No. 206 Squadron RAF

No. 206 Squadron RAF
Squadron badge
Squadron badge
Active
  • 31 Dec 1916 (RNAS) – 27 Aug 1917
  • 1 Nov 1917 – 31 Mar 1918
  • 1 Apr 1918 (RAF) – 1 Feb 1920
  • 15 Jun 1936 – 25 Apr 1946
  • 17 Nov 1947 – 31 Aug 1949
  • 1 Dec 1949 – 20 Feb 1950
  • 27 Sep 1952 – 1 Apr 2005
  • 1 Apr 2009 – present
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
TypeFlying squadron
RoleTest and evaluation
Part ofAir Warfare Centre
Home stationRAF Brize Norton
Motto(s)Nihil nos effugit
(Latin for 'Nothing escapes us')[1]
Aircraft
Battle honours * Honours marked with an asterisk are emblazoned on the squadron standard.[2][3]
Insignia
Squadron badgeAn Octopus, with its many legs and quick activity, symbolises the squadron's efforts in many branches of service work. Approved by King George VI in January 1938.[4][5][6][7][8]
Squadron codesWD (Nov 1938 – Sep 1939)[9][10]
VX (Sep 1939 – Mar 1944)[11][12]
PQ (Apr 1944 – Apr 1946)[13][14]
B (Sep 1952 – May 1958)[15][16]

No. 206 Squadron is a Test and Evaluation Squadron of the Royal Air Force. Until 2005 it was employed in the maritime patrol role with the Nimrod MR.2 at RAF Kinloss, Moray. It was announced in December 2004 that 206 Squadron would disband on 1 April 2005, with half of its crews being redistributed to Nos. 120 and 201 Squadrons, also stationed at Kinloss. This was a part of the UK Defence Review called Delivering Security in a Changing World; the Nimrod MR.2 fleet was reduced in number from 21 to 16 as a consequence.

  1. ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 149. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
  2. ^ Halley 1973, p. 8.
  3. ^ Barrass, M. B. (2015). "No. 206–210 Squadron Histories". Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. ^ Rawlings 1978, p. 321.
  5. ^ Halley 1973, p. 5.
  6. ^ Rawlings 1982, p. 136
  7. ^ Halley 1988, p. 266.
  8. ^ Moyes 1976, p. 193.
  9. ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 13.
  10. ^ Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 52.
  11. ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 106.
  12. ^ Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 115.
  13. ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 83.
  14. ^ Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 97.
  15. ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 127.
  16. ^ Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 192.