No. 24 Squadron RAF
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No. 24 Squadron (also known as No. XXIV Squadron) of the Royal Air Force is the Air Mobility Operational Conversion Unit (AM OCU). Based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, 24 Squadron is responsible for aircrew training on A400M Atlas and C17 Globemaster. The squadron also delivers or oversees engineer training for these aircraft.
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No. XXIV Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 21 September 1915 (1915-09-21) – present |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Type | Operational Conversion Unit |
Role | Air mobility fleet training |
Part of | No. 1 Group RAF |
Home station | RAF Brize Norton |
Nickname(s) | Commonwealth |
Motto(s) | In omnia parati (Latin for 'Prepared for all things' / 'Ready for anything')[1] |
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Current commander | Wing Commander G T M Anderson |
Notable commanders | Major L G Hawker |
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Squadron badge heraldry | A blackcock, selected because of its speed and strength on the wing, the cock is in fighting attitude to suggest the squadron’s ability to turn itself into a war fighting unit at short notice, despite a peacetime training role. Approved by HM King George VI in June 1937. |
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