66Sqn
Badge: A rattlesnake
Motto: Cavete Praemonui (Beware, I have given warning)
66Sqn's North East history
66 Squadron has a long history dating back to the first world
war and during WWII, participated in the Battle of Britain with Spitfire I's.
The squadron moved to Acklington from Linton-on-Ouse on 14th
February 1957 where it had made the transition from Sabre F.4's to
Hunters. The squadron remained based until 30th September 1960 when
it was disbanded.
A 'diary' of North East squadron history follows :-
| Date | Event |
| 14/02/1957 | Arrived at Acklington from Linton-on-Ouse with Hunter F.6 (in use until Sep 1960) |
| 30/09/1960 | Disbanded |
Representative Aircraft
| Hunter F.6 | XE544 | XE582 | XE618 | XF462 | XF519 | XG153 |
| XG154 | XG202 | XG226 | XG236 | XG237 | XG252 | |
| XG253 | XG255 | XG256 | XG265 | XG266 | XJ687 | |
| XK139 |