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Encyclopedia > No. 15 Squadron RAF
No. 15 Squadron

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Information
Role Strike/Attack
Aircraft Operated Tornado GR4
Home Station RAF Lossiemouth
Motto Aim Sure
History
Date Founded February 3 1915 (RNAS)
Badge A hind's head between wings elevated and conjoined in base
Notable Battle Honours Western Front 1915-1918, Somme 1916, Arras, Cambrai 1917, Some 1918, Hindenburg Line, France and Low Countries 1939-1940, Meuse Bridges, Dunkirk, Invasion Ports 1940, Fortress Europe 1941-1944, Ruhr 1941-1945, Berlin 1941-1945, Biscay Ports 1941-1945, France and Germany 1944-1945, Normandy 1944, Gulf 1991.


No. XV (Reserve) Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Panavia Tornado GR4 from RAF Lossiemouth. XV or 15 Sqn is the RAF's Operational Conversion Unit for the Tornado GR4. The OCU teaches pilots how to fly the aircraft and what tactics to use to best exploit the performance of their aircraft and its weapons.

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