No. 5 Squadron
Thou mayst break, but shall not bend me
| History: | |
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26. July 1913 |
No. 5 Sqn formed at Farnborough |
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20. January 1920 |
No. 5 Sqn disbanded at RAF ? |
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1. April 1920 |
No. 5 Sqn reformed at Quetta, British India |
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1. August 1947 |
No. 5 Sqn disbanded in India |
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11. February 1949 |
No. 5 Sqn reformed at RAF Pembrey |
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25. September 1951 |
No. 5 Sqn disbanded at RAF ? |
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1. March 1952 |
No. 5 Sqn reformed at RAF Wunsdorf, Germany |
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12. October 1957 |
No. 5 Sqn disbanded at RAF Wunsdorf, Germany |
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20. January 1959 |
No. 5 Sqn reformed at RAF Laarbruch, Germany |
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7. October 1965 |
No. 5 Sqn disbanded at RAF Geilenkirchen, Germany |
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8. October 1965 |
No. 5 Sqn reformed at RAF Binbrook |
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30. September 2002 |
No. 5 Sqn disbanded at RAF Coningsby |
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1. April 2004 |
No. 5 Sqn reformed at RAF Waddington |
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31. March 2021 |
No. 5 Sqn disbanded at RAF Waddington |
| Aircraft: |
Farman MF.7 Longhorn
Farman HF.20
RAF S.E.2a
Sopwith Three-seater
RAF B.E.1
Sopwith Tabloid
Avro 504
RAF B.E.8
Farman HF.27
Bristol Scout
Martinsyde S.1
Voisin LA
Blιriot Parasol
Vickers F.B.5
Caudron G.3
Jan. 1916 May 1916
Airco DH.2
RAF F.E.8
RAF B.E.2c
Jun. 1916 Jun. 1917 RAF B.E.2d
Jan. 1917 Jun. 1917
RAF.E.2e, 2f. 2g
RAF R.E.8
Bristol F.2B
Bristol F.2B
Wapiti Mk.IIa
Hart
Audax
Mohawk Mk.IV
Hurricane Mk.IIc & Mk.IId
Thunderbolt Mk.I & II
Tempest F.2
Spitfire LF.16e
Martinet TT.1
Oxford T.1
Beaufighter TT.10
Vampire F.3
Vampire FB.5
Venom FB.1
Meteor NF.11
Javelin FAW. 5
Javelin FAW. 9
Oct. 1972 Sep. 1987
Lightning F.3
Lightning F.6
Tornado F3
Sentinel R1
Shadow R1
| Air Base Assingment | ||
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1913 - 1920 |
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? |
1. Sep. 1915 |
? |
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20. Jan. 1920 |
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1920 - 1947 |
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Quetta, British India |
23. Nov. 1923 |
? |
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? |
? |
10. Jun. 1938 |
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Risalpur (British India, Pakistan) |
10. Jun. 1938 |
4 Oct. 1939 |
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Fort Sandeman (British India, Pakistan) |
4 Oct. 1939 |
10 Jun. 1940 |
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Lahore (British India, Pakistan) |
10 Jun. 1940 |
18. Feb. 1941 |
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Risalpur (British India, Pakistan) |
18. Feb. 1941 |
11. Dec. 1941 |
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Dum Dum (British India) |
11. Dec. 1941 |
5. May 1942 |
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Dinjan (British India) |
5. May 1942 |
29. Sep. 1942 |
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Feni (British India) |
29. Sep. 1942 |
1. Oct. 1942 |
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Alipore (British India) |
1. Oct. 1942 |
6. Oct. 1942 |
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Agartala (British India) |
6. Oct. 1942 |
1. Jun. 1943 |
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Khargpur (British India) |
1. Jun. 1943 |
7. Dec. 1943 |
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Sapam |
7. Dec. 1943 |
24. Mar.1944 |
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Wangjing (British India) |
24. Mar.1944 |
31. Mar.1944 |
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Lanka (Ceylon) |
31. Mar.1944 |
6. Jun. 1944 |
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Dergaon (British India) |
6. Jun. 1944 |
22. Jun. 1944 |
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Vizagapatam (British India) |
22. Jun. 1944 |
24. Oct. 1944 |
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RAF Cholavarum (British India) |
24. Oct. 1944 |
Oct. 1944 |
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Kajamalai-Trichinopoly (British India) |
Oct. 1944 |
2. Dec. 1944 |
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St. Thomas Mount (British India) |
2. Dec. 1944 |
12. Dec.1944 |
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Nazir (British India) |
12. Dec.1944 |
19. Apr. 1945 |
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Cox's Bazaar (British India, Bangladesch) |
19. Apr. 1945 |
28. April 1945 |
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Kyaukpyu (British India, Bangladesch) |
28. April 1945 |
10. Jun. 1945 |
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Vizagapatam (British India) |
10. Jun. 1945 |
24. Jun. 1945 |
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Bobbili (British India) |
24. Jun. 1945 |
30. Aug. 1945 |
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Vizagapatam (British India) |
30. Aug. 1945 |
Sep. 1945 |
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RAF Baigachi (Ceylon) |
Sep. 1945 |
Sep. 1945 |
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Zayatkwin (Burma) |
Sep. 1945 |
Oct. 1945 |
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Bobbili (British India) |
Oct. 1945 |
Nov. 1945 |
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Vizagapatam (British India) |
Nov. 1945 |
Dec. 1945 |
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RAF Baigachi (Ceylon) |
Dec. 1945 |
Feb. 1945 |
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Bhopal (British India) |
Feb. 1945 |
Jun. 1946 |
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Poona (British India) |
Jun. 1946 |
Nov. 1946 |
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Yelahanka (British India) |
Nov. 1946 |
Nov. 1946 |
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Poona (British India) |
Nov. 1946 |
Feb. 1947 |
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Peshawar (British India, Pakistan) |
Feb. 1947 |
Jun. 1947 |
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Mauripur (British India, Pakistan) |
Jun. 1947 |
1. Aug.1947 |
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1949 - 1951 |
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RAF Pembrey |
11. Feb. 1949 |
? |
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? |
? |
25. Sep. 1951 |
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1952- 1951 |
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RAF Wunsdorf, Germany |
1. Mar. 1952 |
12. Oct. 1957 |
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1959- 1965 |
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RAF Laarbruch, Germany |
20. Jan.1959 |
Nov. 1962 |
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RAF Geilenkirchen, Germnany |
Nov. 1962 |
7. Oct. 1965 |
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1965 - 2002 |
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RAF Binbrook |
8. Oct. 1965 |
30. Sep. 2002 |
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2004 - 2021 |
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RAF Waddington |
1. Apr. 2004 |
31. Mar. 2021 |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
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1913 - 1920 |
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Maj R M Rodwell |
1. Sep. 1915 |
26. Jul. 1913 |
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Maj John F A Higgins DSO |
26. Jul. 1913 |
18. Nov. 1914 |
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Maj Archibald C H MacLean |
18. Nov. 1914 |
19. Apr. 1915 |
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Maj Andrew G Board |
19. Apr. 1915 |
22. Dec. 1915 |
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Maj John G Hearson; |
22. Dec. 1915 |
6. May 1916 |
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Maj R M Vaughan |
6. May 1916 |
16. Jul. 1916 |
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Maj F J L Cogan |
16. Jul. 1916 |
26. Jan. 1917 |
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Maj G L P Henderson |
26. Jan. 1917 |
14. Feb. 1917 |
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Maj R E Lewis |
14. Feb. 1917 |
16. May 1917 |
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Maj E J Tyson DSO MC |
16. May 1917 |
11. Mar. 1918 |
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Maj C H Gardner |
11. Mar. 1918 |
4. Nov. 1918 |
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Maj G Knight MC |
4. Nov. 1918 |
2. Mar. 1919 |
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Maj Donald F Stevenson |
2. Mar. 1919 |
27. Nov. 1919 |
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Sqn Ldr Paul C Maltby |
27. Nov. 1919 |
20. Jan. 1920 |
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1920 - 1947 |
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Sqn Ldr Arthur J Capel, DSO, DFC |
23 Nov. 1923 |
? |
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? |
? |
2. Nov. 1928 |
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Flt Lt Alfred C Sanderson DFC |
2. Nov. 1928 |
Nov. 1928 |
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Sqn Ldr O C Bryson |
Nov. 1928 |
Oct. 1931 |
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Sqn Ldr W K Mercer |
Oct. 1931 |
12. Dec. 1932 |
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Sqn Ldr Aubrey B Ellwood, DSC |
12. Dec. 1932 |
15. Nov. 1933 |
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Sqn Ldr Cyril N Ellen, DFC |
15. Nov. 1933 |
13. Jul. 1935 |
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Sqn Ldr Philip F Fullard, DSO, MC, AFC |
13. Jul. 1935 |
31. Dec. 1935 |
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Flt Lt Arthur F Hutton DFC |
31. Dec. 1935 |
25. Feb. 1936 |
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Sqn Ldr H R M Reid |
25. Feb. 1936 |
22. Mar. 1937 |
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Sqn Ldr Leslie W Cannon |
22. Mar. 1937 |
1. Dec. 1937 |
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Sqn Ldr Harold J G E Proud |
1. Dec. 1937 |
29. Nov. 1938 |
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Sqn Ldr W T H Nichols |
29. Nov. 1938 |
Jan. 1940 |
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Sqn Ldr N F Simpson |
Jan. 1940 |
18. Aug. 1940 |
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Sqn Ldr E T T Nelson |
18. Aug. 1940 |
14. Nov. 1940 |
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Sqn Ldr A J Young |
14. Nov. 1940 |
Feb. 1941 |
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Sqn Ldr J R Maling |
Feb. 1941 |
Mar. 1942 |
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Sqn Ldr John H Gile |
Mar. 1942 |
May 1942 |
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Sqn Ldr William Pitt-Brown |
May 1942 |
Oct. 1942 |
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Sqn Ldr P Bond |
Oct. 1942 |
Mar. 1943 |
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Sqn Ldr G J C Hogan |
Mar. 1943 |
Jun. 1944 |
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Sqn Ldr J M Cranstone DFC |
Jun. 1944 |
Oct. 1945 |
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Sqn Ldr L H Dawes DFC |
Oct. 1945 |
Jun. 1946 |
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Sqn Ldr F Rothwell DFC |
Jun. 1946 |
1. Aug. 1947 |
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1949 - 1951 |
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Sqn Ldr D H Farmer DFC AFC |
11. Feb. 1949 |
Oct. 1950 |
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Sqn Ldr Wilson DFC |
Oct. 1950 |
Jan. 1951 |
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Flt Lt M W Huggins DFC |
Jan. 1951 |
25. Sep. 1951 |
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1952- 1951 |
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? |
1. Mar. 1952 |
Apr. 1952 |
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Sqn Ldr E V Daw |
Apr. 1952 |
Apr. 1953 |
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Sqn Ldr Cyril S J West |
Apr. 1953 |
Jan. 1954 |
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Sqn Ldr P V Ayerst DFC |
Jan. 1954 |
Feb. 1956 |
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Sqn Ldr Fargher DFC |
Feb. 1956 |
12. Oct. 1957 |
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1959- 1965 |
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? |
20. Jan.1959 |
Feb. 1959 |
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Wg Cdr Maxwell Scannell DFC, AFC |
Feb. 1959 |
May 1960 |
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Wg Cdr F W Sledmere AFC |
May 1960 |
Jul. 1962 |
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Wg Cdr Michael J E Swiney |
Jul. 1962 |
Nov. 1962 |
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Wg Cdr C R Gordon |
Nov. 1962 |
7. Oct. 1965 |
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1965 - 2002 |
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Sqn Ldr L J Hargreaves |
8. Oct. 1965 |
Jan. 1967 |
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Wg Cdr J H A Winship |
Jan. 1967 |
Mar. 1969 |
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Wg Cdr K J Bailey |
Mar. 1969 |
Nov. 1969 |
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Wg Cdr George P Black |
Nov. 1969 |
Jul. 1970 |
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Wg Cdr George A White |
Jul. 1970 |
Aug. 1972 |
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Wg Cdr J D Hutchinson |
Aug. 1972 |
Sep 1974 |
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Wg Cdr B J St Aubyn |
Sep 1974 |
Dec. 1976 |
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Wg Cdr D R Kuun |
Dec. 1976 |
Nov. 1977 |
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Wg Cdr Peter G Naz |
Nov. 1977 |
Mar. 1978 |
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Wg Cdr Robert D Lightfoot AFC |
Mar. 1978 |
Mar. 1980 |
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Wg Cdr T L Adcock |
Mar. 1980 |
Jul. 1982 |
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Wg Cdr M J Streten |
Jul. 1982 |
Apr. 1985 |
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Wg Cdr D A Williams AFC |
Apr. 1985 |
Dec. 1987 |
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Wg Cdr Euen J Black |
Dec. 1987 |
Oct. 1990 |
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Wg Cdr A J Lockwood |
Oct. 1990 |
Apr. 1993 |
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Wg Cdr P A Blackford |
Apr. 1993 |
Dec. 1995 |
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Wg Cdr P D Spencer |
Dec. 1995 |
Jul. 1998 |
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Wg Cdr A S Barmby |
Jul. 1998 |
Jan. 2001 |
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Wg Cdr G T Bremer |
Jan. 2001 |
30. Sep. 2002 |
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2004 - 2021 |
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Wg Cdr W R Hughes |
1. Apr. 2004 |
Jun. 2007 |
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Wg Cdr M H M Kemsley MBE |
Jun. 2007 |
Jul. 2009 |
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Wg Cdr R P Barrow |
Jul. 2009 |
Jun. 2011 |
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Wg Cdr A P Marshall |
Jun. 2011 |
? |
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? |
? |
? |
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? |
? |
2020 |
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Wg Cdr D Holland |
2020 |
31. Mar. 2021 |
| History: |
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No 3 Squadron provided the
nucleus of this squadron when it formed on 26. July 1913 at Farnborough.
Flying a variety of types, as were most squadrons at that time, it moved
to France in September 1914. Operating a corps reconnaissance squadron
throughout the war it became part of the Army of Occupation in December
1918. Return to the UK took place in September 1919 with disbandment
following on 20. January 1920. The squadron was reformed in India on 1. April 1920 by re-numbering No 48 Squadron. It operated on the North West Frontier until 1941 being initially equipped with Bristol F2B Fighters before receiving Wapitis in May 1931. Harts arrived in June 1940, the squadron now being a pure bomber unit. However, in February 1941 Audaxes saw No 5 Sqn. converting to the fighter role, which it continued when it received Mohawks in 1942. It was now operating at the other side of India, Assam, escorting Blenheims on raids into Burma as well as ground attack sorties.
Hurricanes replaced the
Mohawks in June 1943, with Thunderbolts being introduced in September
1944, which it retained until after the war when Tempests arrived in
1946. Returning to the North West Frontier at this time, the partition
of India brought with it the disbandment of RAF units, including No 5
Sqn., which took place on 1. August 1947.
Reforming at Pembrey on 11.
February 1949, the squadron took over the role of No 595 Squadron, which
was Anti-Aircraft Co-operation, continuing in this role until 1. August
1951. Its next incarnation was in Germany where it reformed in the
fighter-bomber role equipped with Vampires on 1. March 1952.
Re-equipping with Venoms in December 1952 it disbanded again on 12.
October 1957. Just over a year later, 20. January 1959, No 68 Squadron
was re-numbered 5 Sqn. at Laarbruch. It was now a night fighter unit
flying Meteors and from 1960, Javelins FAW Mk 4s and 5s. With the
disbandment of No 33 Squadron at Middleton St George on 18 November
1962, its Javelin FAW Mk 9s were allocated to No 5, now at
Geilenkirchen, along with many of the 33's crews. The squadron
disbanded again on 7. October 1965. The next day a new No 5 Sqn. re-formed at Binbrook in Lincolnshire as the first unit to operate the Lightning F Mk 6, which it flew until 1987 when it converted to the Tornado F3, which it still operates from RAF Coningsby. However, in February 2002, it was announced that the squadron will disband in January 2003, its standard being laid up in Lincoln Cathedral in October 2002. The squadron reformed on 1. April 2004 to operate the Sentinel R Mk 1 from RAF Waddington, although the aircraft were not yet available. The squadron will provide the airborne and ground elements of the ASTOR Airborne Stand-off Radar as part of the Army's Battle Management & Reconnaissance arm and as a result will have a large Army component. The squadron later took on the Shadow R Mk 1, but in 2011 these were transferred to a newly reformed No 14 Squadron. The last Sentinel flight took place on 25. February 2021, following which the squadron disbanded on 31. March 2021.
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