No 159 Squadron, Royal Air Force
NO 159 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed at Molesworth in January 1942.
Official blazon
In front of a logs enflamed, a peacock's head erased, in the beak a woodmans axe all proper.
Motto: Quo non quando non
Origin/meaning
The Peacock symbolises operations over Burma, a Country where these Birds are found. The Motto translates as ”Whither not, when not?”. The Badge was approved in November 1946.
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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