No. 48 Squadron
No. 48 Squadron was a unit of the Royal Air Force that was involved in the First and Second World Wars .
history
First World War
The Royal Flying Corps presented on April 15, 1916, the No. 48 Squadron in Netheravon , Wiltshire . In March 1917 the squadron was relocated to France. It was the first squadron to be armed with Bristol F.2 fighters . In June 1919 the squadron was relocated to India and there on April 1, 1920 in No. Renamed 5 Squadron.
Second World War
On November 25, 1935, the squadron was re-established in Bicester . In December 1936 she moved to Manston . There she became part of the School of Air Navigation. In March 1936, the squadron received Avro Anson aircraft . In the same year the number of aircraft increased to 80 due to the increasing number of students. In September 1938 the squadron moved to Eastchurch and became a reconnaissance squadron. When the Second World War broke out, the squadron was stationed in Thorney Island . The squadron flew operations against submarines and speedboats. In July 1941 it was fitted with a Lockheed Hudson . In December 1942 a transfer to Gibraltar took place . From here patrol flights took place over the Mediterranean.
In February 1944 the squadron returned to Great Britain. It was equipped with Douglas Dakotas . Until its dissolution on January 16, 1946, it remained a transport unit.
post war period
On February 15, 1946, No. 215 Squadron in No. Renamed 48 Squadron. It was a transport relay again. It was armed with Vickers Valetta , Handley Page Hastings and later with Lockheed Hercules . The season was disbanded on January 7, 1976 in Lyneham .
motto
The season's motto was: Forte et fidele (strong and loyal).