No. 29 Squadron RAF

No. 29 Squadron RAF
Squadron badge
Active
  • 1915–1918 (RFC)
  • 1918–1919
  • 1923–1974
  • 1975–1998
  • 2003–present
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
TypeOperational conversion unit
RoleTyphoon training
Part ofCombat Air Force
StationRAF Coningsby
MottosImpiger et Acer
(Latin for 'Energetic and keen')
AircraftEurofighter Typhoon FGR4
Insignia
Tail badge
Roundel
Tail codesYB (Dec 1938–Sep 1939)
RO (Sep 1939–Apr 1951)
BA–BZ (1987–present)

No. 29 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force which is the Typhoon Operational Conversion Unit. Based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, the squadron is responsible for aircrew training on the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4. It originally formed as a unit of the Royal Flying Corps in 1915, and is one of the world's oldest fighter squadrons.

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