The HQ element had a Sultan CP vehicle and a Samson recovery vehicle. Harvey-Kelly being the first pilot to land his aircraft. It is currently equipped with the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 at RAF Lossiemouth, Moray, since reforming there on 12 January 2015. The unit was formed as Number 2 Armoured Car Company RAF at Heliopolis, Egypt on 7 April 1922 and placed under the command of Squadron Leader M. The Squadron was formed at RAF Yatesburyon 27 August 1951 and spent the next 5 years in the Middle East at Abu Sueir in Egypt, Habbaniya in Iraq and Mafrac in Jordan. [16] The Hunter No. II Armoured Car Company was incorporated into the RAF Regiment on 3 October 1946 and was renumbered 2702 (Armoured Car) Squadron. In May 1914, when the Squadron was transferring south from Montrose, five aircraft crashed when they hit a bank of fog just south of the River Tees. 1483158 Leading Aircraftman William Tucker MM... (2909 Sqn RAF Regiment). II Squadron RAF Regiment (2,049 words) no match in snippet view article find links to article ISBN 0-7100-9339-X. From October 2006 to April 2007, it returned as the Resident Field Squadron at Kandahar Air Base, in Afghanistan. Throughout World War II the Company's expertise in desert operations, gained in the previous two decades, was put to good use. "Unit Heritage: 'Second to None': 'Shiny Two', No. The Company was equipped with Rolls-Royce Armoured Car and Morris tenders, which it retained until 1944. [19] Elements of the squadron were deployed to the 1991 Gulf War. The Company was equipped with Rolls-Royce Armoured Car and Morristenders, which it retained until 1944. The actions took the form of a series of ground and air attacks against the fanatical tribes… It also saw action over Libya during Operation Ellamy/Operation Unified Protector for which it received a further battle honour. In particular, the RAF Regiment Gunner will specialise in ground combat operations, help out with the defence of Royal Air Force airbases, both in the United Kingdom and abroad, and also provide ceremonial duties as and when required. [4] The Company was equipped with Rolls-Royce Armoured Car and Morris tenders, which it retained until 1944. The RAF Regiment's 2 Squadron has been presented with a new standard, following their move from RAF Honington to Brize Norton. 16K likes. A range of clothing and accessories featuring the logo of No. In July 1962 II (Field) Squadron moved to RAF Colerne in Wiltshire as part of 38 Group and adopted a parachute capability. No. The Tornado GR.1A is a modified GR.1, it is modified to house a … The Squadron's first commander was Major C J Burke. These included airfield defence, fighting and reconnaissance patrols and convoy escorts for RAF ground personnel. [9], Although its principal role was not air-to-air combat, it still had one flying ace among its ranks in Arthur William Hammond. Again No. 1 Squadron RAF Regiment is a field squadron of the RAF Regiment in the Royal Air Force. Originally formed in 1922 as an armoured car company. The Company continued to provide the reconnaissance element for Kingcol and the advance on Baghdad. During the 1980s the Squadron converted to the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) (CVR(T)). [13] Shiny Two relocated to RAF Celle in June 1945 after the war in Europe was won as part of the British Air Forces of Occupation. 211 Group to the rear airfields. Its mission is protection of RAF bases from ground attack, and patrolling a large area around main operating bases abroad, in order to defend aircraft on ingress and egress from surface to air attack. The unit was formed as Number 2 Armoured Car Company RAF at Heliopolis, Egypt on 7 April 1922 and placed under the command of Squadron Leader M. Copenan. Find link is a tool written by Edward Betts.. searching for No. At this time the Company was at Antelat and the German counter offensive advanced as far as El Alamein. At the outb… In common with the other squadrons of the RAF Regiment, II Squadron has deployed on both Operation Telic (in Iraq) and Operation Herrick (in Afghanistan). Although the vast majority of spaces on P Company are allocated to personnel who will serve with airborne forces, some vacancies are allocated to individuals who will never directly serve with airborne forces. 2 Squadron RAF No. [23] The Squadron also operated eight aircraft from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus as part of Operation Shader, the coalition strikes against the extremist group ISIS. Having maintained a high level of professionalism throughout a very frustrating detachment the Squadron returned to RAF Hullavington in December 1990. The Company was equipped with Rolls-Royce Armoured Car and Morris tenders, which it retained until 1944. 2 Squadron RAF 11 found (62 total) alternate case: no. No. The Squadron carried out its validation exercise in April 1982, and was the first Squadron to become operational. After time in China during 1927,[11] the squadron re-equipped with the Armstrong Whitworth Atlas again on army co-operation work. II (AC) Squadron at RAF Gütersloh continued to operate in tandem with the Phantom No. The actions took the form of a series of ground and air attacks against the fanatical tribes… This also often involved recovering downed aircrew, guarding their aircraft where practical and where not, destroying the remains. In July of the same year Support Weapons Flight were present at Salalah, Oman, when Sultan Qaboos overthrew his father in a coup. In September the Squadron deployed to RAF Akrotiri where it completed a demanding training schedule including a large amount of physical training to assist in acclimatisation. It was formed from a detachment of No. The CVR(T) gave the Squadron protection from both small arms, shell fragments and a high degree of collective protection against NBC agents. 208 Squadron, then based at Fayid, Egypt was the first to be upgraded followed by the 2nd Tactical Air Force in West Germany, No. The Squadron later moved onto Exercise MAYAN SWORD, an exercise to test the resident defence battalion. 2 Squadron in 1956. The service was attended by Air Chief Marshal Lord Jock Stirrup and The Venerable (Air Vice-Marshal) Ray Pentland, RAF Chaplain in Chief. After pressure by Squadron members and veterans it was renumbered as No. [5], From 26 February 1913, the squadron was based at Montrose in Angus, Scotland, the first operational Royal Flying Corps base in the UK. This deployment was to last until February 1962. [9] The squadron spent the war on reconnaissance duties in France flying, amongst other aircraft, the B.E.2. II Armoured Car Squadron on 25 February 1947. 1 Squadron RAF Regiment is a field squadron of the RAF Regiment in the Royal Air Force. The RAF Regiment will also, ... such as becoming a paratrooper serving in the 2 Squadron of the RAF Regiment. It was then based at RAF Sawbridgeworth in Hertfordshire as the principle squadron in that location. 2 Squadron RAF Regiment is based at RAF Honington in Suffolk.It is a parachute-trained Field Squadron in the RAF Regiment which is capable of inserting by parachute and securing forward airfields, although this capability has never been put to use. "Tornado: battle hardened at retirement". In 1961 the Squadron deployed to carry out internal security operations at Bahrain in November 1961. This was established on the instructions of the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, to protect the Royal Navy. Night observation was also enhanced as each vehicle had its own night vision devices. DM us pictures from past and present. Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372 in No. During enemy air attacks on the Greek island of Kos, during September and October 1943, Leading Aircraftman Tucker was No 1 gunner on an anti-aircraft gun (Hispano) which formed part of the defences of Antimachia airfield. The creation of the Royal Flying Corps on 13 May 1912 saw the founding of the first three squadrons, numbers 1, 2, and 3. II (Army Co-operation) Squadron, is the most senior squadron of the Royal Air Force. 2 Squadron, RAF Regiment Gunners are trained at RAF Honington. On 1 October 1960 the Squadron arrived in the United Kingdom for the first time during its 38-year history. [31], Second Lieutenant William Rhodes-Moorhouse, List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons, "Montrose air station, the UK's first airbase, marks centenary", "The first Royal Flying Corps aircraft to arrive in France", "Canadian Warplanes 1: The Biplane Era, Armstrong Whitworth Atlas", "McDonnell-Douglas/BAC F-4K/M Phantom II", "II (AC) Squadron History - The German Years", "RAF Marham squadron members past and present gather at National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire", "RAF Tornado squadron saved from the scrap heap to bomb Isil", "II(AC) Sqn re-role and reformation of 12(B) Sqn", "Royal Air Force aircraft arrive in Japan", "II (Army Cooperation) Squadron Commanding Officers", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=No._2_Squadron_RAF&oldid=992857664, Military units and formations established in 1912, 1912 establishments in the United Kingdom, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, The RAF roundel (three concentric circles) over all a, Squadron Leader A J Butler (16 August 1920), Squadron Leader W Sowrey (9 January 1927), Squadron Leader H M Probyn (1 April 1928), Squadron Leader S E Toomer (29 September 1930), Squadron Leader P F Fullard (12 January 1933), Squadron Leader J H Green (1 December 1933), Squadron Leader N L Despoer (20 July 1935), Wing Commander P W Stansfeld (8 February 1943), Squadron Leader B O C Egan-Wyer (29 June 1943), Squadron Leader M J Gray (25 August 1943), Squadron Leader C A Maitland (7 September 1944), Squadron Leader R J F Mitchell (25 March 1945), Squadron Leader D W Barlow (24 April 1946), Squadron Leader G Collinson (15 December 1946), Squadron Leader W A Newenham (28 October 1948), Squadron Leader L H Bartlett (6 February 1950), Squadron Leader R M Pugh AFC (1 November 1950), Squadron Leader R H G Weighill (29 May 1953), Squadron Leader R S Mortley (15 November 1955), Squadron Leader C S MacDonald (16 September 1960), Squadron Leader D L F Thornton (15 February 1962), Squadron Leader N J R Walpole (13 December 1964), Squadron Leader R J M David (11 November 1969), Wing Commander B A Stead (7 December 1971), Wing Commander D H Warren (2 December 1972), Wing Commander R Fowler (6 January 1978), Wing Commander F J Hoare AFC (18 January 1983), Wing Commander A Threadgould (1 January 1989), Wing Commander R J Hounslow (21 July 1993), Wing Commander R M Poole (15 September 2000), Wing Commander A Hine (25 September 2005), Wing Commander N A Tucker-Lowe (January 2011), Wing Commander Roger G Elliott (9 January 2015), No. The Company's second battle honour was won during the Palestine troubles in 1936–1939, assisting the Palestine Police Force in search operations, convoy escorts, recovering downed aircrew, strike breaking and road patrols. 2 Squadron at Marham being re-designated as No. [5][6] At Montrose the ghost story of Desmond Arthur spread around the flying corps. No. To increase the number of men passing ‘P’ Company, a Pre-Parachute Selection Course was introduced successful completion of this course replaced the need to send men to ‘P’ Company. With the Squadron carrying routine defence operations, at a higher level of security, it witnessed the galling sight of seeing other Regiment Squadron's transiting through RAF Akrotiri en route to the Persian Gulf theatre whilst they remained on a main operating base. In July 1944, assigned to the 2nd Tactical Air Force, the squadron returned to France in the reconnaissance role. 4 Squadon RAF The squadron gained the AC in its title in the inter-war years, flying Army Co-operation (AC) sorties during the troubles around the partition of Ireland in the early 1920s. 2 Squadron during the Second World War. A service was held at the memorial which involved a flypast by a Supermarine Spitfire of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and No. Six of the aircraft had to land, with five of them crash landing, resulting in many injuries and two deaths (a Lieutenant and a First Class Mechanic) in a field near Hutton Bonville in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It was the first time either Japan or South Korea had hosted exercises with a foreign nation other than the United States.[29][30]. II (AC) Squadron began to convert to the McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2 in December 1970,[15] when they received XV485 at RAF Brüggen. 2 Squadron was the first to fly the English Channel into France at the start of the First World War[8] with H.D. In January 1942 the Germans launched their counterattack. Over time the squadron equipped with fighters – the Curtiss Tomahawk in 1941, the North American Mustang in 1942. It is also a feeder unit for the Special Forces Support Group [citation needed]. In 1924 the unit were engaged in active operations against the Wahabi tribe who were causing unrest in Transjordan, then a British Protectorate. The RAF Regiment contribution to the Special Forces Support Group (SFSG) is drawn from the ranks of No. Later in 2001, II Squadron were back at Ali Al Salem as the Resident Field Squadron. During the course of the battle, II ACC captured one of Wahabi tribe's coveted banners. The Squadron moved to Malta in 1959, where the first Standard was presented on 25 November by Air Chief Marshal Sir Hubert Patch. By the time the Armistice was agreed on 30 May the Company, under the command of Sqn Ldr Michael Casano who won an MC for his efforts in this theatre, was 10 miles from Baghdad. 12 Squadron on 9 January. 2 Squadron and No. It was incorporated into the RAF Regiment as No 2702 Squadron on 3 October 1946 and was re-numbered No 2 (Armoured Car) Squadron on 25 February 1947 at Ramleh. [4] In late 1956, the squadron moved to Cyprus to partake in peacekeeping duties and stayed there for 8 years before moving on to Indonesia. Upon completion of their training, or after previous time in service, they may then be selected or volunteer for the Pre-Para course, also held at RAF … Sale. [7], In September 2018, the Squadron permanently moved to RAF Brize Norton from its previous home of RAF Honington and received a new Squadron standard, the move took the squadron over a year to complete. Property Value; dbo:abstract No. The unit moved to Iraq for the next seven years and relinquished its armoured cars to become II (Field) Squadron RAF Regiment. As a result 'Gulf 1991' Battle honours were bestowed on the squadron. II Squadron, has recently completed a move of all 132 of its personnel from RAF Honington to RAF Brize Norton, its new home. It later served at Amman, Habbaniya, Sharjah, back to Habbaniya, Nicosia and Luqa before moving to Felixstowe. One size (165 x 20cm)Comes with regiment logo embroidered on.Luxurious, heavy weight knitted scarf in classic style.100% PolyAcrylic. The unit was formed as Number 2 Armoured Car Company RAF at Heliopolis, Egypt on 7 April 1922 and placed under the command of Squadron Leader M. Copenan. In 1924 the unit was engaged in active operations against the Wahabi tribe who were causing unrest in Transjordan, then a British Protectorate. The design, planning and fund-raising for the memorial took three years and it features a Roman numeral 'II' carved from black granite. The Company provided defence for RAF assets as they withdrew. The II Squadron RAF Regiment is a parachute-trained Field Squadron of RAF Regiment based at RAF Brize Norton.[3]. 2 Squadron markings during 1990. The senior squadron of the RAF Regiment, No. A RAF Westland Lysander Mk.III of No. 2 Squadron's traditional army co-operation role is reflected in the "AC" of its title, its motto Hereward (Guardian of the Army), and the symbol of a Wake knot on its crest. The Standard, which has three decades of battle honours, was laid to … Both No. Heathcott, John. For this operation the squadron received a battle honour with the right of emblazonment on the Squadron Standard. Supermarine Swift FR.5s of No. No. [26] However, in October 2014, Prime Minister David Cameron said that the squadron's disbandment and reformation would be put on hold to allow Tornados to continue supporting strikes against ISIS. 2 (Aeroplane) Company of the Royal Engineers Air Battalion. When RAF Colerne was closed in 1976 the Squadron moved to RAF Catterick with II Squadron becoming part of 3 Wing, but within four years, the unit had moved back to Wiltshire, to RAF Hullavington on 19 August 1980. Its unofficial nickname is Shiny Two. [6] On 8 August 1990 Kuwait was invaded by Iraq. 1 Squadron RAF No. Panavia Tornado GR1A in camouflage colour scheme and No. Number 2 Squadron, also known as No. 2 Armoured Car Company was heavily employed escorting RAF Ground Crews forward, defending forward refuelling sites and landing strips. 2 Squadron Tornado GR4. After pressure by Squadron members and veterans it was renumbered as No. [22], The squadron has deployed on several occasions to maintain the Tornado GR4 detachment in Afghanistan. In Cyprus the Squadron provided support to the Army in mine clearing and anti-EOKA terrorist operations. It was re-equipped with Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XIVs in November 1944. Produced for 2 Squadron RAF Regiment, this short history takes us from the formation of the armoured car company through to a modern Squadron on operations. [14], The squadron spent much of the Cold War in Germany as part of RAF Germany, flying various fighter types, including the Supermarine Swift FR.5 and Hawker Hunter FR.10. 2 Squadron was formed at Farnborough, Hampshire on 13 May 1912, on the founding of the Royal Flying Corps as one of the first three squadrons of the new force. 2 Squadron is one of heroic firsts and bears out the Squadron’s informal motto, 'Second to None'. In January 2001, the squadron participated in a demonstration jump exercise as part of Operation Silkman. [8], http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafregiment/rafregimentsquadrons/iisqnhistory.cfm, "RAF Regiment Squadron Receives New Standard", Air force ground forces and special forces, B Flight Combat Control Team (CCT), No. 2721 Field Squadron – Op Torch 1942. Title: RAF Regiment No.2 Squadron conducts the RAF Pre-Parachute selection course Author: Ministry of Defence Created Date: 20151218190002Z 2 Squadron withdrew from Germany after returning from the Gulf War – moving to RAF Marham in Norfolk flying the Panavia Tornado GR1A. Its mission is protection of RAF bases from ground attack, and patrolling a large area around main operating bases abroad, in order to defend aircraft on ingress and egress from surface to air attack. Formed as No 2721 Squadron at Mildenhall in July 1941, having been unnumbered from the previous April and absorbed into the RAF Regiment on 1 Feb 1942. In June 2000, an element of the squadron deployed to Sierra Leone to secure a helicopter detachment. Performed some of the first reconnaissance in the Western Desert in 1940 for the British Army. The Squadron continued to operate in Palestine until the British Mandate ended in May 1948, being among the last units to leave Palestine. [28], During October and November 2016, four No. The Company returned to the Western Desert in October in support of the Operation Crusader offensive. Its advance was marked by brief but violent actions whilst under constant threat from snipers on a road that was blocked by anti-tank obstacles. During this time the Company was in continuous contact with the forward enemy tank columns and subsequently covered the withdrawal of No. Based at RAF Brize Norton, the Squadron is parachute trained. The need for the move was driven by operational requirements and the new structure of the RAF Regiment as … The high road speed of the Rolls-Royce Armoured car was found to be invaluable in a theatre where communication lines were frequently the target of sabotage. The Phantom-equipped No. The Squadron was equipped to provide each Flight with four Spartan and two Scorpion vehicles. As of late 2013 RAF Regiment … Numbered, it moved to RAF Kenley in 1942, converting to a Field Squadron in October 1942. During the Persian Gulf War in 1990, II Squadron provided Internal Security and Defence of RAF Akrotiri's Airfield until the return of 34 Squadron from the Persian Gulf region. We fight on the ground to ensure control of the air. 2 Squadron. [4][5] The Squadron was equipped with a mixture of aircraft types, including the prototype Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2. The exercise saw the Squadron move from the UK into Airport Camp and then immediately deploy into the surrounding scrubland and jungle. Panavia Tornado GR4 in grey colour scheme and special markings for the 95th anniversary of the squadron in 2007. 2 Squadron and to those that gave their lives whilst serving on the squadron was unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. 47 Squadron Royal Air Force. The actions took the form of a series of ground and air attacks against the fanatical tribes… Throughout the 1960s the Squadron was tasked with internal security operations in Cyprus, Aden and Northern Ireland. [24], In August 2014, the squadron deployed three Tornados equipped with the RAPTOR reconnaissance pod and the Litening III targeting pod to N'Djamena in Chad for Operation Turus, to take part in the search for Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram. [20] Along with much of the RAF, No. [8], The squadron gained the 'AC' in its title in the inter-war years, flying army co-operation (AC) sorties during the partition of Ireland in the early 1920s. Read in full Upon successful completion of the selection, the men attended No.1 PTS at RAF Abingdon. [21], In September 2012, a memorial dedicated to all those who served on No. [7], No. 2 Squadron No.2 Squadron (II Squadron) are an elite parachute-trained field squadron that are capable of jumping in and seizing airfields and securing refueling points. The squadron converted to the Light Anti Aircraft role in May 1943 and at some point moved to Tain before, it re-located to Digby on 2 June 1943, where the HQ and No 3 Flight remained whilst No 1 Flight went to No 53 OTU at RAF Kirton Lindsey and No 2 Flight went to Donna Nook*. [24], As a consequence of this new plan, the new No. After time in China during 1927 the squadron re-equipped with the Armstrong Whitworth Atlasagain on Army Co-operation work. The RAF Regiment's No.2 Squadron has laid its old standard to rest in a ceremony close to RAF Brize Norton. It is said that these armoured cars became "the eyes and ears of Wavell". 2 Squadron RAF at Bückeburg and No. On 30 August II Squadron received orders to be ready to move, initially to Cyprus, by 2/3 September. 1 Squadron was equipped with airships. 2 Squadron became the first RFC squadron to cross the Channel to France, at the outbreak of. During the actions in the October of that year the Company was employed on convoy escort tasks, airfield defence, fighting reconnaissance patrols and screening operations. 4 Squadron RAAF, 31st Search and Rescue Operations Squadron, Combat Search and Rescue (Turkish Armed Forces), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=No._II_Squadron_RAF_Regiment&oldid=979262638, Airborne units and formations of the United Kingdom, Military units and formations of the United Kingdom in the War in Afghanistan (2001–present), 1922 establishments in the United Kingdom, Military units and formations established in 1922, Articles with French-language sources (fr), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 19 September 2020, at 19:16. II (Field) Squadron moved to RAF Felixstowe as part 33 Strategic Wing an element of the Global Strategic Reserve. In January 1992 the Squadron moved to the Airport Camp in Belize providing the capability of holding it until the arrival of reinforcements. In May the Company returned to the Gambut area of the Western Desert to provide a defensive screen around the forward fighter airfields. The Company was also required to carry out anti-parachute patrols. The annual cost of the core RAF Regiment force (2013) is around £120 million. The RAF Regiment's main airborne element falls under 2 Squadron, RAF Regiment. Copenan. II (AC) Squadron, RAF". On 1 January 1970 the Squadron title changed again, this time to II Squadron RAF Regiment. No. A critical manning situation on the Squadron was experienced by the end of 1946 and this was attributed to the uncertainty of the Squadron's future following its amalgamation into the RAF Regiment. No. Subsequently, the Squadron was based at Osan Air Base in South Korea and took part in Exercise Invincible Shield, alongside the Republic of Korea Air Force and United States Air Force. [17] Shiny Two flew their first Phantom reconnaissance sortie on 8 January with XV485. [3] It is currently equipped with the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 at RAF Lossiemouth, Moray, since reforming there on 12 January 2015. [25], In December 2013, it was announced that following the squadron's scheduled 2014 deployment to Afghanistan as part of Operation Herrick, it was to stand down on 31 March 2015 as a Tornado squadron at Marham, and reactivate the following day (1 April 2015) as a Eurofighter Typhoon squadron at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland. During this time the Company was employed on the tasks which it had earned its reputation. 2 Group is a group of the Royal Air Force which was first activated in 1918, served from 1918–20, from 1936 through the Second World War to 1947, from 1948 to 1958, from 1993 to 1996, was reactivated in 2000, and is today part of Air Command. The Company established a base in Baghdad and then fought in Syria against Vichy French forces. Upon its return to the UK, the Squadron was faced with the prospect of a move back to the RAF Regiment Depot at RAF Catterick. Two No. II Armoured Car Squadron … When employed for convoy escort and road patrol, members of the Company found they were frequently under ambush or sniper fire. And although its numbering forever places it second, the early history of No. This continued into Libya where the venerable Rolls-Royce Armoured Cars were finally replaced with the Mk.1 GMC Light Reconnaissance Armoured Car. The boredom of this job was broken by a fire team on a Rigid Raider Patrol, who had suffered an engine failure. During the Iraqi Rebellion in 1941, No.2 Armoured Car Company RAF was part of the relief forces, and reached RAF Habbaniya as part of the Kingcol relief column on 18 May. The squadron relocated from RAF Laarbruch to RAF Marham on the 3rd December 1991. [18], No. II Squadron at Brüggen until 1 March 1971 when conversion to the Phantom was completed. They were also known as Rock Apes. Numbered, it moved to RAF Kenley in 1942, converting to a Field Squadron in October 1942. II (AC) Squadron relocated to RAF Laarbruch on 3 May 1971. Composed of 175 personnel arranged into four flights and supporting elements. In September 1940 a section of the Company was detached to General Wavell's ground forces during the first offensive against the Italians in Egypt. This was not a popular decision as many of the Squadron were ex-aircrew who had been made redundant after the war, and who had joined the armoured car companies on the assumption that they would remain independent of the Regiment. 2 Squadron North American Mustang I in 1942. Personnel took off from Ascension Island and parachuted onto a DZ near the airport, in order to demonstrate the UK's ability to rapidly reinforce Sierra Leone if necessary, in front of an audience invited by the International Military Assistance Training Team (IMATT). In October El Alamein was again being fought over by the Allies and the Germans, leading to the Allied counter offensive. 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