No. 6 Squadron RAF

No. 6 Squadron RAF
No. 6 Squadron RAF
	Squadron badge
Active	31 January 1914 – 1 April 1918 (RFC); 1 April 1918 – 31 May 2007 (RAF); 6 September 2010 – present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Type	Flying squadron
Role	Multi–role combat
Part of	No. 1 Group (Air Combat)
Home station	RAF Lossiemouth
Nickname(s)	'The Flying Tin Openers'
Motto(s)	Oculi Exercitus; (Latin for 'The eyes of the army')
Aircraft	Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4
Battle honours	Western Front (1914–1918); Neuve Chappelle (1915); Ypres (1915); Loos (1915); Somme (1916); Ypres (1917); Amiens (1918); Hindenburg Line (1918); Iraq (1919–1920); Kurdistan (1922–1924); Palestine (1936–1939); Egypt and Libya (1940–1943); El Alamein (1942); El Hamma; Italy (1944–1945); South-East Europe (1944–1945); Gulf (1991); Bosnia (1995); Honours marked with an asterisk may be emblazoned on the Squadron Standard
Commanders
Current; commander	Wing Commander G Montgomery
Insignia
Squadron tail badge
Squadron badge heraldry	An eagle, wings elevated, preying on a serpent. The use of the Royal Regiment of Artillery's red lightning bolt on a light background, was adopted in recognition of the squadron's close cooperation with the Royal Artillery during the First World War. The badge was approved by King George VI in January 1938.
Roundel
Aircraft codes	EA–EZ (Present)

Number 6 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 at RAF Lossiemouth.^[4] It was previously equipped with the SEPECAT Jaguar GR.3 in the close air support and tactical reconnaissance roles, and was posted to RAF Coltishall, Norfolk until April 2006, moving to RAF Coningsby until disbanding for the first time in its history on 31 May 2007. The squadron officially reformed as a Typhoon squadron on 6 September 2010.^[5] No. 6 Squadron is unique in having two Royal standards, having been awarded its second one by King Abdullah I of Jordan in October 1950 due to its long period of service in the Middle East.

^ "1939 – 1945". 6 Squadron RAF Association. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 160. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
^ Smith, Peter C. (1974). Royal Air Force squadron badges (1 ed.). St. Ives [Cambs.]: Balfour Publications. p. 14. ISBN 0-85944-012-5.
^ Cite error: The named reference Courier was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Dsouza, Cavin (5 October 2010). "Eurofighter Typhoon replaces Tornado F3 in No. 6 Squadron of the Royal Air Force". Defence Aviation. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

No. 6 Squadron RAF
Squadron badge
Active	31 January 1914 (1914-01-31) – 1 April 1918 (RFC) 1 April 1918 – 31 May 2007 (RAF) 6 September 2010 – present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Type	Flying squadron
Role	Multi–role combat
Part of	No. 1 Group (Air Combat)
Home station	RAF Lossiemouth
Nickname(s)	'The Flying Tin Openers'^[1]
Motto(s)	Oculi Exercitus (Latin for 'The eyes of the army')^[2]
Aircraft	Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4
Battle honours	Western Front (1914–1918)* Neuve Chappelle (1915)* Ypres (1915)* Loos (1915) Somme (1916)* Ypres (1917) Amiens (1918) Hindenburg Line (1918) Iraq (1919–1920) Kurdistan (1922–1924) Palestine (1936–1939) Egypt and Libya (1940–1943)* El Alamein* (1942) El Hamma Italy (1944–1945)* South-East Europe (1944–1945) Gulf (1991)* Bosnia (1995)* * Honours marked with an asterisk may be emblazoned on the Squadron Standard
Commanders
Current commander	Wing Commander G Montgomery
Insignia
Squadron tail badge
Squadron badge heraldry	An eagle, wings elevated, preying on a serpent. The use of the Royal Regiment of Artillery's red lightning bolt on a light background, was adopted in recognition of the squadron's close cooperation with the Royal Artillery during the First World War.^[3] The badge was approved by King George VI in January 1938.
Roundel
Aircraft codes	EA–EZ (Present)