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Type | Flying squadron |
Role | Air transport and air-to-air refuelling |
Part of | No. 1 Group RAF |
Home station | RAF Brize Norton |
Motto(s) | Mens agitat molem (Latin for 'Mind over matter')[1] |
Aircraft | Airbus A330 Voyager K2/K3 |
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Current commander | Wg Cdr Paul Summers |
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Squadron badge heraldry | Issuant 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 codes | LU (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.
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