Decades of service in conflict and peace were marked recently as the Royal Air Force’s No 2 Mechanical Transport Squadron reached its 80th birthday.
Formed at King’s College in Cambridge in 1940, the squadron’s first role was to ferry aircraft spares and ammunition between RAF stations during the Battle of Britain. In the following 80 years 2MT, as it is known, has seen service in almost every UK major military operation.
Now 80 years on and 2MT Squadron remains the RAF’s road going heavy lift capability. The squadron, which is based at RAF Wittering, recently deployed to the NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission in Estonia, carrying the vital spares and supplies needed to keep the Typhoon jets flying. The squadron’s trained military drivers also operate the specialist vehicles, fuel bowsers and towing tractors, needed to keep a modern airbase moving.
The unit’s recently appointed Officer Commanding, Squadron Leader Dan Cook, said: “It is an honour to be entrusted with the command of this Squadron. The people here are dedicated and focussed, and they have a real can-do attitude to their work. 2MT Squadron is an amazing place to be.”
2MT’s drivers made national headlines in March 2018 when, along with their …
