- No. 95 Squadron RAF
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No. 95 Squadron RAF
Official Squadron Badge of 95 Squadron RAFActive (RFC) 8 October 1917 - 4 July 1918
(RAF) 16 January 1941 - 30 June 1945Country United Kingdom Branch Royal Air Force Role Coastal Command Motto Trans mare exivi - 'I went out over the sea.' Aircraft Short Sunderland Battle honours •World War II
• Africa
• Atlantic
• MediterraneanInsignia Squadron Badge heraldry On a mount in waves of the sea in front of a palm tree, a crowned crane displayed. Squadron Codes PX allocated April 1939 - September 1939
SE January 1941 - August 1942No. 95 Squadron was a squadron of the RFC and RAF.
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History
In World War I
8 October 1917 - 4 July 1918
In World War II
- Created at Pembroke Dock on 16 January 1941. Initially three Short Sunderland flying boats
- Moved to Freetown, Sierra Leone, on 17 March 1941
- Moved to Gambia in March 1943, with detachments from Sierra Leone, Dakar and Liberia
- Disbanded on 30 June 1945
References
- "History of No. 95 Squadron.". The Royal Air Force - History Section. http://www.raf.mod.uk/history_old/h95.html. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
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