No. 16 Squadron RAF
| No. 16 Squadron | ||
|---|---|---|
Squadron badge | ||
| Information | ||
| Role | Not currently extant | |
| Aircraft Operated | none | |
| Home Station | n/a | |
| Motto | Operta aperta – "Hidden things are revealed" (a reference to the reconnaissance role of the Squadron). | |
| History | ||
| Date Founded | 10 February 1915 | |
| Badge | Two keys in saltire. The badge symbolises army co-operation duties, the keys indicating the unlocking of the enemy's secrets, the gold key by day, the black key by night | |
| Notable Battle Honours | Western Front 1915–1918, Neuve Chappelle, Loos, Somme 1916, Arras, Ypres 1917, France and Low Countries 1940, Dunkirk, Fortress Europe 1943–1944, France and Germany 1944, Normandy 1944, Arnhem, Ruhr 1944–1945, Gulf 1991 | |
No. 16 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, until 11 March 2005, operated the SEPECAT Jaguar GR3 from RAF Coltishall. As 16 (Reserve) Sqn, it was the RAF's Operational Conversion Unit for the Jaguar. The OCU taught pilots how to fly the aircraft and what tactics to use to best exploit the performance of their aircraft and its weapons. The Jaguar is scheduled to be replaced by the Eurofighter Typhoon in RAF service.
RAF Jaguar units
Previous Aircraft Operated
- Voisin
- BE2A/B
- Shorthorn
- BE2C
- Bristol Fighter
- Atlas
- Audaxe
- Lysander
- Mustang
- Spitfire
- Tempest
- Vampire 1948 -1954
- Venom 1954 – 1957
- Canberra 1958 – 1972
- Buccaneer 1972 – 1984
- Tornado GR1 1984 – 1991
- Jaguar 1991 – 2005
See also
Categories: Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons | Military stubs