Country United Kingdom Motto(s) "Precision in Defence" | Branch Royal Air Force | |
Active 1917–18 (RFC)
1941–45 & 1952–58 (RAF) Role Bomber Command and Anti-Aircraft Calibration Aircraft Lysander
Hawker Hurricane
Tiger Moth
Avro Anson
Airspeed Oxford
Vickers Varsity
Avro Lincoln |
No. 116 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron first formed as part of the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. Reformed as part of the RAF during World War II it served as an anti-aircraft calibration unit and also operated post-war from 1952 until 1958.
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