sen al ▁FC . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁Br istol ▁University ▁and ▁although ▁his ▁first ▁love ▁was ▁cy cling , ▁C ox ▁has ▁commented ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁always ▁committed ▁to ▁football ▁journal ism . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : English ▁pod c aster s ▁Category : B rit ish ▁men ▁pod c aster s ▁Category : J ournal ists ▁from ▁London ▁Category : English ▁male ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁Number ▁ 1 ▁Squadron , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁( F ighter ) ▁Squadron , ▁is ▁a ▁squad ron ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁squad ron ▁to ▁fly ▁a ▁V TO L ▁aircraft . ▁It ▁currently ▁oper ates ▁Euro fig h ter ▁Ty ph oon ▁aircraft ▁from ▁R AF ▁Los si em outh . ▁ ▁The ▁squad ron ▁mot to , ▁In ▁om n ibus ▁prince ps ▁(" First ▁in ▁all ▁things ") ▁reflect s ▁the ▁squad ron ' s ▁status ▁as ▁the ▁R AF ' s ▁oldest ▁unit , ▁having ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁almost ▁every ▁major ▁British ▁military ▁operation ▁from ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁time . ▁These ▁include ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁S uez ▁Cris is , ▁F alk lands ▁War , ▁G ulf ▁War , ▁Kos ovo ▁War , ▁and ▁Operation ▁Tel ic ▁( I ra q ). ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁Squadron ' s ▁orig ins ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁when ▁its ▁prede cess