Ninety years after the Squadron was first formed at Gosport in 1915, No. 17 (R)Squadron officially reformed on the 19th May 2005 at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.
Originally an Artillery Support and Reconnaissance Squadron, the Squadron now acts as the Operational Evaluation Unit for the RAF's latest front-line multi-role aircraft, the Typhoon.
No. 17 (R) Squadron received its first Typhoons in 2003, On 1 April 2005, No. 17 Squadron moved to RAF Coningsby and today is officially reformed as No. 17 (Reserve) Squadron to undertake the vital role of integrating the Typhoon and its systems into RAF service.
