101. RAF Squadron
No. 101 Squadron RAF
period of existence
101. RFC Squadron [1917-1918]
101. RAF Squadron [1918-1919]
101. RAF Squadron [1928-1957]
101. RAF Squadron [1957-1982]
101. RAF Squadron [1984 -]
motto
Mens agitat molem (Mind over matter)
history
The unit was formed on July 12, 1917 at the base Farnborough and after only two weeks it moved to France as a night bomber. He plays this role on the Western Front until the armistice. It returned to Great Britain in March 1919 and was dissolved there on December 31 of the same year.
In March 1928, it was restored as a daily bomber at Bircham Newton Base. She enters the fighting of World War II armed with light bombers Bristol Blenheim, which are replaced in 1941 Wellingtons and later Lancastery. In addition to night raids, the squadron crews were given a special task. Their Lancasters were equipped with an undercover radio device called the "Airborne Cigar" (ABC), which allowed connection to the frequencies of German night fighters and their ground controllers. The operator of this facility was a pilot speaking fluent German, who interfered in German communication with intentionally false information. One of these operators was the Czechoslovak P/O Fischl. In the immediate post-war period, the squadron avoided cancellation, and so in 1950 it could (after receiving the machines Canberra B.2) become the first bombing unit equipped with jet technology. In 1955, its pilots took part in the fighting with the Malaysian guerrillas as part of Operation Firedog, the following year, during the Suez Crisis, it launched night attacks on Egyptian airports, but on February 1, 1957, it was disbanded.
Already on October 15 of the same year, it is rebuilt at the base Finningley. This time her armament consisted of a strategic bomber Avro Vulcan, capable of carrying nuclear bombs. However, the most famous action of the squadron is the bombing of the airport in the Argentine-occupied Falkland Islands in 1982. However, it was already a swan song of these aircraft and on August 4, 1982, the squadron was dissolved.
It was last restored on May 1, 1984 at Brize Norton, in a new role. In its arsenal appeared transport and especially refueling aircraft Vickers VC10, with which it participated in combat operations in the Persian Gulf, over Kosovo and Afghanistan. In 2013, it was converted to flying tankers Airbus Voyager.
Battle Honors
Western Front, 1917-1918
Ypres, 1917
Somme, 1918
Light
Hindenburg Line
Fortress Europe, 1940-1944
Invasion Ports, 1940
Ruhr, 1940-1945
Berlin, 1941
Channel & North Sea, 1941-1944
Biscay Ports, 1941-1944
German Ports, 1941-1944
Baltic, 1942-1945
Berlin, 1943-1944
France & Germany, 1944-1945
Normandy, 1944
Walcheren
South Atlantic, 1982
Gulf, 1991
Iraq, 2003
resources
Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
Jefford, Wing Commander C.G., MBE, BA, RAF (Retd.). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
http://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn101-105.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._101_Squadron_RAF
www.raf.mod.uk
https://101squadronassociation.org.uk/
www.historyofwar.org
http://www.lancaster-archive.com/bc_sqn-101.htm
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/101_squadron.html
No. 101 Squadron RAF
period of existence
101. RFC Squadron [1917-1918]
101. RAF Squadron [1918-1919]
101. RAF Squadron [1928-1957]
101. RAF Squadron [1957-1982]
101. RAF Squadron [1984 -]
motto
Mens agitat molem (Mind over matter)
history
The unit was formed on July 12, 1917 at the base Farnborough and after only two weeks it moved to France as a night bomber. He plays this role on the Western Front until the armistice. It returned to Great Britain in March 1919 and was dissolved there on December 31 of the same year.
In March 1928, it was restored as a daily bomber at Bircham Newton Base. She enters the fighting of World War II armed with light bombers Bristol Blenheim, which are replaced in 1941 Wellingtons and later Lancastery. In addition to night raids, the squadron crews were given a special task. Their Lancasters were equipped with an undercover radio device called the "Airborne Cigar" (ABC), which allowed connection to the frequencies of German night fighters and their ground controllers. The operator of this facility was a pilot speaking fluent German, who interfered in German communication with intentionally false information. One of these operators was the Czechoslovak P/O Fischl. In the immediate post-war period, the squadron avoided cancellation, and so in 1950 it could (after receiving the machines Canberra B.2) become the first bombing unit equipped with jet technology. In 1955, its pilots took part in the fighting with the Malaysian guerrillas as part of Operation Firedog, the following year, during the Suez Crisis, it launched night attacks on Egyptian airports, but on February 1, 1957, it was disbanded.
Already on October 15 of the same year, it is rebuilt at the base Finningley. This time her armament consisted of a strategic bomber Avro Vulcan, capable of carrying nuclear bombs. However, the most famous action of the squadron is the bombing of the airport in the Argentine-occupied Falkland Islands in 1982. However, it was already a swan song of these aircraft and on August 4, 1982, the squadron was dissolved.
It was last restored on May 1, 1984 at Brize Norton, in a new role. In its arsenal appeared transport and especially refueling aircraft Vickers VC10, with which it participated in combat operations in the Persian Gulf, over Kosovo and Afghanistan. In 2013, it was converted to flying tankers Airbus Voyager.
Battle Honors
Western Front, 1917-1918
Ypres, 1917
Somme, 1918
Light
Hindenburg Line
Fortress Europe, 1940-1944
Invasion Ports, 1940
Ruhr, 1940-1945
Berlin, 1941
Channel & North Sea, 1941-1944
Biscay Ports, 1941-1944
German Ports, 1941-1944
Baltic, 1942-1945
Berlin, 1943-1944
France & Germany, 1944-1945
Normandy, 1944
Walcheren
South Atlantic, 1982
Gulf, 1991
Iraq, 2003
resources
Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
Jefford, Wing Commander C.G., MBE, BA, RAF (Retd.). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
http://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn101-105.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._101_Squadron_RAF
www.raf.mod.uk
https://101squadronassociation.org.uk/
www.historyofwar.org
http://www.lancaster-archive.com/bc_sqn-101.htm
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/101_squadron.html
