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Right: No.3 Sqn was one of the

three founder squadrons of the

Royal Flying Corps and included

‘Larkhill 1912’, the year and

location it was established, in

markings on its 100th anniversary

jet in 2012. It also wears the unit’s

motto: ‘The third shall be first’

along the spine, a reference to No.3

Squadron, RFC, being the first to

be equipped with heavier-than-air

machines. Nigel Blake

Left: Stylish markings were applied by 11 Sqn

to mark its 100th anniversary in 2015. Peter

R Foster

Below: Typhoon ZK315 wears markings to

highlight the 100th anniversary of 41(R) Sqn

in 2016. The tail includes Battle Honours and

the rudder features silhouettes of aircraft

with significant unit history. On the canards

are the first and third words of 41(R)’s motto

‘Seek’ and ‘Destroy’. AirTeamImages.com/Ray

McFadyen

No.17(R) Sqn applied special

tail markings to ZJ947 in 2013 to

mark it relinquishing the role as the

Typhoon Operational Evaluation Unit.

This task passed to 41(R) Sqn while 17(R)

Sqn moved to the US to undertake test and

evaluation work on the F-35. Nigel Blake

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