No. 37 Squadron RAF

No. 37 Squadron RAF
Active15 April 1916 - May 1916,
15 September 1916 – 1 July 1919,
26 April 1937 – 31 March 1946,
15 April 1946 – 1 April 1947,
14 September 1947 – 7 September 1967
CountryUnited Kingdom
Motto(s)"Wise without eyes"[1]
Battle honoursHome Defence, 1916-18*: Norway 1940: Dunkirk*: Channel & North Sea, 1939-40: Fortress Europe, 1940*: Malta, 1940,1942*: Greece, 1941*: El Alamein*: Italy, 1943-45*: South-East Europe, 1943-45* Honours marked with an asterisk are those emblazoned on the Squadron Standard
Insignia
Squadron badge heraldryA hawk hooded, belled and fessed, wings elevated and addorsed
Squadron codes37 Apr 1937 - Apr 1939
FJ Apr 1939 - Sep 1939
LF Sep 1939 - Mar 1946

No. 37 Squadron was a Royal Flying Corps (RFC) fighter squadron during the First World War, a Royal Air Force bomber squadron during the Second World War, and performed maritime reconnaissance in the years 1947–67.

  1. ^ Pine 1983, p. 265