No. 29 Squadron RAF
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No. 29 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was first raised as a unit of the Royal Flying Corps in 1915, and is one of the world's oldest fighter squadrons. The second British squadron to receive the Eurofighter Typhoon, it is currently the Operational Conversion Unit (OCU) for the Typhoon.
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Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Type | Operational Conversion Unit |
Role | Typhoon training |
Part of | No. 1 Group RAF |
Home station | RAF Coningsby |
Motto(s) | Impiger et Acer (Latin for 'Energetic and keen')[1] |
Aircraft | Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 |
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Squadron badge heraldry | An eagle in flight, preying on a buzzard - representing air combat. |
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Squadron Codes | YB (Dec 1938 – Sep 1939) RO (Sep 1939 – Apr 1951) BA–BZ (1987 – present) |
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