31st Squadron (Belgium)

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31st 'Tiger' Squadron
F16 RBAF FA-94 at Kleine Brogel Airforce base pic3.JPG
F-16 of 31st Squadron, 2005
Active1 October 1951 –
Country Belgium
BranchAir Force Ensign of Belgium.svg Belgian Air Component
Role(Close air support and nuclear strike),
SizeSquadron
Part of10th Tactical Wing
Motto(s)In sanguine vinum
Aircraft flown
FighterF-16 Fighting Falcon

The 31st 'Tiger' Squadron is a Strike-Fighter squadron in the Air Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. It is part of the 10th Tactical Wing and operates F-16 Fighting Falcons.They use a tiger as emblem.

The squadron became a member of the NATO Tiger Association and attended the in 1962. They then hosted the following year's event at their home airbase of Kleine Brogel Air Base in 1963.[1] They remain one of the association's longest-standing members.

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