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}