| No. 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | 24 April 1918 – 24 June 1919 16 March 1936 – 10 August 1945 1 December 1959 – 23 August 1963 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch | _Squadron_RAF&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg){kind=small} Royal Air Force |
| Role | Precision Bombing |
| Garrison/HQ | France, RAF Marham, RAF Downham Market |
| Nickname(s) | Gold Coast Weston-super-Mare’s Own Squadron |
| Motto(s) | "In Time"[1] |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron Badge heraldry | An hourglass. The hourglass symbolises the late forming of the squadron during the 1914–18 war, the golden sand having almost run through.[1] |
| Squadron Codes | 218 Jan 1938 - Apr 1939 SV Apr–Sep 1939 HA Sep 1939 – Aug 1945 XH (only used by 'C' Flt)[2] |
No. 218 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was also known as No 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron after the Governor of the Gold Coast (modern Ghana) and people of the Gold Coast officially adopted the squadron.[3]
- ^ a b Pine, L. G. (1983). A Dictionary of Mottoes. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul. p. 112. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
- ^ "Sqn Histories 216–220_U". www.rafweb.org.
- ^ "RAF - Bomber Command No.218 Squadron". Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.