RAF 6 Squadron

No6 Squadron has an illustrious history. Formed in 1914 it is the world's longest continuously serving squadron. Their first aircraft was the BE2a, this only 11 years after the Wright brother's first powered flight. Fame came to 6 squadron early; in 1915 Capt Lanoe Hawker was awarded the VC, the first for aerial combat. WW2 saw the squadron operate the Hurricane II D, armed with 2, 40mm S guns, these "Tank Busters" led to the squadron being nicknamed the "Flying Tin-openers". Vampires, Venoms, Canberras and F4 Phantoms saw the squadron through to its current mount, the Jaguar. Today the Jaguar has been with the squadron for 30 years, and the future looks bright with the advent of the Eurofighter Typhoon. We chart the history of the squadron from the Western front in 1914, to Jaguar operations today. There is unpublished archive film and fly on the wall coverage of jaguar operations from met brief to debrief, including in cockpit footage of a paveway 3 bomb being dropped. We hear from the pilots, engineers, armourers and veterans of the squadron. We follow the Jaguars to Sardinia, Arizona and the Oman, to see ground attack missions. Fly onboard through star wars valley and go air-to-air for refuelling, to get a real sense of what it's like to fly in one of today's frontline fighters.