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Encyclopedia > No. 100 Squadron RAF
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Role
Aircraft operated Hawk T1
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Motto Sarang tebuan jangan dijolok
Never stir up a hornet's nest
History
Date founded February 1917
Badge In front of two bones in saltire, a skull
Notable Battle Honours Ypres 1917, Somme 1918, Independent Force and Germany 1918, Malaya 1941-1942, Fortress Europe 1943-1944 , Ruhr 1943-1945, Berlin 1943-1945, Normandy 1944

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The custom has been to award, to those units who took part, the right to display the name of a particular battle, campaign or war. ...


History

No. 100 was the first RAF squadron formed for night bombing. Formed at Hingham in 1917 and then went to France. It was part of the Independent Force used for the strategic bombing of Germany with Handley Page 0/400 heavy bombers. Hingham may refer to: Hingham, Massachusetts Hingham, Montana This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Handley Page Type O was an early bomber aircraft used by Britain during World War I. At the time, it was the largest aircraft that had been built in the UK and one of the largest in the world. ...


Aircarft operated

The Vickers Vimy was a British heavy bomber aircraft of the World War I era. ... The Vickers Vildebeest was a very large 2- to 3-seat single-engined biplane torpedo bomber. ... Avro Lancaster - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Avro Lincoln The Avro Lincoln was a British 4-engined heavy bomber of World War II, developed from the Avro Lancaster and initially known as the Lancaster IV and V. General Specifications Wingspan: 120 ft (36. ... English Electric Canberra B.2. ...

See also

This is a list of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons. ...

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