No. 27 Squadron RAF

No. 27 Squadron RAF
No. 27 Squadron RAF
	Squadron badge
Active	5 Nov 1915 – 22 Jan 1920; 1 Apr 1920 – 18 Feb 1942; 19 Sep1942 – 1 Feb 1946; 1 Nov 1947 – 10 Nov 1950; 15 Jun 1953 – 31 Dec 1957; 1 Apr 1961 – 29 Mar 1972; 1 Nov 1973 – 31 Mar 1982; 1 May 1983 – 1993; 1993 – present;
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Type	Flying squadron
Role	Helicopter heavy-lift support
Part of	Joint Aviation Command
Home station	RAF Odiham
Motto(s)	Quam celerrime ad astra; (Latin for 'With all speed to the Stars')
Aircraft	Boeing Chinook HC5,HC6a
Battle honours	Western Front (1916–1918); Somme (1916); Arras (1917); Ypres (1917); Cambrai (1917); Somme (1918); Lys (1918); Amiens (1918); Hindenburg Line; Mahsud (1920); Waziristan (1920–1925); Mohmund (1927); North West Frontier (1930–1931); Mohmund (1933); North West Frontier (1935–1939); Malaya (1941–1942); Arakan (1943); North Burma (1944); Burma (1944–1945); Gulf (1991); Afghanistan (2001–2014); Iraq (2003–2011);
Insignia
Squadron badge heraldry	An elephant, based on an unofficial emblem first used in 1934 and commemorating the squadron's first operational aircraft (the Martinsyde G100 Elephant) and the unit's association with India. Approved by King Edward VIII in October 1936.

No. 27 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Boeing Chinook from RAF Odiham.

No. 27 Squadron RAF
Squadron badge
Active	5 Nov 1915 – 22 Jan 1920 1 Apr 1920 – 18 Feb 1942 19 Sep1942 – 1 Feb 1946 1 Nov 1947 – 10 Nov 1950 15 Jun 1953 – 31 Dec 1957 1 Apr 1961 – 29 Mar 1972 1 Nov 1973 – 31 Mar 1982 1 May 1983 – 1993 1993 – present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Type	Flying squadron
Role	Helicopter heavy-lift support
Part of	Joint Aviation Command
Home station	RAF Odiham
Motto(s)	Quam celerrime ad astra (Latin for 'With all speed to the Stars')^[1]
Aircraft	Boeing Chinook HC5,HC6a
Battle honours	Western Front (1916–1918)* Somme (1916)* Arras (1917)* Ypres (1917)* Cambrai (1917)* Somme (1918)* Lys (1918) Amiens (1918) Hindenburg Line Mahsud (1920) Waziristan (1920–1925) Mohmund (1927) North West Frontier (1930–1931) Mohmund (1933) North West Frontier (1935–1939) Malaya (1941–1942)* Arakan (1943)* North Burma (1944)* Burma (1944–1945) Gulf (1991) Afghanistan (2001–2014)* Iraq (2003–2011)
Insignia
Squadron badge heraldry	An elephant, based on an unofficial emblem first used in 1934 and commemorating the squadron's first operational aircraft (the Martinsyde G100 Elephant) and the unit's association with India. Approved by King Edward VIII in October 1936.