No. 127 Squadron RAF facts for kids
Quick facts for kids No. 127 Squadron RAF |
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| Active | (RFC) 1 March 1918 – 4 July 1918 (RAF) 29 June 1941 - 30 April 1945 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Role | Fighter Command. |
| Motto(s) | Eothen (Latin: Out of the east) |
| Aircraft | Gladiator Hurricane Spitfire |
| Battle honours | •World War II • Home Defence • Middle East • Italy • Western Desert • Invasion of Europe |
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| Squadron Badge heraldry | A tarantula. |
| Squadron Codes | HF allocated April 1939 - September 1939 EJ June 1942 - January 1943 9N April 1944 - April 1945 |
No. 127 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the United Kingdom's Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force.
History
It was first formed as a day bomber unit in February 1918, but was disbanded on 4 July of that year without seeing service. From 29 June to 12 July 1941, the designation was assigned to a detachment of Hawker Hurricanes and Gloster Gladiators in service in Iraq before they were renumbered No. 261 Squadron. Thereafter, the designation was taken up again and the squadron who served in Egypt.
It returned to the UK for Operation Overlord (the Allied invasion of Normandy) when it was equipped with the Spitfire IX HF operating from RAF Lympne in Air Defence of Great Britain, though under the operational control of RAF Second Tactical Air Force (2nd TAF).
The squadron disbanded on 30 April 1945.
