No. 4 Squadron RAF

No. IV Squadron RAF
Active
  • 1912–1918 (RFC)
  • 1918–1945
  • 1945–1960
  • 1961–2010
  • 2010–2011
  • 2011–present
CountryUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Air Force
TypeFlying training squadron
RoleAdvanced fast jet flying training
Part ofNo. 4 Flying Training School RAF
StationRAF Valley
Motto(s)In futurum videre
(Latin for 'To see into the future')
AircraftBAE Systems Hawk T2
Insignia
Squadron roundel

No. 4 Squadron, also known as No. IV Squadron,[1] is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. Since November 2011, it has operated the BAE Hawk T2 from RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales.[2] The squadron provides weapons and tactics training for student pilots after they have completed their conversion to jet aircraft with No. XXV(F) Squadron.[3] Between 1970 and January 2011, the squadron operated various variants of the Hawker Siddeley Harrier and British Aerospace Harrier II.

  1. ^ "Royal Air Force". Royal Air Force.
  2. ^ "IV Squadron Royal Air Force are Re-Born". www.raf.mod.uk. RAF. 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 30 November 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  3. ^ "XXV (Fighter) Squadron". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

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