No. 222 Squadron RAF
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| No. 222 Squadron | |
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| Active | 1918-1964 |
| Motto | Pambili bo (Zulu) "Go straight ahead" |
| Equipment | Spitfires, Meteors, Hunters, Bloodhound SAM |
No.222 Squadron was a Royal Air Force fighter unit. The Squadron was formed at Thasos on 1 April 1918, from A and Z Squadrons of the former No 2 Wing, RNAS when the Royal Air Force was formed. It fought during the Battle of Britain flying Spitfires, being based at RAF Hornchurch on 15 September 1940, under Sqn Ldr John Hill. It later took part in Operation Jubilee, the 1942 Dieppe raid.
From 1945, the Squadron flew various marks of Meteors until Hunters arrived in December 1954, but on 1 November 1957, No.222 was disbanded. On 1 May 1960, No.222 became a Bristol Bloodhound SAM unit at RAF Woodhall Spa, but it then disbanded on 30 June 1964.
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- Royal Air Force, History of No.222 Squadron, accessed September 2007
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