| No. 207 Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
 Official squadron badge for No. 207 Squadron RAF | |
| Active | 31 December 1916 – 1 April 1918 (RNAS) 1 April 1918 – 20 January 1920 (RAF) 1 February 1920 – 19 April 1940 1 November 1940 – 1 March 1950 4 June 1951 – 27 March 1956 1 April 1956 – 1 May 1965 3 February 1969 – 30 June 1984 12 July 2002 – 13 January 2012[1][2] 1 August 2019 – present[3] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Type | Flying squadron |
| Role | Operational conversion unit |
| Part of | No. 1 Group (Air Combat) |
| Home station | RAF Marham |
| Nickname(s) | "Black Cat Squadron" (WW1) "City of Leicester" (After 1939) |
| Motto(s) | Latin: Semper paratus ("Always prepared")[4] |
| Aircraft | Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning |
| Battle honours | Western Front, 1916–1918 Ypres, 1917* Somme, 1918* Amiens Hindenburg Line* Biscay Ports, 1941–1945 German Ports, 1941–1945* Berlin, 1941–1945* Ruhr, 1941–1945* Baltic 1941–1945 Fortress Europe 1941–1944 France & Germany, 1944–1945* Normandy, 1944* Honours marked with an asterisk* are those emblazoned on the Squadron Standard |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Commander Tim Flatman RN |
| Notable commanders | Arthur Tedder Vashon James Wheeler |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron Badge heraldry | A winged lion statant[4] Approved by King Edward VIII in May 1936.[5] |
| Squadron roundel |  |
| Squadron Codes | 207 (Apr 1938 – Apr 1939) NJ (Apr 1939 – Sep 1939)[6][7] EM (Nov 1939 – Mar 1950)[8][9] D (1983–1984)[10] |
Number 207 Squadron is a historic bomber squadron and, latterly, a communications and flying training squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was announced on 5 July 2017 that No. 207 Squadron will again reform to become the Operational Conversion Unit for the UK F-35B Lightning Force and will return to RAF Marham in Norfolk where it was last based in 1965.[11] No. 207 Squadron arrived at RAF Marham with six F-35Bs on 16 July 2019 before officially standing to on 1 August.[3][12]
- ^ Jefford 2001, pp. 71–72.
- ^ RAF – 207 Squadron Archived 10 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Second Lightning Fight Jet Squadron Arrives in UK". www.raf.mod.uk. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ a b Halley 1988, p. 268.
- ^ "207 Sqn". RAF Heraldry Trust. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, p. 13.
- ^ Flintham and Thomas 2003, p. 51.
- ^ Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, p. 35.
- ^ Flintham and Thomas 2003, p. 70.
- ^ Flintham and Thomas 2003, p. 198.
- ^ "Identity of F-35 Lightning Training Squadron Announced". www.raf.mod.uk. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "A small ceremony took place yesterday to mark the standing up of 207 Squadron at RAF Marham". RAF Marham (Facebook). 2 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.