and Resinate in the Middle East and regularly participated in major Air Defence exercises, both in the UK and abroad. Led by Wing Commander Rob Birch, No. 111 (Fighter) Squadron was involved in Operation Telic where it formed the major part of the Tornado F3 Wing at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. Following the disbandment of No. 43 Squadron in July 2009, Treble One was the sole RAF Tornado F3 unit. The squadron disbanded at RAF Leuchars on 22 March 2011. Aircraft operated Aircraft operated include: Bristol Scout (Aug 1917–Oct 1917) Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2e (Aug 1917–Oct 1917) Bristol M.1e (Aug 1917–Jan 1918) de Havilland DH.2 (Aug 1917–Dec 1917) Vickers F.B.19 (Aug 1917–Jan 1918) Bristol F.2B Fighter (Sep 1917–Feb 1918) Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a (Oct 1917–Feb 1919) Nieuport 17 (Jan 1918–July 1918) Nieuport 23 (Jan 1918–July 1918) Nieuport 24 (Jan 1918–July 1918) Bristol F.2B Fighter (Feb 1919–Feb 1920) Gloster Grebe Mk.II (Oct 1923–Jan 1925) Sopwith Snipe (Apr 1924–Jan 1925) Armstrong Whitworth Siskin Mk.III (June 1924–Nov 1926) Armstrong Whitworth Siskin Mk.IIIa (Sep 1926–Feb 1931) Bristol Bulldog Mk.IIa (Jan 1931–June 1936) Gloster Gauntlet Mk.II (May 1936–Feb 1938) Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (Jan 1938–Apr 1941) Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIa (Mar 1941–May 1941) Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I (Apr 1941– May 1941) Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IIa (May 1941– Sep 1941) Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb (Aug 1941 – Oct 1941) Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXe (June 1943 – May 1947) Gloster Meteor F.8 (Dec 1953–June 1955) Hawker Hunter F.4 (June 1955–Nov 1956) Hawker Hunter F.6 (Nov 1956–Apr 1961) English Electric Lightning F Mk 1A (Apr 1961–Dec 1964) English Electric Lightning F Mk 3 (Dec 1964–Sep 1974) English Electric Lightning F Mk 6 (Aug 1973–Sep 1974) McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2 (Oct 1974–July 1979) McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG.1 (Jan 1978–Jan 1990) Panavia Tornado F.3 (June 1990–Mar 2011) See also List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons References Notes Bibliography Halley, James J. Famous Fighter Squadrons of the RAF: Volume 1. Windsor, Berkshire, UK: Hylton Lacey Publishers Ltd., 1971. . Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. . Jefford, C.G. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). . Mason, Francis K. The British Fighter since 1912. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1992. Rawlings, John D.R. Fighter Squadrons of