8 Squadron
 
Motto:
 Upsiam et Passim ('Everywhere Unbounded')
Squadron Code(s):
 OM
Dates Mosquitos on Squadron Strength:
 1st September 1946 to April 1947
Mosquito Variant(s) Flown:
 FB.VI (September 1946 to May 1947)
Main Base(s):
 Khormaskar (Aden) (September 1946)
Commanding Officer(s):

W/C P.E.St E.O'Brien DFC (September 1946)
S/L F.W.M.Jensen DFC, AFC (February 1947)
Aircraft Examples:
 TE702
Notes:
 8 Squadron crest
Examples of Types of Operations:

Renumbered from 114 Sqn, which had initially been Liberator unit. Equipped for Fighter / Fighter Bomber role. Mosquitos not on strength until after the close of hostilities.
Further Reading:
 Mosquito Squadrons of the RAF by Chaz Bowyer

 
Squadron profile provided by Mark Huxtable.
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