No. 10 Squadron RAF

No. 10 Squadron RAF
No. 10 Squadron RAF
	Squadron badge
Active	1 January 1915 – 1 April 1918 (RFC); 1 April 1918 – 31 December 1919 (RAF); 3 January 1928 – 20 December 1947; 4 October 1948 – 20 February 1950; 15 January 1953 – 15 January 1957; 15 April 1958 – 1 March 1964; 1 July 1966 – 14 October 2005; 1 July 2011 – present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Type	Flying squadron
Role	Air transport and air-to-air refuelling
Part of	No. 2 Group
Home station	RAF Brize Norton
Nickname(s)	'Shiny Ten'
Motto(s)	Rem acu tangere; (Latin for 'To hit the mark')
Aircraft	Airbus Voyager KC2/KC3
Battle honours	Western Front (1915–1918); Loos (1915); Somme (1916); Arras (1917); Somme (1918); Channel & North Sea (1940–1945); Norway (1940); Ruhr (1940–1945); Fortress Europe (1940–1944); German Ports (1942–1945); Biscay Ports (1940–1944); Berlin (1940–1945); Invasion Ports (1940); France and Germany (1944–1945); Norway (1944); Rhine (1944–1945); Gulf (1991); Afghanistan (2001–2014); Iraq (2003–2011); Honours marked with an asterisk may be emblazoned on the Squadron Standard
Insignia
Squadron badge	Featuring a winged arrow, the squadron badge was designed by Wing Commander Whitelock while watching archery practice in Oxford. He thought the bomb was the modern equivalent of the medieval arrow, and the wings were added to indicate great speed. Approved by King George VI in September 1937.
Squadron codes	PB (Nov 1938 – Sep 1939); ZA (Sep 1939 – Aug 1945; 1948 – 1950)

Number 10 Squadron is a Royal Air Force squadron. The squadron has served in a variety of roles (observation, bombing, transport and aerial refuelling) over its 90-year history. It currently flies the Airbus Voyager KC2/KC3 in the transport/tanker role from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.

^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 197. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.

[1] Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 197. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.

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No. 10 Squadron RAF
Squadron badge
Active	1 January 1915 (1915-01-01) – 1 April 1918 (RFC) 1 April 1918 – 31 December 1919 (RAF) 3 January 1928 – 20 December 1947 4 October 1948 – 20 February 1950 15 January 1953 – 15 January 1957 15 April 1958 – 1 March 1964 1 July 1966 – 14 October 2005 1 July 2011 – present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Type	Flying squadron
Role	Air transport and air-to-air refuelling
Part of	No. 2 Group
Home station	RAF Brize Norton
Nickname(s)	'Shiny Ten'
Motto(s)	Rem acu tangere (Latin for 'To hit the mark')^[1]
Aircraft	Airbus Voyager KC2/KC3
Battle honours	Western Front (1915–1918) Loos (1915) Somme (1916) Arras (1917) Somme (1918) Channel & North Sea (1940–1945) Norway (1940) Ruhr (1940–1945) Fortress Europe (1940–1944) German Ports (1942–1945) Biscay Ports (1940–1944) Berlin (1940–1945) Invasion Ports (1940) France and Germany (1944–1945) Norway (1944) Rhine (1944–1945) Gulf (1991) Afghanistan (2001–2014) Iraq (2003–2011)* * Honours marked with an asterisk may be emblazoned on the Squadron Standard
Insignia
Squadron badge	Featuring a winged arrow, the squadron badge was designed by Wing Commander Whitelock while watching archery practice in Oxford. He thought the bomb was the modern equivalent of the medieval arrow, and the wings were added to indicate great speed. Approved by King George VI in September 1937.
Squadron codes	PB (Nov 1938 – Sep 1939) ZA (Sep 1939 – Aug 1945; 1948 – 1950)