415 Long Range Patrol Force Development Squadron
The official lineage of the 415 Long Range Patrol Force Development Squadron.
Squadron standard
Badge
Description
Argent a swordfish proper variant.
Significance
The swordfish and motto indicate the squadron's former operational duties in attacking enemy shipping.
Motto
AD METAM (To the mark)
Battle honours
The Second World War
ATLANTIC, 1942; ENGLISH CHANNEL AND NORTH SEA, 1942-1944; FRANCE AND GERMANY, 1944-1945; Biscay Ports, 1944; Ruhr, 1944-1945; German Ports, 1944-1945; Normandy, 1944; Rhine; BISCAY, 1942-1943.
SOUTH-WEST ASIA
ARABIAN SEA
Lineage
- Authorized as '415 (Torpedo Bomber) Squadron' 20 August 1941.Footnote 1
- Redesignated '415 (Bomber) Squadron' 12 July 1944.Footnote 2
- Disbanded 15 May 1945.Footnote 3
- Reformed as '415 Maritime Patrol Squadron' 1 May 1961.Footnote 4
- Designated ‘415e Escadron de patrouille maritime’ in French 9 September 1977.Footnote 5
- Disbanded 7 Oct 2005.Footnote 6
- Reformed as '415 Long Range Patrol Force Development Squadron’ 26 May 2015.Footnote 7
Operational history
The Second World War
The squadron flew on anti-shipping operations over the British and Dutch coasts under 'Coastal Command' and, later, on bombing operations in Great Britain under 'Bomber Command'.Footnote 8
South-West Asia
At various points between 2001 and 2005, ‘415 Maritime Patrol Squadron’ deployed as part of allied maritime forces to the airspace above the Arabian Sea and adjacent waters.Footnote 9
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