No 128 Squadron, Royal Air Force

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NO 128 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Raised at Hastings, Sierra Leone in October 1941.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 128 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Official blazon

In front of an ogress a shuttle in bend argent.

Origin/meaning

The Ogress symbolises the Sky. The Shuttle is symbolic of the regularity of the Unit's missions to Berlin during the Airlift. The Motto translates as "Like the Thunderbolt". The badge was granted in March 1946.

Literature: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/ Information from B.R. Holliss and R. Symonds Knights of the Sky Part Five Numbered Flying Squadrons.

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