No. 128 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. 128 Squadron RAF
Active	1 February 1918 – 4 July 1918 7 October 1941 – 8 March 1943 5 September 1944 – 31 March 1946
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Motto(s)	Latin: Fulminis Instar ("Like a Thunderbolt")[1]
Insignia
Squadron heraldry	In front of an ogress a shuttle in hand
Squadron Codes	WG (October 1941 – March 1943) M5 (September 1944 – March 1946)

History

Formation and World War I

No. 128 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed on 1 February 1918 and became a unit of the Royal Air Force, but it disbanded on 4 July 1918 having not become operational.

Reformation in World War II

The squadron reformed in 1941 from a fighter unit equipped with Hurricanes in Sierra Leone. It was disbanded in 1943 and reformed in 1944 at RAF Wyton with Mosquitos as part of the Light Night Striking Force.

Post war

From 20 September 1945 the unit was based Melsbroek, Belgium and then briefly in Germany before being disbanded upon renumbering to 14 Squadron on 31 March 1946.

Aircraft operated

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to No. 128 Squadron RAF.

• History of No.'s 126–130 Squadrons at RAF Web
• Bomber Command history page
• Official history page on RAF.mod.uk