No. 64 Squadron RAF

No. 64 Squadron
Active1 August 1916 - 31 December 1919
1 March 1936 - 16 June 1967
16 May 1968 – 31 January 1991
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
Motto(s)Latin: Tenax propositi
("Firm of purpose")[1]
Battle honoursWestern Front, 1917-1918
Cambrai, 1918
Amiens, Hindenburg Line, Somme, 1918
Lys, Channel & North Sea, 1940
Dunkirk, Battle of Britain, Home Defence, 1940
Fortress Europe, 1941-1944
Normandy, 1944
Arnhem, Walcheren, France & Germany, 1944-1945
Insignia
Squadron badge heraldryA scarab
Squadron codesXQ (February to September 1939)
SH (September 1939 to April 1951)
Squadron roundel

No. 64 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was first formed on 1 August 1916 as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. It was disbanded on 31 January 1991 at RAF Leuchars.

  1. ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 230. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.

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