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No. 101 Squadron RAF

No. 101 Squadron RAF
Squadron badge
Active
  • 12 Jul 1917 – 31 Dec 1919
  • 21 Mar 1928 – 1 Feb 1957
  • 15 Oct 1957 – 4 Aug 1982
  • 1 May 1984 – present
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
TypeFlying squadron
RoleAir transport and air-to-air refuelling
Part ofNo. 1 Group RAF
Home stationRAF Brize Norton
Motto(s)Mens agitat molem
(Latin for 'Mind over matter')[1]
AircraftAirbus A330 Voyager K2/K3
Battle honours * Honours marked with an asterisk may be emblazoned on the Squadron Standard
Commanders
Current
commander
Wg Cdr Paul Summers
Insignia
Squadron badge heraldryIssuant from the battlements of a tower, a demi lion rampant guardant.[2] The battlements symbolise the squadron's pioneering role in the development of power-operated gun turrets, while the lion indicates the unit's fighting power and spirit. Approved by King George VI in February 1938
Squadron codesLU (Apr 1939 - Sep 1939)
SR (Sep 1939 - Apr 1951)
MW ('C' Flight - May 1942)

No. 101 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Airbus Voyager in the air-to-air refuelling and transport roles from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.

  1. ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 138. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
  2. ^ Moyes 1976, p. 135.

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