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  58 Squadron RAF Regiment Battle Honours

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It carries the battle honours Home Defence 1941-42, North Africa 1941-43, Italy 1943-45, Gustav Line 1944, France 1944, SE Europe 1944-5 and Gulf 1991.

  
  58 Squadron RAF Regiment

Formed as a Rifle squadron by re-numbering No 2788 Squadron on 8 June 1947 at Wali Road (Palestine), it later moved to Khormaksar in Aden, where it disbanded  It re-formed at North Luffenham, serving at Laarbruch and Catterick as well as taking part in Operation Desert Storm in 1991.

58 Squadron RAF Regiment was reformed in 2009, based at RAF Leuchars in Fife

58 Squadron RAF Regiment has by far the most distinguished operational record of any RAF Regiment squadron. It has a total of 7 battle honours, 6 of which are from WWII, which have the right to be emblazoned on its Standard. Some of these battle honours are not held by any other active or dormant RAF Regiment squadron. 58 Squadronn RAF Regiment has in its history been in the rifle, field, light anti-aircraft and light armour roles.

  
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