| No. 45 Squadron RAF | |
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| Active | 1 March 1916 – 1 April 1918 (RFC) 1 April 1918 – 31 Dec 1919 (RAF) 1 April 1921 – 17 January 1927 25 April 1927 – 13 January 1970 1 August 1972 – 26 July 1976 1 January 1984 – 1 April 1992 1 July 1992 – present |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Type | Flying squadron |
| Role | Multi-engine pilot and weapons systems operator training |
| Part of | No. 3 Flying Training School |
| Home station | RAF Cranwell |
| Nickname(s) | 'Flying Camels' |
| Motto(s) | Per ardua surgo (Latin for 'Through difficulties I arise')[1] |
| Aircraft | Embraer Phenom T1 |
| Battle honours | Western Front (1916–1917)*, Somme (1916), Ypres (1917), Italian Front and Adriatic (1917–1918), Piave, Independent Force and Germany (1918)*, Kurdistan (1922–1924), Iraq (1923–1925), Egypt and Libya (1940–1942)*, East Africa (1940)*, Syria (1941), Burma (1942)*, Arakan (1943–1944)*, Burma (1944–1945)*, Honours marked with an asterisk are those emblazoned on the Squadron Standard |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron badge heraldry | A winged camel, commemorating the Sopwith Camel used for a large part of the First World War, and the squadron's long association with the Middle East. Approved by King Edward VIII in October 1936. |
| Squadron roundel |  |
Number 45 Squadron is a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force. The squadron, which was established on 1 March 1916 as part of the Royal Flying Corps, currently provides flying training using Embraer Phenom T1s and operates under the command of No. 3 Flying Training School at RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire.
- ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 170. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.