No. 121 Squadron RAF

No. 121 (Eagle) Squadron RAF
121 (Eagle) Squadron, RAF, 1940
Active1 April 1918 - 17 August 1918
14 May 1941 – 29 September 1942
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
 United States (September 1942)
Branch Royal Air Force
Nickname(s)Eagle
Motto(s)For liberty[1]
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldryAn Indian warrior's head with head dress
Squadron CodesAV (May 1941 - September 1942)

No. 121 Squadron was a Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft squadron that during the Second World War was one of the three Eagle Squadrons manned by American volunteers. There is a Royal Air Force Air Cadets squadron, based in Nuneaton, which shares its number.

  1. ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 82. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.