No. 218 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was also known as No 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron after the Governor of the Gold Coast (modern Ghana ) and people of the Gold Coast officially adopted the squadron.

There can only be a handful of squadrons that served within RAF Bomber Command that can claim to have had such a diverse existence throughout the bombing offensive of WW.II as No.218 Squadron.

218 Squadron Air Force Cadets. The Squadron is proudly associated with the Sherwood-Indooroopilly RSL sub-branch and the Sherwood Services Club (now Westside HQ) in Corinda, South East...

The squadron provides young people between the ages of 12 (Year 8) and 20 with a wide variety of challenges and opportunities which enable them to unlock their potential and make new friendships. Currently the squadron consists of around 60 Cadets, 10 Cadet NCOs plus a number of trained Adult Staff.

218SQN (218 Squadron) is a Cadets team/club based in Corinda, Queensland, Australia. This is our Team App homepage.

No. 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron was formed at Dover, Kent on 24th April 1918. Within a month the squadron went to France as a day-bomber squadron equipped with DH9 aircraft, after a brief but hectic service it disbanded in 1919.

No.218 (GOLD COAST) SQUADRON In service with No.1 Group, AASF, No.2 Group and No.3 Group 1936 to 1945. First formed on the 24th of April 1918 as a light bomber unit, 218 Squadron moved to France in late May, and conducted daylight operations against enemy bases in Belgium and France until the end of hostilities. The…

No 218 Squadron was formed in April 1918 as a day-bomber squadron in the 5th Group under Dover-Dunkirk Naval command. Disbanded in 1919, it was re-formed in 1936 as a bomber squadron and served continuously throughout WWII against Germany.

218 Squadron’s motto “Above the Rest” encapsulates its well-deserved reputation for excellence in making an invaluable contribution to helping to prepare and equip young people for community life and future success.

No. 218 Squadron flew to France on 2nd September 1939, and made valuable reconnaissance flights and leaflet raids in Fairey Battle aircraft in the early days of the war.