No. 7 Squadron RAF

No. 7 Squadron RAF
Squadron badge
Active
  • 1 May 1914 (1914-05-01) – 8 August 1914
  • 29 September 1914 – 31 December 1919
  • 1 June 1923 – 8 April 1940
  • 1 August 1940 – 1 January 1956
  • 1 November 1956 – 30 September 1962
  • 1 May 1970 – 5 January 1982
  • 1 September 1982 – present[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Air Force
TypeAir force
RoleAir assault
Airlift
Combat search and rescue
Heavy-lift support
Medical evacuation
Military logistics
Special operations support
SizeSquadron
Part ofJoint Special Forces Aviation Wing
Home stationRAF Odiham
Motto(s)Per diem, per noctem
(Latin for 'By day and by night')[2]
AircraftBoeing Chinook HC6
Battle honours * Honours marked with an asterisk may be emblazoned on the Squadron Standard
Insignia
Squadron badge heraldryOn a hurt, seven mullets of six points forming a representation of the constellation Ursa Major. Approved by King George VI in June 1939.
Squadron CodesLT (November 1938 – September 1939)
MG (August 1940 – April 1951)
XU (June 1943 – 1945)
EA-EZ (Present)

No. 7 Squadron is a special operations support squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Boeing Chinook HC6 from RAF Odiham, Hampshire.

  1. ^ Jefford 2001, p. 29
  2. ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 170. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.