No. 120 Squadron RAF
No. 120 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force which was established as a Royal Flying Corps unit late in World War I, disbanded a year after the end of the war, then re-established as a RAF Coastal Command squadron during World War II. Although disbanded again a month after Victory in Europe Day, during and after World War II it operated almost continuously, with maritime patrol aircraft; most recently with the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, based at RAF Kinloss in Scotland until the type's withdrawal in March 2010. The squadron was disbanded again the following year.
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No. 120 Squadron RAF
No. 120 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force which was established as a Royal Flying Corps unit late in World War I, disbanded a year after the end of the war, then re-established as a RAF Coastal Command squadron during World War II. Although disbanded again a month after Victory in Europe Day, during and after World War II it operated almost continuously, with maritime patrol aircraft; most recently with the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, based at RAF Kinloss in Scotland until the type's withdrawal in March 2010. The squadron was disbanded again the following year.
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No. 120 Squadron RAF was a squ ...... nded again the following year.
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(Honours marked with an asterisk* are those emblazoned on the Squadron Standard)
Arctic, 1942–1944*;
Atlantic, 1941–1945*;
Biscay, 1941–1944*;
Channel and North Atlantic, 1941–1944*;
Gulf, 1991;
Iraq, 2003
South Atlantic, 1982;
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(Codes taken over from No 160 Sqn)
(The falcon, an Icelandic falc ...... squadron's predatory instinct)
120 (Apr 1956 – Feb 1971?)
A (Mar 1951 – Apr 1956)
BS (Oct 1946 – Mar 1951)
OH (Jun 1941 – Dec 1941, Jul 1944 – Jun 1945)
Standing on a demi-terrestrial globe, a falcon close
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Official Squadron crest of No. 120 Squadron RAF
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No. 120 Squadron RAF was a squ ...... nded again the following year.
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