No. 126 (Persian Gulf) Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a day bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter unit in World War II.

No. 126 (Persian Gulf) Squadron RAF
Active	1 March 1918 – 17 August 1918 28 June 1941 – 10 March 1946
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Nickname(s)	Persian Gulf
Motto(s)	"Foremost in attack"[1]
Insignia
Squadron Badge	A Maltese Cross under a laurel wreath.[1]
Squadron Codes	V (Jun 1942 – Dec 1942) MK (Dec 1942 – May 1943) 5J (Apr 1943 – Mar 1946)

History

Formation and First World War

No. 126 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed on 1 March 1918 and became a unit of the Royal Air Force a month later, but it disbanded on 17 August 1918.

Reformation in the Second World War

The squadron reformed in 1941 as a fighter unit equipped with Hawker Hurricanes and was stationed in Malta to provide air defence for the island. It was re-equipped with Supermarine Spitfires and then operated from Sicily and Italy. It moved to the UK in April 1944 and was disbanded on 10 March 1946 after a period equipped with the North American Mustang.

Aircraft operated

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to No. 126 Squadron RAF.

• History of No.'s 126–130 Squadrons at RAF Web
• 126 Squadron history on the official RAF website