No 144 Squadron, Royal Air Force

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NO 144 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Formed at Port Said, Egypt in March 1918.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 144 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Official blazon

In front of a decrescent Or, a boar's head erased sable langued gules.
Motto: Who shall stop us

Origin/meaning

The Crescent is form the Flag of Turkey and symbolises the role played by the Squadron in the defeat of the Turkish Armies in 1918. The Boar is a fine fighter. The Badge was approved in March 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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