No. 42 Squadron RAF
| No. 42 Squadron RAF | |
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| Active |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Type | Operational conversion unit |
| Role | Poseidon and Wedgetail flight crew and engineer training |
| Part of | ISTAR Force |
| Station | RAF Lossiemouth |
| Motto | Fortiter in re (Latin for 'Bravely into action') |
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| Insignia | |
| Tail codes | QD (Apr 1939 – Sep 1939; probably not used) AW (Sep 1939 – Jun 1942 and 1943 – Dec 1945) QM (Oct 1946 – Oct 1947) A (Jun 1952 – 1956) |
No. 42 Squadron, also known as No. 42 (Torpedo Bomber) Squadron or No. 42 (TB) Squadron, is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It reformed at RAF Lossiemouth on 21 September 2023 as the operational conversion unit for both the Boeing Poseidon MRA1 and Boeing Wedgetail AEW1.
The squadron served during the First World War as an army co-operation squadron and during the Second World War in various roles. Between 1992 and 2010, it was based at RAF Kinloss as the operational conversion unit for the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR2, until the retirement of the aircraft in March 2010.