No. 80 Squadron RAF
| No. 80 Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1 Sept 1917 – 1 April 1918 (RFC) 1 April 1918 – 1 February 1920 (RAF) 8 March 1937 – 1 May 1955 1 August 1955 – 28 September 1969 15 April 2024 – present |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Part of | Air and Space Warfare Centre |
| Home station | Eglin AFB, Florida |
| Nickname(s) | Weighty Eighty |
| Motto(s) | "Strike True" |
| Battle honours | Lys; Western Front, 1918*; Marne, 1918; Somme, 1918*; Egypt & Libya, 1940–43*; Greece, 1940–41*; Syria 1941; El Alamein*: Mediterranean, 1940–43; Italy, 1944*; South-East Europe, 1944; Normandy, 1944*; Home Defence 1944; Fortress Europe, 1944; France & Germany, 1944–45*; Arnhem; Rhine Honours marked with an asterisk* are emblazoned on the Squadron Standard |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron Badge heraldry | A bell The badge commemorates one of the squadron's early commanders, Maj. V.D. Bell |
| Squadron Codes | GK (Oct 1938 – May 1939, 1940 – Jun 1940) OD (May 1939 – 1940) YK (Jun 1940 – Jan 1941) EY (Jul 1942 – Apr 1944) W2 (Apr 1944 – 1952) |
| Squadron Roundel | |
Number 80 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was reformed on 15 April 2024 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, after the numberplate was awarded to the British team at the Australia, Canada and United Kingdom Reprogramming Laboratory (ACURL). It was a Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and Royal Air Force (RAF) squadron active from 1917 until 1969. It was operative during both the First and Second World Wars.