| No. 131 (County of Kent) Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1 March 1918 – 17 August 1918 28 June 1941 – 10 June 1945 26 June 1945 – 31 December 1945 |
| Country | |
| Branch | |
| Nickname | County of Kent |
| Mottos | Latin:Invicta ("Unconquered")[1] |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron Badge | In front of anestoile of sixteen points, a horseforcene. |
| Squadron Codes | NX (Jun 1941 – Dec 1945) |
No. 131 (County of Kent) Squadron RAF was aRoyal Air Force Squadron formed to be a bomber unit inWorld War I and reformed as a fighter unit inWorld War II.
No. 131 SquadronRoyal Flying Corps was formed on 1 March 1918 and became a unit of theRoyal Air Force, but it disbanded on 17 August 1918 without becoming operational.
The squadron reformed in 1941 atRAF Ouston as a fighter unit equipped withSpitfires and then provided air defence forconvoys fromRAF Atcham andLlanbedr in Wales. It moved to India in October 1944. The squadron re-assembled atAmarda Road on 5 February 1945 but its Spitfires were re-allocated to theRoyal Indian Air Force and the squadron was disbanded on 10 June 1945. Sixteen days later,134 Squadron was renumbered to 131 and was equipped withThunderbolts to begin training to support the invasion of Malaya. It was disbanded on 31 December 1945 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

| From | To | Aircraft | Variant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1941 | Nov 1941 | Supermarine Spitfire | IA |
| Sep 1941 | Jan 1942 | Supermarine Spitfire | IIA |
| Dec 1941 | Sep 1943 | Supermarine Spitfire | VB |
| Dec 1942 | Sep 1943 | Supermarine Spitfire | VC |
| Sep 1943 | Mar 1944 | Supermarine Spitfire | IX |
| Mar 1944 | Oct 1944 | Supermarine Spitfire | VII |
| Feb 1945 | Jun 1945 | Supermarine Spitfire | VIII |
| Jun 1945 | Dec 1945 | Republic P-47 Thunderbolt | II |