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No. 126 Squadron RAF

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Country
  
Motto(s)
  
"Foremost in attack"

Branch
  
Active
  
1 March 1918 – 17 August 191828 June 1941 – 10 March 1946

Squadron Badge
  
A Maltese Cross under a laurel wreath.

Squadron Codes
  
V (Jun 1942 – Dec 1942)MK (Dec 1942 – May 1943)5J (Apr 1943 – Mar 1946)

No. 126 (Persian Gulf) Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a day bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter unit in World War II.

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Formation and World War I

No. 126 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed on 1 March 1918 and became a unit of the Royal Air Force a month later, but it disbanded on 17 August 1918.

Reformation in World War II

The squadron reformed in 1941 as a fighter unit equipped with Hawker Hurricanes and was stationed in Malta to provide air defence for the island. It was re-equipped with Spitfires and then operated from Sicily and Italy. It moved to the UK in April 1944 and was disbanded on 10 March 1946 after a period equipped with the Mustang.

References

No. 126 Squadron RAF Wikipedia


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