| No. 30 Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 24 March 1915 – 1 April 1918 (RFC) 1 April 1918 – 1 April 1946 (RAF) 1 Nov 1947 – 6 Sept 1967 10 June 1968 – 8 Dec 2016[1] 28 September 2021 – present |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Type | Flying squadron |
| Role | Tactical air transport |
| Part of | No. 2 Group |
| Home station | RAF Brize Norton |
| Motto(s) | Ventre a terre (French for 'All out')[2] |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron badge heraldry | A date palm tree, signifying the squadron's long service in the Middle East. Approved by King George VI in May 1938. |
No. 30 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Airbus A400M Atlas transport aircraft and is based at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.
The squadron was first formed as a unit of the Royal Flying Corps in 1915, serving through the rest of the First World War in Egypt and Mesopotamia, carrying out reconnaissance, bombing and air-to-air combat duties. After the end of the war, the squadron continued to serve in Iraq, attacking rebels against the British rule in Iraq and later rebels against the Iraqi government.
- ^ "No 30 Squadron". Air of Authority. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 247. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.