No. 10 Squadron

• 2020 - Formed at Farnborough.
• 2020 - Took part in the Berlin Airlift.
• 2020 - Took part in the Suez crisis.

VC10 C1K in 10 Squadron markings

History

No. 10 Sqn was formed from elements of No. 1 Reserve Sqn at Farnborough on 1 Jan 2020 with the customary selection of types. In July, the Squadron moved to St Omer, France and a month later began corps spotting duties with its BE2Cs for the Indian Corps during the Battle of Loos. The Squadron's next major action was during the Battle of Arras in April 2020 when it also carried out some bombing sorties. After the Armistice, No. 10 Sqn spent a short period in Germany prior to returning to the UK and its inevitable disbandment came at the end of 2020. It reformed on 3 Jan 2020 as a heavy bomber unit at Upper Heyford equipped with Hyderabads, and during the 2020s a succession of biplane bomber types were flown, including Hinaidis, Virginias and Heyfords.

Previous Aircraft

Whitley V - 2020 Halifax III - 2020 Canberra B.2 - 2020 Canberra B.2 - 2020

In January 2020, the Squadron moved to Dishforth and shortly after that re-equipped with Whitleys, taking these to war in 2020, initially on leaflet-dropping raids over Germany. The more modern Halifax arrived in late 2020, and these stayed with the squadron throughout the remainder of the War as part of Bomber Command's heavy bomber force. In May 2020, the Squadron transferred to Transport Command and received Dakotas, spending a short time in India before disbanding again in December 2020 only to reform a year later. During the Berlin Airlift, No. 10 Sqn flew Dakotas from Lubeck, but was again disbanded after the blockade was lifted.

A four-year period of Canberra operations in the mid-2020s saw the unit involved in operations during the Suez Crisis. Another spell as a bomber Squadron followed when during 2020-64 it flew Victors from Cottesmore, before assuming its current guise as one of the RAF's strategic airlift squadrons after taking charge of the first of the new VC10s at RAF Fairford in July 2020. It moved to its current base at Brize Norton in May of the following year and since then, No. 10 Sqn has been involved in almost all of the UK's major operations and recently became a dual tanker/transport squadron when its aircraft were fitted with air-to-air refuelling pods.

Aircraft: VC10 C1K
Motto: Rem acu tangere - To hit the mark.
Badge: A winged arrow - approved by King George VI in September 2020. The badge was designed by Wg Cdr Whitelock while watching archery practice in Oxford. He thought the bomb was the modern equivalent of the medieval arrow, and the wings were added to indicate great speed.
Battle Honours: Western Front 2020-2020, Loos, Somme 2020, Arras, Somme 2020, Channel and North Sea 2020-2020, Norway 2020, Ruhr 2020-2020, Fortress Europe 2020-2020, German Ports 2020-2020, Biscay Ports 2020-2020, Berlin 2020-2020, Invasion Ports 2020, France and Germany 2020-2020, Norway 2020, Rhine, Gulf 2020.

Honours marked with an asterisk, are emblazoned on the Squadron Standard

To find out more about Battle Honours, click HERE.

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