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- Number 115 Squadron is a Royal Air Force squadron operating the Grob Tutor T1, training QFIs for the RAF's Elementary Flying Training (EFT) squadrons and the University Air Squadrons, as well as undertaking evaluation and standardisation duties. No. 115 Squadron was formed during the First World War. It was then equipped with Handley Page O/400 heavy bombers. During World War II the squadron served as a bomber squadron and after the war it flew in a similar role till 1958, when it was engaged as a radio calibration unit. The squadron disbanded for the last time as an operational unit in 1993, but reformed in 2008 at RAF Cranwell as No. 115(Reserve) Squadron, part of No. 22 Group, operating the Grob Tutor T.1 before moving to their present base at RAF Wittering. (en)
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- * (Honours marked with an asterisk may be emblazoned on the Squadron Standard)
- *Baltic(1943)
- *Berlin(1940–1945)*
- *Biscay Ports 1940–1943
- *Channel & North Sea (1939–1943)*
- *Fortress Europe(1940–1945)*
- *France & Germany (1944–1945)
- *France & Low Countries
- *German Ports (1940–1945)*
- *Independent Force & Germany(1918)*
- *Invasion Ports (1940)
- *Normandy(1944)*
- *Norway(1940)*
- *Rhine
- *Ruhr(1940–1945)*
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- Adexterhanderasedat the wrist holding atiller. The squadron laid great stress on the importance of navigation and the hand on the tiller is symbolic of this. Approved byKing George VIin February 1938.
- A4 Nov 1943 – Oct 1944 (only used by 'C' Flt)
- BK (Apr 1939 – Sep 1939)
- IL Nov 1944 – Aug 1945
- KO (Sep 1939 – Mar 1950, Jun 1950 – Apr 1951)
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- Qualified flying instructor training
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- *Independent Force & Germany *
*Channel & North Sea *
*Norway *
*France & Low Countries
*German Ports *
*Ruhr *
*Fortress Europe *
*Invasion Ports
*Berlin *
*Biscay Ports 1940–1943
*Baltic
*Normandy *
*France & Germany
*Rhine
* (Honours marked with an asterisk may be emblazoned on the Squadron Standard) (en)
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- 0001-04-01 (xsd:gMonthDay)
- 0001-06-13 (xsd:gMonthDay)
- 0001-06-15 (xsd:gMonthDay)
- 0001-08-21 (xsd:gMonthDay)
- 0001-10-01 (xsd:gMonthDay)
- 0001-12-01 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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- BK (en)
- KO (en)
- A dexter hand erased at the wrist holding a tiller. The squadron laid great stress on the importance of navigation and the hand on the tiller is symbolic of this. Approved by King George VI in February 1938. (en)
- A4 Nov 1943 – Oct 1944 (en)
- IL Nov 1944 – Aug 1945 (en)
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- Squadron badge heraldry (en)
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- Despite the elements (en)
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- Qualified flying instructor training (en)
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- Flying training squadron (en)
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- No. 115 Squadron RAF (en)
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- Number 115 Squadron is a Royal Air Force squadron operating the Grob Tutor T1, training QFIs for the RAF's Elementary Flying Training (EFT) squadrons and the University Air Squadrons, as well as undertaking evaluation and standardisation duties. (en)
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- No. 115 Squadron RAF (en)
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