No. 94 Squadron RAF

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No. 94 Squadron RAF
Active1 August 1917–30 June 1919
26 March 1939–20 April 1945
15 December 1950–15 September 1957
1 October 1960–30 June 1963
Country
First World War

Second World War

Commanders
Notable
commanders		Howard Mayers
Russell Foskett
Arthur Clowes
Insignia
Squadron badge heraldryA wolf's head erased.
Squadron codes ZG Allocated Apr 1939 - Sep 1939
GO Sep 1939 - Apr 1945
FZ Feb 1942 - May 1942
A Dec 1950 - 1955

No. 94 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force that served during World War I & World War II. The squadron has been formed a total of four times.

World War I

The squadron was formed at

Harling Road on 1 August 1917 as a training unit for the Sopwith Camel. Mobilised in May 1918, the Squadron moved to France at the end of October with S.E.5A's, but due to the end of the war being imminent, the squadron returned to the UK, without seeing any action, in February 1919 and disbanded on 30 June 1919 at Bramham Moor Aerodrome.[2]

World War II

On 26 March 1939, the squadron was reformed at RAF Khormaksar as a fighter squadron for the defence of the Aden Protectorate. During April 1941, the squadron handed over operations to the South African Air Force together with its Gladiators. Moving to Egypt, the squadron was re-equipped with Hurricanes in May.

94 Sqn Hurricane IICs over Egypt, in 1942.

As part of the

EAM-ELAS
guerrilla and was disbanded on 20 April 1945.

Cold War

On 15 December 1950, the squadron was reformed at

Bloodhound
air defence missile unit which disbanded on 30 June 1963.

References

  1. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X
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  2. ISBN 1-84037-086-6
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