No. 12 Squadron RAF
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| No. 12 Squadron RAF | |
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| Active | 14 February 1915 |
| Role | Strike/attack |
| Garrison/HQ | RAF Lossiemouth |
| Equipment | Tornado GR4 |
| Motto | "Leads the Field" |
| Battle honours | Western Front 1915-1918, Loos, Somme 1916, Arras, Cambrai 1917, Somme 1918, Hindenburg Line, France and Low Countries 1939-1940, Meuse Bridges, Fortress Europe 1940-1944, German Ports 1941-1945, Biscay Ports 1940-1945, Berlin 1941-1945, Ruhr 1941-1945, France and Germany 1944-1945, Rhine*, Gulf 1991*, Iraq 2003 |
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| Identification symbol |
A fox's mask |
No. 12 Squadron of the Royal Air Force currently operates the Tornado GR4 from RAF Lossiemouth.
[edit] History
12 Squadron was formed in February 1915 from a flight of No. 1 Squadron.
From 1969 up to 1993 it used Blackburn Buccaneer in anti-shipping role, with Martel missiles (from 1974). In 1993 it was disbanded.
In September 1993, No. 27 Squadron RAF then at RAF Marham disbanded and immediately re-formed as No 12 Squadron.
[edit] Current role
During the period January to April 2001, the Tornado GR1s were replaced with upgraded Tornado GR4s. No 12(B) Squadron continues to support British forces in Southern Iraq.
