No. 99 Squadron RAF

No. 99 Squadron RAF
No. 99 Squadron RAF
	Squadron badge
Active	15 August 1917 – 1 April 1918 (RFC); 1 April 1918 – 1 April 1920 (RAF); 1 April 1924 – 15 November 1945; 17 November 1945 – 6 January 1976; November 2000 – present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Type	Flying squadron
Role	Strategic and tactical air transport, aeromedical evacuation
Part of	No. 2 Group
Home station	RAF Brize Norton
Nickname(s)	'Madras Presidency'
Motto(s)	Quisque tenax; (Latin for 'Each tenacious')
Aircraft	Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
Battle honours	Western Front (1918); Independent Force and Germany (1918); Mahsud (1919-1920); Waziristan (1919-1920); German Ports (1940-1941); Baltic (1940-1941); France and Low Countries (1940); Fortress Europe (1940-1942); Ruhr 1940-1942; Berlin (1940-42); Biscay Ports (1940); Arakan (1942-44); Burma (1944-45); Manipur (1944); Eastern Waters (1945); Afghanistan (2001–2014); Iraq (2003-2011); Libya (2011); * Honours marked with an asterisk may be emblazoned on the Squadron Standard
Insignia
Squadron badge heraldry	A puma salient. Selected because the squadrons first aircraft had Puma engines, the cat chosen for independence and tenacity while the black colour signifies the night-bombing role.
Squadron codes	VF (Apr 1939 – Sep 1939); LN (Sep 1939 – Feb 1942)

Number 99 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force which operates the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III strategic/tactical transport aircraft from RAF Brize Norton.

The squadron conducts global deployments on behalf of the British Armed Forces and the UK Government, notably delivering emergency aid during natural disasters and supporting military operations overseas.

No. 99 was a bomber squadron in both World War I and World War II. The squadron was the first RAF unit to receive the Avro Aldershot, Handley Page Hyderabad, Handley Page Hinaidi, Vickers Wellington, Bristol Britannia and Boeing Globemaster III. In the case of the Avro Aldershot, the squadron was its only operator, as it is now for the Globemaster III.

^ ^a ^b Moyes 1976, p. 127.
^ ^a ^b Rawlings 1982, p. 97.
^ Edgerley 1993, pp. 42–44.
^ Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, p. 13.
^ Flintham and Thomas 2003, p. 52.
^ Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, pp. 67–68.
^ Flintham and Thomas 2003, p. 88.

[Moyes1976p127-1] Moyes 1976, p. 127.

[Rawlings1982p97-2] Rawlings 1982, p. 97.

[3] Edgerley 1993, pp. 42–44.

[4] Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, p. 13.

[5] Flintham and Thomas 2003, p. 52.

[6] Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, pp. 67–68.

[7] Flintham and Thomas 2003, p. 88.

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No. 99 Squadron RAF
Squadron badge
Active	15 August 1917 – 1 April 1918 (RFC) 1 April 1918 – 1 April 1920 (RAF) 1 April 1924 – 15 November 1945 17 November 1945 – 6 January 1976 November 2000 – present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Type	Flying squadron
Role	Strategic and tactical air transport, aeromedical evacuation
Part of	No. 2 Group
Home station	RAF Brize Norton
Nickname(s)	'Madras Presidency'
Motto(s)	Quisque tenax (Latin for 'Each tenacious')^[1]^[2]
Aircraft	Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
Battle honours	Western Front (1918)* Independent Force and Germany (1918) Mahsud (1919-1920) Waziristan (1919-1920) German Ports (1940-1941) Baltic (1940-1941) France and Low Countries (1940) Fortress Europe (1940-1942)* Ruhr 1940-1942* Berlin (1940-42)* Biscay Ports (1940) Arakan (1942-44) Burma (1944-45) Manipur (1944) Eastern Waters (1945) Afghanistan (2001–2014) Iraq (2003-2011) Libya (2011) * Honours marked with an asterisk may be emblazoned on the Squadron Standard
Insignia
Squadron badge heraldry	A puma salient.^[1]^[2] Selected because the squadrons first aircraft had Puma engines, the cat chosen for independence and tenacity while the black colour signifies the night-bombing role.^[3]
Squadron codes	VF (Apr 1939 – Sep 1939)^[4]^[5] LN (Sep 1939 – Feb 1942)^[6]^[7]