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Formed in 1915 as a fighter squadron, it also operated early bomber types. After reforming in 1931 it again operated a variety of bi-plane bombers before seeing action during WWII on a number of fronts with the Bristol Blenheim. Reformed again in 1953 it went on to operate jet bombers such as the
576:(ECM) role, disbanded, with the Valiant equipped C Flight being redesignated No. 18 Squadron. The squadron's seven Valiants were fitted with an array of powerful jammers to interfere with communications and radar. They were initially employed for training purposes, simulating hostile jamming in 397:, where it was attached to the Cavalry Corps and trained to assist it in the event on any breakthrough, but towards the end of the year and into early 1917, was increasingly deployed on night operations as its F.E.2bs became more vulnerable during daylight operations. 533:, 18 Squadron took part in bombing missions against German troops as well as their envisioned reconnaissance missions. After the squadron was forced to change airfields three times in three days, it was ordered to evacuate back to England on 19 May, moving to 416:. 18 Squadron was among many units deployed to stop the German attacks, resorting to low level attacks as well as more conventional medium level operations. As the Germans switched the focus of their operations northwards in the 540:
The squadron was then assigned to anti-shipping duties, but during one raid over France in August 1941, one aircraft dropped a box over St Omer airfield containing an artificial leg. It was a spare for Wing Commander
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Air Component, with the role of strategic reconnaissance. 18 Squadron reached France by the end of September 1939, commencing operations in October and re-equipping with Blenheim IVs in February 1940. When
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exercises (and occasionally inadvertently jamming TV reception over much of the United Kingdom), but later added a bomber support role. The squadron was disbanded on 31 March 1963, as the RAF's
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engine. Once these reliability problems were solved, the squadron, began to specialise in long-range attacks, but this changed in March 1918 when the Germans launched
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bombers were now fitted with effective ECM equipment, while the training role could be performed more economically by smaller aircraft such as the Canberra.
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18 Squadron was reformed in 1953 at RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire and equipped with the Canberra B.2 medium bomber before disbanding again on 1 February 1957.
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in Germany in August 1970 but disbanded again on 20 November 1980. The squadron was reformed on 4 August 1981, becoming the first RAF squadron to fly the
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comprised No. 70 Wing and was still based at Upper Heyford and equipped with Blenheim Is. The wing was allocated for deployment to France as part of the
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The Chinook HC.2, equivalent to the US Army CH-47D standard, began to enter RAF service in 1993. The squadron's Chinook HC.2s were deployed to
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Canberra and Valiant. In 1964 it started flying helicopters, firstly with the Wessex, and from 1981 with the Chinook heavy-lift helicopter.
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from June 1917, although operations continued with F.E.2 until at least August 1917 as its DH.4s were equipped with the unreliable
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during the Falklands War in 1982 with four detached and sent south. All were lost, except one, when the ship carrying them, the
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decisions which included the transfer of Gutersloh to the British Army, so December 1992 18 Squadron relocated to
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The Squadron was next operational in 1964, equipped with the Westland Wessex HC.2 at RAF Odiham, formed when the
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Above The Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915–1920
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The War in the Air: Being the story of the part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force: Vol. IV
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light bomber. As well as training for its main role, the squadron participated in the 1932 and 1935
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that ended the fighting on the Western Front, 18 Squadron moved into Germany in support of the
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in July 1936, and moved back to Upper Heyford in September 1936. 18 Squadron transferred to
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and the United Kingdom. The squadron returned to Britain in September 1919 and disbanded at
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on 10 February. In April 1936, the squadron's Harts were replaced by the improved
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No. 18 Squadron: A Bomber Command Squadron with a Remarkable History: Part III
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No. 18 Squadron: A Bomber Command Squadron with a Remarkable History: Part II
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No. 18 Squadron: A Bomber Command Squadron with a Remarkable History: Part I
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This association later resulted in the Squadron adopting the winged horse
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Honours marked with an asterisk may be emblazoned on the Squadron Standard
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Military units and formations of the United Kingdom in the Falklands War
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18 Squadron took part in the UK's deployment to the Gulf following the
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piloting one of these. The squadron was heavily deployed during the
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With Courage and Faith: the Story of No.18 Squadron Royal Air Force
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In March 2020, the squadron was awarded the right to emblazon a
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A No. 18 Squadron Chinook helicopter during an exercise in 2014
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Thetford, Owen. "By Day and By Night: Hawker Hart and Hind".
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was disbanded and re-designated No. 18 Squadron. It moved to
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Shores, Christopher; Franks, Norman; Guest, Russell (1990).
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Williams, Simon, ed. (9 August 2019). "Chinook re-formed".
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as well as the Royal Review of the Royal Air Force by King
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The Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing)
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Royal Air Force 1939–1945: Volume I: The Fight at Odds
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derivative. The squadron joined the newly established
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in July 1935. In January 1936, the squadron moved to
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"By Day and By Night: Part 3". 1331:"Royal Air Force Chinooks on Operation in Mali" 928: 926: 924: 922: 920: 904: 882: 801: 799: 797: 795: 793: 791: 789: 787: 855: 1637: 1390:2 Group R.A.F.: A Complete History, 1936–1945 1231:"British Forces involved in Operation Granby" 1099: 993: 991: 844: 842: 1194:(Supplement). 8 October 1982. p. 12854. 1013: 935: 917: 812: 784: 531:Germany invaded France and the Low Countries 879:Jones 1934, pp. 312, 324–325, 337, 343–344. 864: 136: 1644: 1630: 1223: 1004: 988: 839: 715:List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons 678:: UK relief effort in the Caribbean after 357:The squadron was formed on 11 May 1915 at 5007:1915 establishments in the United Kingdom 944: 436:in early 1919, carrying mail between the 1184: 1139: 1037: 1035: 1033: 1031: 1029: 970: 639: 590: 316: 304:during the First World War. Approved by 1407:. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2012. 979: 321:18 Sqn Chinook HC6A on exercise in 2020 4979: 1203: 1201: 1067:Wing Commander 'Jeff' Jefford (2003). 674:In 2017, the Squadron participated in 460:on 20 October 1931, equipped with the 16:Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force 1625: 1026: 595:An 18 Sqn Westland Wessex HC2 in 1967 500:on 1 January 1939, re-equipping with 146:for 'With courage and faith') 1450:The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force 827:Shores Franks and Guest 1990, p. 206 757: 210:Channel & North Sea (1940–1941)* 198:France and Low Countries (1939–1940) 1198: 836:Shores Franks and Guest 1990, p. 31 601:Wessex Intensive Flying Trials Unit 511: 13: 4997:Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons 508:twin-engined bombers in May 1939. 352: 14: 5018: 1568: 1392:. London: Faber and Faber, 1974. 629:missile. The remaining aircraft ( 1652: 1478:. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1934. 1469:. 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