Group photograph of 112 Squadron at RAF Brüggen, April 1956-May 1957

112 Squadron pose in front of their aircraft for a group photograph in front of their Hawker Siddeley Hunter F.4s, with the Commanding Officer holding a shark. This unusual mascot was due to the squadron's service in the Second World War.

112 Squadron were nicknamed the "Shark Squadron" as they had been the first unit from any Allied air force to use the famous "shark mouth" logo on their Curtiss P-40s while they were serving in North Africa with the Desert Air Force - initially Tomahawks from July 1941 but later Kittyhawks. The Squadron had been disbanded in Italy on 30 December 1946, but reformed at RAF Fassberg in the British Occupation Zone of Germany on 12 May 1951. Initially they flew Vampire Mk. 5s but later flew Canadair Sabre F Mk IVs. They converted to Hawker Hunters in April 1956. All of these aircraft were painted with the shark's mouth to continue the tradition. The unit was disbanded at Brüggen on 31 May 1957.