No. 23 Squadron RAF
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| No. 23 Squadron | ||
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 Squadron badge | ||
| Information | ||
| Role | AWACS | |
| Aircraft Operated | E-3 Sentry | |
| Home Station | RAF Waddington | |
| Motto | "Semper Aggressus (Always having attacked)" | |
| History | ||
| Date Founded | 1 September 1915 | |
| Badge | An eagle preying on a falcon | |
| Notable Battle Honours | ||
No. 23 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Boeing E-3D Sentry from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire.
The RAF AWACS fleet is made up of seven E-3Ds, with the UK designation Sentry AEW1 and the aircraft are pooled between 23 Sqn and No. 8 Squadron.
The squadron has a strong heritage in the air defence role, operating Lightnings, Phantoms and Tornado F3s. With its Phantoms the squadron was deployed to Port Stanley airfield, Falkland Islands after their recapture from Argentina. They remained here until 1988 when its duty was assumed by 1435 Flt. The squadron then reformed at RAF Leeming with the Panavia Tornado which it operated until 1994.
The squadron assumed the AEW role in 1996, sharing the RAF's Sentry AEW1 with No. 8 Squadron.