RAF Patch 6 Bomber Squadron Royal Air Force Crest Jaguar GR 1 b

RAF Patch 6 Bomber Squadron Royal Air Force Flying Suit Crest Patch Queens Crown Late 1980s Jaguar GR 1 Tactical Nuclear Attack RAF Coltishall Cold War

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Squadron history 1974-2013

Following a period flying Phantom FGR2s No 6 Squadron re-equipped with the Sepecat Jaguar GR 1 and T2 at RAF Lossiemouth in 1974. The Squadron then moved to RAF Coltishall, being declared operational in the tactical nuclear role with twelve aircraft and eight WE 177 nuclear bombs until 1994, when the Squadrons nuclear weapons were withdrawn.

The Squadron deployed to the Gulf as part of Operation Granby Gulf War 1990-91, for which it received battle honours, and later as part of the Northern No-Fly-Zone. The Squadron went to Italy for operations over Bosnia from 1993. No 6 Squadron was the last to fly the Jaguar disbanding on 31 May 2007. No 6 Squadron was reformed 6 September 2010 with Typhoons roled with Quick Reaction Alert QRA at RAF Leuchars

This patch dates from the late 1980s.