Originally Posted by
melmothtw
When was the last time this happened? I can't recall an occasion when one squadron has been stood up with a new type before it had been disbanded with its old type.
I think that 2 (Typhoon) Sqn was busy forming at Lossie whilst 2 (Tornado) was still going at Marham. Then when the late decision to retain 3 GR4 Sqns was taken because of Op Shader, 2 (Tornado) had to become 12 Sqn, which had itself just disbanded at Lossie!