No. 8 Squadron RAF

No. 8 Squadron RAF
Active
  • 1915–1918 (RFC)
  • 1918–1920
  • 1920–1945
  • 1945
  • 1946–1971
  • 1972–present
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
TypeFlying squadron
RoleAirborne early warning and control
Part ofISTAR Force
StationRAF Lossiemouth
MottosUspiam et passim
(Latin for 'Everywhere unbounded')
MascotAugustus (A European eagle owl)
AircraftE-7 Wedgetail (from late 2025)
Insignia
Roundel

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.