No. 28 Squadron RAF

No. 28 (AC) Squadron RAF
Squadron badge
Active7 November 1915 (1915-11-07) – 1 April 1918 (RFC)
1 April 1918 – 20 January 1920 (RAF)
1 April 1920 – 2 January 1967
1 March 1968 – 3 June 1997
17 July 2001 – present
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
TypeOperational Conversion Unit
RoleSupport helicopter training
Part ofJoint Aviation Command
Home stationRAF Benson
Motto(s)Quicquid agas age
(Latin for 'Whatsoever you may do, do')[1]
AircraftBoeing Chinook HC6A
Westland Puma HC2
Battle honours * Honours marked with an asterisk may be emblazoned on the Squadron Standard
Insignia
Squadron badge heraldryIn front of a demi-Pegasus, a fasces. The demi-Pegasus represents the white horse on the downs near Yatesbury, the squadron's first operational base, while the fasces commemorates service in Italy during the First World War. Approved by King Edward VIII in October 1936.
Post-1950 squadron roundel

Number 28 Squadron, also known as No. 28 (Army Co-operation) Squadron or No. 28 (AC) Squadron, is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. Based at RAF Benson, it serves as the RAF's Operational Conversion Unit for the Westland Puma HC2 and Boeing Chinook HC5/6/6A helicopters.

  1. ^ Pine 1983, p. 191.