No. 101 Squadron RAF

No. 101 Squadron RAF
No. 101 Squadron RAF
	Squadron badge
Active	12 Jul 1917 – 31 Dec 1919; 21 Mar 1928 – 1 Feb 1957; 15 Oct 1957 – 4 Aug 1982; 1 May 1984 – present;
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
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')
Aircraft	Airbus A330 Voyager K2/K3
Battle honours	Western Front 1917–1918; Ypres (1917); Somme (1918); Lys; Hindenburg Line; Fortress Europe (1940–1944); Invasion Ports (1940); Ruhr (1940–1945); Berlin (1941); Channel and North Sea (1941–1944); Biscay Ports (1941–1944); German Ports (1941–1945); Baltic (1942–1945); Berlin (1943–1944); France and Germany (1944–1945); Normandy (1944); Walcheren; South Atlantic (1982); Gulf (1991); Kosovo; Iraq (2003–2011); Libya (2011); Honours marked with an asterisk may be emblazoned on the Squadron Standard
Commanders
Current; commander	Wg Cdr Paul Summers
Insignia
Squadron badge heraldry	Issuant from the battlements of a tower, a demi lion rampant guardant. 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.

^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 138. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
^ Moyes 1976, p. 135.

No. 101 Squadron RAF
Squadron badge
Active	12 Jul 1917 – 31 Dec 1919 21 Mar 1928 – 1 Feb 1957 15 Oct 1957 – 4 Aug 1982 1 May 1984 – present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
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
Battle honours	Western Front 1917–1918* Ypres (1917)* Somme (1918) Lys Hindenburg Line Fortress Europe (1940–1944)* Invasion Ports (1940)* Ruhr (1940–1945)* Berlin (1941)* Channel and North Sea (1941–1944) Biscay Ports (1941–1944) German Ports (1941–1945) Baltic (1942–1945) Berlin (1943–1944) France and Germany (1944–1945) Normandy (1944)* Walcheren South Atlantic (1982) Gulf (1991) Kosovo Iraq (2003–2011) Libya (2011) * Honours marked with an asterisk may be emblazoned on the Squadron Standard
Commanders
Current commander	Wg Cdr Paul Summers
Insignia
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)