My first squadron had just lost B-Flt when we got a new CO under centralised servicing. He wanted to know why we were 12 (B) Sqn with an OC A Flt when the sqn had only one flight. He was put right.
One time when sqn names were ordered to be dropped was during UDI. The edict to 44 Sqn came down from on high to drop their name. Henceforth they were known to everyone as 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn
My next was the Madras Presidency Sqn. We put an aircraft through there in 1973 but it was so 'sensitive' that the FO forbade any publicity.
Then is was two oh one. Finally VIII. I think at one point they were even 8(AEW).