No. 102 Squadron RAF

No. 102 (Ceylon) Squadron RAF
No. 102 Squadron badge
Active9 Aug 1917 – 3 Jul 1919
1 Oct 1935 – 28 Feb 1946
20 Oct 1954 – 20 Aug 1956
1 Aug 1959 – 27 Apr 1963[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
Nickname(s)Ceylon[2]
"Morecambe's 'own' Squadron"[3] (Unofficial)
Motto(s)Latin: Tentate et Perficite
("Attempt and achieve")[2][3]
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldryOn a demi-terrestrial globe a lion rampant guardant holding in the forepaws a bomb[2][3]
Squadron CodesTQ (Apr 1939 – Sep 1939)[4][5]
DY (Sep 1939 – May 1945)[6][7]
EF (May 1945 – Feb 1946)[8][9]

No. 102 Squadron was a Royal Air Force night bomber squadron in the First World War and a heavy bomber squadron in the Second World War. After the war it flew briefly as a transport squadron before being reformed a light bomber unit with the Second Tactical Air Force within RAF Germany. Its last existence was as a Thor strategic missile unit.

  1. ^ Jefford 2001, p. 57.
  2. ^ a b c Halley 1988, p. 176.
  3. ^ a b c Moyes 1976, pp. 139–142.
  4. ^ Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, p. 13.
  5. ^ Flintham and Thomas 2003, p. 51.
  6. ^ Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, p. 32.
  7. ^ Flintham and Thomas 2003, p. 69.
  8. ^ Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, p. 34.
  9. ^ Flintham and Thomas 2003, p. 150.