No.23 SQN - T-shirt A-7 Corsair II VA-93 Alcock and Brown landed their

Alcock and Brown landed their aircraft in a bog near Clifden

The Wessex and Sea King eventually replaced the Whirlwind

The type saw combat service in Vietnam and remained in service with United States Air National Guard until 1979

particularly in the Pacific War

Number 9 Squadron is the oldest bomber squadron

No.23 SQN - T-shirt A-7 Corsair II VA-93 Alcock and Brown landed their23 Squadron Formed by the Royal Flying Corps in 1915 at Gosport, it first operated the B. E. 2C as a night fighter to intercept Zeppelins. Towards the end of World War I the squadron converted to Sopwith Dolphins, but was disbanded in 1919. 1925 the squadron reformed at RAF Henlow with the Snipe, then the Gloster Gamecock. During the second world war it operated the Blenheim, Havoc then Mosquito with many battle honours. Post war types included the