No. 4 Squadron RAF

No. IV Squadron RAF
Active
  • 1912–1918 (RFC)
  • 1918–1945
  • 1945–1960
  • 1961–2010
  • 2010–2011
  • 2011–present
CountryUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Air Force
TypeFlying training squadron
RoleAdvanced fast jet flying training
Part ofNo. 4 Flying Training School RAF
StationRAF Valley
Motto(s)In futurum videre
(Latin for 'To see into the future')
AircraftBAE Systems Hawk T2
Insignia
Squadron roundel

No. 4 Squadron, also known as No. IV Squadron, is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. Since November 2011, it has operated the BAE Hawk T2 from RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales. The squadron provides weapons and tactics training for student pilots after they have completed their conversion to jet aircraft with No. XXV(F) Squadron. Between 1970 and January 2011, the squadron operated various variants of the Hawker Siddeley Harrier and British Aerospace Harrier II.