Unit Name: | No. 177 Squadron RAF |
Dates: | 11 Jan 1943 – 1 Jul 1945 |
Branch: | Royal Air Force |
Garrison Label: | Base |
Motto: | Latin Silentur in medias res (Silently into the midst of things) |
Colors Label: | post 1950 aircraft insignia |
Identification Symbol: | Two cannon and a viper |
Identification Symbol Label: | Squadron Badge |
No. 177 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a light bomber unit based in India in World War II.
The squadron was formed at RAF Amarda Road, India on 14 January 1943, although initially it had no aircraft. It moved to Allahabad in mid-March, with some of its pilots being loaned to 27 Squadron. The squadron moved to Phaphamau in May where it received Beaufighter VIs and began training in long-range strike operations. The squadron moved to Feni on 21 August 1943, and flew its first operation, an attack by two Beaufighters against Japanese communications on the coast of Burma, on 10 September. The squadron converted to rocket armament for operations in Burma and disbanded on 1 July 1945.
May 1943 | May 1944 | VIC | ||
Nov 1943 | Jul 1945 | Bristol Beaufighter | X |