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No. LIV Squadron RAF
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| No. 54 Squadron | ||
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Squadron badge | ||
| Information | ||
| Role | Not currently extant | |
| Aircraft Operated | n/a | |
| Home Station | n/a | |
| Motto | Audax omnia perpeti - "Boldness to endure anything" | |
| History | ||
| Date Founded | 5 May 1916 | |
| Badge | Lion rampant semée de lys | |
| Notable Battle Honours | Western Front 1916-1918, Arras, Ypres 1917, Cambrai 1917, Amiens, Home Defence 1940-1945, France and Low Countries 1940, Dunkirk, Battle of Britain 1940, Fortress Europe 1941, Eastern Waters 1943-1945, Gulf 1991 | |
No. 54 or LIV Squadron of the Royal Air Force operated the SEPECAT Jaguar from RAF Coltishall, England until disbanded on 11 March 2005.
The Jaguar is scheduled to be replaced by the Eurofighter Typhoon in RAF service.
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Squadron History
The last aircraft to be used by No 54 Squadron was SEPECAT Jaguars out of RAF Coltishall.
Aerial display
No 54 Squadron was the first jet RAF formation team to trail smoke with a team of five De Havilland Vampires.
In 1955, No 54 Squadron flew a formation of four Hawker Hunter aircraft. The following year the Squadron team adopted the name The Black Knights - the pilots wore black flying suits.
See Also
RAF Jaguar units
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