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Encyclopedia > No. 42 Squadron RAF
No. 42 Squadron

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Information
Role Maritime Patrol
Aircraft Operated Nimrod MR Mk2
Home Station RAF Kinloss
Motto Fortiter in re (Bravely into action)
History
Date Founded 1 April 1916 (RFC)
Badge On a terrestrial globe, a figure of Perseus
Notable Battle Honours North West Frontier 1916-1918, Iraq 1941, Egypt and Libya 1941-1942, Burma 1941-1942, North Burma 1943-1944, Arakan 1943-1944, Manipur 1944, Burma 1944-1945, Gulf 1991

No. 42 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is one of three operational RAF squadrons operating the Nimrod MR2, based at RAF Kinloss, Moray.

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List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (286 words)
It includes Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service squadrons incorporated into the RAF when it was formed in 1918, during World War I.
However, the list excludes squadrons which were later transferred to the Army Air Corps or the Fleet Air Arm.
Squadrons with Roman numerals instead of Arabic numerals are identified in that fashion traditionally.
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