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Royal Air Force: Motto(s) ... No. 53 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that saw service in both the First and Second ... West Sussex, UK: Air-Britain ...
Per ardua ad astra is a Latin phrase meaning "through adversity to the stars" [1] or "through struggle to the stars" [2] that is the official motto of the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces such as the Royal Australian Air Force and Royal New Zealand Air Force, as well as the Royal Indian Air Force until 1947.
Royal Air Force: Motto(s) Strike hard [1] Insignia; Squadron badge heraldry: A winged thunderbolt. [2] The device in conjunction with the motto implies the unit's formidable intentions and power. Squadron codes: 104 Jan 1936 - Apr 1939 PO Allocated Apr 1939 - Sep 1939 EP Sep 1939 - Apr 1940, Mar 1941 - Apr 1947
Pakistan Air Force (Urdu: پاک فضائیه) Motto : Sahrast ke daryast tah-e-bal-o-par-e-mast (English translation:- "Be it the deserts / Be it the rivers / All are under my wings") No. 9 Squadron: "How high you fly depends on how brave you are"
United States Air Force Academy: Integrity First, Service before self, Excellence in All we Do; United States Coast Guard (USCG): Semper Paratus (Always ready) United States Coast Guard Life-Saving Service (USCG LSS): You have to go out, but you don't have to come back [3] United States Marine Corps (USMC): Semper Fidelis (Always faithful)
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. [7] It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, on the merger of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). [8]
The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force. Tonbridge, Kent: Air Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-083-9. Hastings, Max (1999). Bomber Command. London: Pan. ISBN 0-330-39204-2. Jefford, C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife.
No.59 Squadron was formed at Narborough Airfield in Norfolk on 1 August 1916 as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. [2] On 13 February 1917, the squadron crossed the English Channel, deploying to Saint-Omer in northern France to operate in the army co-operation role, equipped with Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8s. [3]