| No. 23 Squadron RAF | |
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| Active | 1 September 1915 – 1 April 1918 (RFC) 1 April 1918 – 31 December 1919 (RAF) 1 July 1925 – 25 September 1945 1 September 1946 – 31 October 1975 1 November 1975 – 31 October 1988 1 November 1988 – 2 October 2009 January 2021[1][2] – Present |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Motto(s) | Latin: Semper Aggressus ("Always on the attack")[3] |
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| Insignia | |
| Squadron badge | An eagle preying on a falcon. Approved by King George VI in April 1937.[4] |
| Squadron roundel |  |
| Squadron Codes | MS Sep 1938 – Sep 1939 YP (Sep 1939 – May 1945;Sep 1946 – Apr 1951) EA–EZ (Nov 1988–Feb 1994) |
Number 23 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force responsible for 'day-to-day space operations', having been reformed in January 2021, as the first "space squadron".[5][6] Up until its disbandment in October 2009, it operated the Boeing Sentry AEW1 Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire.
- ^ "ADS Advance - The space domain and UK security". www.adsadvance.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Chuter, Andrew (15 January 2020). "Former fighter pilot picked to lead British military's space command". Defense News. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Rawlings 1978, p. 58.
- ^ "23 Squadron". Royal Air Force. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "ADS Advance - The space domain and UK security". www.adsadvance.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Chuter, Andrew (15 January 2020). "Former fighter pilot picked to lead British military's space command". Defense News. Retrieved 23 January 2021.