{"id":217,"date":"2016-05-21T08:35:47","date_gmt":"2016-05-21T08:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rafht.co.uk\/?p=217"},"modified":"2017-07-25T17:10:36","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T17:10:36","slug":"no-1-fighter-sqn-uc-july-36-br-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rafht.co.uk\/index.php\/2016\/05\/21\/no-1-fighter-sqn-uc-july-36-br-1\/","title":{"rendered":"1 Sqn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_image admin_label=&#8221;Image&#8221; src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.rafht.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1-1.jpg&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; use_overlay=&#8221;off&#8221; animation=&#8221;left&#8221; sticky=&#8221;off&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; always_center_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;] [\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Awarded:<\/strong> July 1936 (BR1)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blazon:<\/strong> The Numeral I Gules winged Or<\/p>\n<p><strong>Link:<\/strong> The squadron originally used as its badge a figure 1 on the national marking with a laurel wreath and between two wings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Motto<\/strong>: Latin:<em> In omnibus princeps<\/em> &#8211; First in all things<\/p>\n<p><strong>History<\/strong>: Formed Farnborough 13 May 1912 as RFC Sqn. Remains current (2016)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Commissioned by A J &amp; A N Mummery, in Memory of all air &amp; ground crew who served with the squadron.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Battle Honours:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Western Front 1915-18<\/li>\n<li>Ypres 1915<\/li>\n<li>Somme 1916<\/li>\n<li>Independent Force &amp; Germany 1918<\/li>\n<li>France &amp; Low Countries 1939-40<\/li>\n<li>Battle of Britain 1940<\/li>\n<li>Fortress Europe 1942-44<\/li>\n<li>France &amp; Germany 1944-45<\/li>\n<li>South Atlantic 1982<\/li>\n<li>Neuve Chappelle<\/li>\n<li>Loos<\/li>\n<li>Arras<\/li>\n<li>Ypres 1917<\/li>\n<li>Lys<\/li>\n<li>Amiens<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Somme 1918<\/li>\n<li>Hindenburg Line<\/li>\n<li>Channel &amp; North Sea 1941-45<\/li>\n<li>Home Defence 1940-45<\/li>\n<li>Arnhem<\/li>\n<li>Normandy 1944<\/li>\n<li>Biscay 1944-45<\/li>\n<li>Rhine.<\/li>\n<li>Note: Awarded &#8216;Iraq 2003&#8217; after completion of\u00a0the artwork<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][et_pb_image admin_label=&#8221;Image&#8221; src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.rafht.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1-sqn295.jpg&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; use_overlay=&#8221;off&#8221; animation=&#8221;left&#8221; sticky=&#8221;off&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; always_center_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;] [\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Further Reading &#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>No. 1 Squadron<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Michael Shaw<\/p>\n<p>Ian Allan, 1986<\/p>\n<p>Hardback 192pp<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Awarded: July 1936 (BR1) Blazon: The Numeral I Gules winged Or Link: The squadron originally used as its badge a figure 1 on the national marking with a laurel wreath and between two wings. 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