No 271 Squadron, Royal Air Force

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History:Formed at Taranto, Italy in September 1918.

Coat of arms (crest) of No 271 Squadron, Royal Air Force
NO 271 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

Country:United Kingdom
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Official blazon
English A guantlet argent holding a cross gules.

Motto: Death and life.

Origin/meaning

The badge depicts the role of the unit, carrying paratroops on an outward journey and wounded on the homeward one. The badge was granted in November 1944.

Literature: Images from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 5 Numbered Flying Squadron by B.R. Hollis and R. Symons.

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