No 217 Squadron, Royal Air Force

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NO 217 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Formed at Dunkerque in October as No 17 Squadron, RNAS and renumbered 1 April 1918.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 217 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Official blazon

A demi-shark erased proper.
Motto: Woe to the unwary

Origin/meaning

The Shark is indicative of work connected with the Sea. The Badge was approved in February 1938.

Literature: Image from picclick.com. Information from Knights of the Sky Badges and Markings of the Royal Air Force Part Five: Numbered Flying Squadrons by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons.

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