No. 127 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | (RFC) 1 March 1918–4 July 1918 (RAF) 29 June 1941–30 April 1945 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Part of | RAF Fighter Command |
Motto(s) | Eothen (Latin: Out of the east)[1] |
Aircraft | Gloster Gladiator Hawker Hurricane Supermarine Spitfire |
Battle honours | World War II • Home Defence • Middle East • Italy • Western Desert • Invasion of Europe |
Insignia | |
Squadron Badge heraldry | A tarantula |
Squadron Codes | EJ (June 1942–January 1943) 9N )April 1944–April 1945) |
No. 127 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the United Kingdom's Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force. Originally formed in early 1918 for service in the First World War, it was disbanded after six months without commencing operations. Reformed in 1941 for the Second World War, it served in the Middle East, the Mediterranean and in Europe.