No. 29 Squadron RAF

No. 29 Squadron RAF
Squadron badge
Active
  • 7 November 1915 (1915-11-07) – 1919
  • 1923–1974
  • 1975–1998
  • 2003 – present
CountryUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Air Force
TypeOperational Conversion Unit
RoleTyphoon training
Part ofNo. 1 Group RAF
Home stationRAF Coningsby
Motto(s)Impiger et Acer
(Latin for 'Energetic and keen')[1]
AircraftEurofighter Typhoon FGR4
Battle honours * Honours marked with an asterisk may be emblazoned on the Squadron Standard
Insignia
Squadron tail badge
Squadron badge heraldryAn eagle in flight, preying on a buzzard - representing air combat.
Squadron roundel
Squadron CodesYB (Dec 1938 – Sep 1939)
RO (Sep 1939 – Apr 1951)
BA–BZ (1987 – present)

No. 29 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was first raised as a unit of the Royal Flying Corps in 1915, and is one of the world's oldest fighter squadrons. The second British squadron to receive the Eurofighter Typhoon, it is currently the operational conversion unit (OCU) for the Typhoon.

  1. ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 106. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.