No. 1 Squadron RAF

No. 1 (F) Squadron RAF
I Squadron badge
Active
  • 1911–1912 (RE)
  • 1912–1918 (RFC)
  • 1918–1920
  • 1920–1926
  • 1927–1958
  • 1958–2011
  • 2012 – present
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
TypeFlying squadron
RoleMulti–role combat
Part ofNo. 1 Group RAF
Home stationRAF Lossiemouth
Motto(s)In omnibus princeps
(Latin for 'First in all things')[1]
AircraftEurofighter Typhoon FGR4
Insignia
Squadron tail badge
Squadron badge heraldryA winged numeral "1". Approved by King Edward VIII in July 1936 as the authorised version of a badge which had originated during the First World War.
Post 1950 squadron roundel
Squadron CodesNA (Nov 1938 – Sep 1939)[2][3]
JX (Sep 1939 – Apr 1951)[4][5]
FA–FZ (Present)

Number 1 Squadron, also known as No. 1 (Fighter) Squadron, is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was the first squadron to fly a VTOL aircraft.[6] It currently operates Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth.[6]

The squadron motto, In omnibus princeps ("First in all things") reflects the squadron's status as the RAF's oldest unit, having been involved in almost every major British military operation from the First World War to the present time. These include the Second World War, Suez Crisis, Falklands War, Gulf War, Kosovo War, and Operation Telic (Iraq).

  1. ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 110. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
  2. ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 11.
  3. ^ Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 51.
  4. ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 59.
  5. ^ Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 81.
  6. ^ a b "Squadron Histories 1-5". Air of Authority. 2014. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.