No. 98 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | August 1917 – March 1919 February 1936 – July 1941 September 1942 – July 1957 August 1959 – February 1976 |
Country | UK |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Motto(s) | Never failing[1] |
Battle honours | Western Front 1918 Amiens Lys Atlantic 1940–1941 Fortress Europe 1940–44 Normandy 1944 France & Germany 1944–45 Rhine |
Insignia | |
Squadron Badge heraldry | Cerberus. The squadron claims to have barred the way (front and rear) during the German retreat in 1918 and so considered Cerberus, as the watchdog of Hades, a suitable badge. |
Squadron Codes | VO, OE |
Aircraft flown | |
Bomber | Airco DH.9 Hawker Hind Fairey Battle B-25 Mitchell de Havilland Mosquito de Havilland Vampire de Havilland Venom |
Electronic warfare | English Electric Canberra |
Fighter | Hawker Hunter |
No. 98 Squadron was a Royal Air Force bomber squadron during World War I and World War II. It flew fighter-bombers post-war, and converted to fighters in 1955. Reformed as a ballistic missile unit between 1959 and 1963, its final incarnation was as a radar calibration unit. It was disbanded in 1976.