High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! No 1 (F) Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force It currently operates the Harrier GR7 from RAF Cottesmore The squadron motto is In omnibus princeps (Latin for "first in all things"), appropriate for the RAF's oldest squadron and one that has been involved in almost every major British оешцж military operation since World War I This includes World War II, Suez, Falklands War, Gulf War, Kosovo War and Operation Telic (Iraq) No 1 Squadron's origins go back to 1878 when its predecessor, No 1 Balloon Company, was formed at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich as part of the Balloon Section On 1 April 1911 the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers was created The battalion initially consisted of two companies, with No 1 Company, Air Battalion taking responsibility for lighter than air flying The first Officer Commanding was Captain E M Maitland.  Учебное пособие2010 г Мягкая обложка, 244 стр ISBN 6130381425.