| No. 50 Squadron RAF | |
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| Active | 15 May 1916 – 13 June 1919 3 May 1937 – 31 January 1951 15 August 1952 – 1 October 1959 1 August 1961 – 31 March 1984 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Motto(s) | Latin: Sic fidem servamus ("Thus we keep faith") Squadron badge shows "From Defence to Attack"[1] |
| Battle honours | Home Defence, 1916-18*: Channel & North Sea, 1939-43*: Norway 1940: Baltic, Invasion Ports, 1940: 1940-43: France & Low Countries, 1940: Biscay Ports, 1940-44: German Ports, 1940-45*: Ruhr, 1940-45*: Berlin, 1940-44*: Fortress Europe, 1940-44*: Normandy, 1944*: France & Germany, 1944-45*: Walcheren: Rhine: Honours marked with an asterisk are those emblazoned on the Squadron Standard |
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| Squadron badge heraldry | A sword in bend severing a mantle palewise. This unit formed at Dover and adopted a mantle being severed by a sword to show its connection with that town, the arms of which include St. Martin and the beggar with whom he divided his cloak. The mantle is also indicative of the protection given to this country by the Royal Air Force. |
| Squadron codes | QX Dec 1938 - Sep 1939 VN Sep 1939 - Jan 1951 |
No. 50 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was formed during the First World War as a home defence fighter squadron, and operated as a bomber squadron during the Second World War and the Cold War. It disbanded for the last time in 1984.