31st Squadron (Belgium)

31st 'Tiger' Squadron

F-16 of 31st Squadron, 2005
Active 1 October 1951 –
Country  Belgium
Branch Belgian Air Component
Part of 10th Tactical Wing
Motto(s) In sanguine vinum
Aircraft flown
Fighter F-16 Fighting Falcon

The 31st 'Tiger' Squadron is a 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 2nd Tiger Meet 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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