took part in Exercise Invincible Shield, alongside the Republic of Korea Air Force and United States Air Force. It was the first time either Japan or South Korea had hosted exercises with a foreign nation other than the United States. The squadron was awarded the Freedom of Angus on 26 July 2019, marking 106 years since it was first stationed at Montrose Air Station as part of the Royal Flying Corps. A parade took place in Montrose, which included a flypast of the squadron's Typhoons. Aircraft operated Bristol Boxkite (1912) Breguet G.3 biplane (1912) Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.1 (1912) Farman S.7 Longhorn (1912) Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 (1912) Henry Farman Biplane (1912) Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2a (1912) Farman S.11 Shorthorn (1914) Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.1 (1914) Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c (1914) Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.5 (1914) Vickers FB.5 (1915) Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2b (1915) Bristol Scout (1915) Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2d (1916) Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2e (1917) Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8 (1917) Bristol F.2b Fighter (1920) Armstrong Whitworth Atlas (1929) Hawker Audax (1933) Hawker Hector (1937) Westland Lysander I (1938) Westland Lysander II (1940) Westland Lysander III (1940) Curtiss Tomahawk I (1941) Curtiss Tomahawk II (1941) North American Mustang I (1942) North American Mustang IA (1944) North American Mustang II (1944) Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire XIV (1944) Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire XI (1945) Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire PR.19 (1946) Gloster Meteor FR.9 (1950–1951) Gloster Meteor PR.10 (1951–1956) Supermarine Swift FR.5 (1956–1960) Hawker Hunter FR.10 (1960–1971) McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2 (1970–1976) SEPECAT Jaguar GR1 (1976–1988) Panavia Tornado GR1A (1988–2001) Panavia Tornado GR4A (2001–2015) Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 (2015 – present) Battle honours The battle honours awarded to No. 2 Squadron are: Western Front 1914–1918 Mons Neuve Chapelle Loos Somme 1916 Arras Somme 1918 Lys France and Low Countries 1939–1940DunkirkFortress Europe 1941–1944Normandy 1944ArnhemWalchern Rhine France and Germany 1944–1945Gulf 1991Iraq 2003Libya 2011'Items in bold are permitted to be displayed on the squadron standard Commanders List of commanding officers of No. 2 Squadron, including date of appointment. Major C J Burke (13 May 1912) Major G W P Dawes (10 November 1914) Major T I Webb-Bowen (8 March 1915) Major J H W Becke (2 June 1915) Major C F de S.Murphy (3 November 1915) Major R A Cooper (9 April 1916) Major W R Snow (16 August 1917) Major P G Ross-Hume (28 August 1918) Squadron Leader B F More (12 November 1919) Squadron Leader F W Stent (18 June 1920)