Country United Kingdom Squadron Badge A peacock. | Branch Royal Air Force | |
Active 1 April 1918 – 4 July 1918
15 August 1941 – 10 June 1945 Motto(s) Latin: Pennas ubique monstramus
("We show our wings everywhere") Squadron Codes WK (Aug 1941 - June 1945) | ||
No. 135 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a 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. 135 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed on 1 March 1918 at RAF Hucknall, Nottinghamshire in the training role. It was intended to train on the De Havilland DH.9 from September 1918 and to move to France in October 1918 but in a major re-organisation of squadrons after the Royal Air Force was formed the squadron disbanded on 4 July 1918 without becoming operational.
Reformation in World War II
The squadron reformed in August 1941 as a fighter unit equipped with Hawker Hurricanes and was stationed at RAF Baginton but moved to RAF Honiley in September 1941. It was then moved to Calcutta, India and Rangoon, Burma. The squadron converted to the Republic Thunderbolt I until its disbandment upon renumbering to 615 Squadron in June 1945.