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31st Squadron (Belgium)

Field	Value
unit_name	31st 'Tiger' Squadron
image	F16 RBAF FA-94 at Kleine Brogel Airforce base pic3.JPG
image_size	300
caption	F-16 of 31st Squadron, 2005
dates	1 October 1951 – present
country	Belgium
branch	Belgian Air Force
role	(Close air support and nuclear strike),
size	Squadron
command_structure	[10th Tactical Wing](10th-tactical-wing)
motto	In sanguine vinum
aircraft_fighter	F-16 Fighting Falcon

The 31st 'Tiger' Squadron is a strike-fighter squadron in the Belgian Air Force of the Belgian Armed Forces. It is part of the 10th Tactical Wing and operates F-16 Fighting Falcons. They use a tiger as their squadron emblem.

History

The 31st Tiger Squadron starts with its history on 1 October 1951, when it was founded as a part of the exhibition together with the 23rd and 27th squadron during the 10th Tactical Wing at Beauvechain Air Base. After that, the team of the 10th Tactical Wing transferred their airbase at Chièvres. There, a first flight was executed for the 31st Tiger Squadron and was registered as the legendary World War II Spitfire MK XIV on 4 January 1952.

The squadron became a member of the NATO Tiger Association and attended the 2nd Tiger Meet in 1962. They then hosted the following year's event at their home airbase of Kleine Brogel Air Base in 1963. They remain one of the association's longest-standing members.

In June 2005, during the operation "Eastern Eagle" with the collaboration of Kabul International Airport, the 31st Tiger Squadron with four F-16s flew numerous mission over Afghanistan with the support of ISAF troops.

References

"History – 31 Tiger squadron".
link. (16 September 2014 , [[NATO Tiger Association]])

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