No 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force

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NO 61 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Formed at Rochford in August 1917.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Official blazon

The Lincoln Imp gules.
Motto: Per purum tonantes

Origin/meaning

The Badge associates the Squadron with the Hemswell District in which it was reformed in 1937. The Motto translates as ”Thundering through the clear sky”. The Badge was approved in March 1940.

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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