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Royal Air Force (United Kingdom): Per Ardua Ad Astra (Through adversity to the stars) Royal Marines (United Kingdom): Per Mare, Per Terram (By sea, by land) Household Division (United Kingdom): Septem Juncta in Uno (Seven joined in one) United States Air Force Academy: Integrity First, Service before self, Excellence in All we Do
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.
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"
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]
It then moved to Andover, prior to being posted to France in May 1918 to form part of the Independent Air Force. The squadron later began re-equipping with the Airco DH.10 Amiens , however the armistice arrived before this was completed and the squadron returned home, first to Turnhouse and then to Crail where it disbanded on 30 June 1919. [ 3 ]
Royal Air Force: Type: Flying squadron: Motto(s) Sarang tebuan jangan dijolok (Malay for 'Never disturb a hornet's nest') [1] Insignia; Squadron badge heraldry: In front of two bones in saltire, a skull. The badge was the official version of a motif used by the squadron on the Western Front in 1917. Approved by King George VI in November 1937 ...
The squadron reformed on 1 June 1938 at RAF Abingdon [4] from a nucleus provided by a flight from No. 15 Squadron.Initially equipped with Hawker Hinds, it began to receive Fairey Battles on 8 July before moving to No. 5 Group at RAF Thornaby on 1 September [4] and, temporarily, moving to RAF Grantham on 26 September before returning to Thornaby on 14 October 1938. [4]