No. 8 Squadron RAF
| No. 8 Squadron RAF | |
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| Active |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Type | Flying squadron |
| Role | Airborne early warning and control |
| Part of | ISTAR Force |
| Station | RAF Lossiemouth |
| Mottos | Uspiam et passim (Latin for 'Everywhere unbounded') |
| Mascot | Augustus (A European eagle owl) |
| Aircraft | E-7 Wedgetail (from late 2025) |
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Number 8 Squadron (sometimes written as No. VIII Squadron) is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It is based at RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland and is expected to take delivery of the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail AEW1 during 2025/26. The Wedgetail is the replacement for the Boeing E-3D Sentry which the squadron operated from until 1991 to 2021.