No. 177 Squadron RAF
Active	11 Jan 1943 – 1 Jul 1945
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Motto	Latin: Silentur in medias res (Silently into the midst of things)[1]
Insignia
Squadron Badge	Two cannon and a viper

No. 177 Squadron RAF was aRoyal Air Force Squadron that was a light bomber unit based in India inWorld War II.

The squadron was formed atRAF Amarda Road, India on 14 January 1943, although initially it had no aircraft.^[2] It moved toAllahabad in mid-March, with some of its pilots being loaned to27 Squadron.^[3] The squadron moved toPhaphamau in May where it receivedBeaufighter VIs and began training in long-range strike operations.^[2] The squadron moved toFeni on 21 August 1943,^[4] and flew its first operation, an attack by two Beaufighters against Japanese communications on the coast of Burma, on 10 September.^[2] The squadron converted to rocket armament for operations inBurma and disbanded on 1 July 1945.

• Halley, James J. (1988).The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918–1988. Tonbridge, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd.ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
• Pine, L. G. (1983).A Dictionary of mottoes. London: Routledge & K. Paul.ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
• Thomas, Andrew (14–27 February 1992). "Burma Strikers: No.177 Squadron, Royal Air Force".Aviation News. Vol. 20, no. 18. pp. 846–848.

• History of No.'s 176–180 Squadrons at RAF Web
• 177 Squadron history on the official RAF website

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