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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. The Royal Canadian ...
Royal Canadian Air Force: Sic itur ad astra (Latin for "such is the pathway to the stars") Royal Canadian Navy: Ready aye ready; Canadian Joint Operations Command: Unanimi cum ratione (Latin for "united in purpose") Canadian Special Operations Forces Command: Viam inveniemus (Latin for "we will find a way")
The King's Thunderbolts – No. 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron Royal Air Force: An Operational Record and Roll of Honour 1917–1982. Tucann Design & Print, 2007. ISBN 978-1-873257-85-2. White, Alan N. 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron RAF on Operations: An Operations Record and Roll of Honour. Self-Published by A.N. White to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of No ...
Royal Air Force: Motto(s) Latin: Pro Libertate ("For Freedom") [1] Commanders; Notable commanders: Guy Gibson: Insignia; Squadron Badge: A lion sejant, rampant, holding a banner charged with an astral crown. Based on the crest of the County Borough of Doncaster, the squadron being stationed near there at the time of adopting the badge. [2 ...
Royal Air Force: Motto(s) Latin: Hostem acolo expellere ("To drive the enemy from the sky") [1] Insignia; Squadron Badge heraldry: A broom. The broom was chosen to immortalise the frequent exhortation of Major 'Mick' Mannock, the famous World War I pilot, who served with the squadron, to "sweep the Huns from the air!" Squadron Codes: OX Oct ...
Royal Air Force: Motto(s) Latin: Rerum Cognoscere Causas ("To know the causes of things") [1: No. 168 Squadron RAF was a Second World War Royal Air Force ...
Royal Air Force: Motto(s) Latin: Celer ("Swift") [1] Insignia; Squadron badge heraldry: A hind salient. The Hind - "representative of vigilance and great speed" - commemorates the fact that, at one time, the squadron was equipped with Hind aircraft. Squadron Codes: TW Oct 1938 - Sep 1939 WP May 1941 - Sep 1950, Oct 1950 - Apr 1951
Royal Air Force: Final base: RAF Feltwell: Motto(s) Latin: Esse potius quam videri ("To be, rather than seem") [1] Insignia; Squadron badge heraldry: A thistle. The thistle commemorates the fact that the squadron was formed in Scotland.