No. 157 Squadron RAF

No. 157 Squadron RAF
Active14 Jul 1918 – 1 Feb 1919
15 Dec 1941 – 16 Aug 1945
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
Motto(s)Our cannon speak our thoughts[1][2]
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Vashon James 'Pop' Wheeler
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldryA lion rampant chequy[2]
"The lion in the squadron's badge denotes fighting power and the black and white check the squadron's day and night capability"[1]
Squadron CodesRS (Dec 1941 - Aug 1945)[3][4]

No. 157 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron active as a night fighter unit in the Second World War.

  1. ^ a b Rawlings 1978, p. 297.
  2. ^ a b Halley 1988, p. 229.
  3. ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 91.
  4. ^ Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 105.