India. |
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No. 20 Squadron is the Royal Air Force's Operational Conversion Unit (OCU) for ground-based Tactical Air Command and Control, and Air Battle Management. It is part of the RAF's Air Surveillance and Control System (ASACS) and is based at RAF Boulmer. It was allocated the role on 1 June 2021.[2]
The squadron had previously been a flying squadron. In its last role, it was the Operational Conversion Unit for the UK's Joint Force Harrier; from September 1992 until March 2010 the squadron operated the BAE Harrier at RAF Wittering.[3]
- ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 71. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
- ^ "Royal Air Force". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "RAF - 20 Squadron". 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2021.