in a number of successful exercises around the world from Yuma in America to Penang, Malaysia. Deployments to operational theatres have continued to be a major feature of the squadron's life having deployed on Operation Warden and Operation Bolton to monitor both the Northern and Southern No-Fly Zones in Iraq. XIII Squadron crews joined the Ali Al Salem Combat Air Wing (Composite RAF Squadron formed from the Tornado GR4 Force for Gulf War 2) in early 2003 and flew Scud Hunting missions in the Western Desert of Iraq during the Iraq War of 2003. The squadron also flew the last sortie by a Tornado in support of Operation Telic in 2009. In the summer of 2010 the squadron flew Close Air Support in Afghanistan as part of Operation Herrick, and in 2011 they fired Storm Shadow missiles against Libya in the early days of Operation Ellamy. A few weeks later, on 13 May 2011, the squadron was disbanded as part of the reductions announced in the Strategic Defence and Security Review of 2010. MQ-9 Reaper (2012–present) At the disbandment parade of XIII (Tornado) Squadron in May 2011, the Chief of the Air Staff announced the formation of a second unit operating the MQ-9 Reaper RPAS, which would receive the XIII Squadron numberplate. XIII (Reaper) Squadron was reformed on 26 October 2012 at RAF Waddington. Subsequently, the Squadron flew the first remote operational mission from UK soil towards the end of April 2013 and conducted its first remote weapons strike a few days later. The squadron will re-equip with Protector RG Mk1 when that comes into service around 2024. Aircraft operated List of aircraft operated by No. 13 Squadron: Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 c, d, and e variants (1915 – 1917) Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 (1917 – 1919) Bristol F.2B Fighter (1924 – 1928) Armstrong Whitworth Atlas (1927 – 1932) Hawker Audax (1932 – 1937) Hawker Hector (1937 – 1939) Westland Lysander Mk I, Mk II, Mk III (1939 – 1941) Bristol Blenheim Mk IV, Mk V (1941 – 1943) Lockheed Ventura (1943 – 1943) Martin Baltimore B.IV, B.V (1944 – 1944) Douglas Boston Mk IV, Mk V (1944 – 1946) de Havilland Mosquito PR.34 (1946 – 1952) Gloster Meteor Meteor PR.10 (1952 – 1956) English Electric Canberra PR.7, PR.9 (1956 – 1982) Panavia Tornado GR1A, GR4A (1990 – 2011) General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper (2012 – present) See also List of