No. 601 Squadron RAF

No. 601 (County of London) Squadron RAuxAF
No. 601 Squadron badge
Active14 October 1925 – May 1945
June 1946 – 10 March 1957
20 April 2017 – present
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
Part ofRoyal Auxiliary Air Force
Nickname(s)The Millionaires' Squadron[1]
The Millionaires' Mob[2]
The Legion[3]
Motto(s)None[1][4][5]
Post 1951 Squadron insignia
Battle honoursFrance & Low Countries, 1940*
Dunkirk*
Battle of Britain, 1940*
Home Defence, 1940–42
Fortress Europe, 1941–42
Malta, 1942
Egypt & Libya, 1942*
El Alamein*
El Hamma
North Africa, 1943*
Sicily, 1943*
Italy, 1943–45*
Anzio & Nettuno
Gustav Line
Gothic Line
Honours marked with an asterisk* are those that are emblazoned on the Squadron Standard
Commanders
Officer CommandingAir Vice Marshal Malcolm Brecht CB, CBE
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldryA winged sword[1][4][5]
Squadron CodesYN (Jan 1939 – Sep 1939)[6]
UF (Sep 1939 – Apr 1942, Apr 1942 – Aug 1945)[7]
1 & 3 (Apr 1942)
RAH (May 1946 – 1949)[8]
HT (1949 – Apr 1951)[9]

Number 601 (County of London) Squadron is a squadron of the RAF Reserves, based in London. The squadron took part in the Battle of Britain, during which the first Americans to fly in World War II were members of the squadron.

Reactivated in 2017, it is a specialist squadron "tapping into the talents of leaders from industry, academia and research to advise and shape and inspire [the RAF]".[10]

  1. ^ a b c Moyes 1976, p. 272.
  2. ^ Hunt 1972, p. 67.
  3. ^ Moulson 1964
  4. ^ a b Rawlings 1976, p. 472.
  5. ^ a b Halley 1988, p. 417.
  6. ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 14.
  7. ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, pp. 100–101.
  8. ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 138.
  9. ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 53.
  10. ^ "Defence Secretary celebrates UK's partnerships at Airpower 2017". UK Ministry of Defence. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.